{"id":14060,"date":"2021-03-05T18:15:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T23:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=14060"},"modified":"2023-03-07T19:14:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T00:14:13","slug":"death-by-dumpling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/14060","title":{"rendered":"Death by Dumpling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Death by Dumpling<\/a><\/em> (2018) Vivien Chien (A Noodle Shop Mystery)<\/p>\n

\"Death<\/a>Lana Lee dumped her boyfriend, quit her job, and came home to work at her parent’s noodle shop. But when the owner of the plaza ends up dead–after having eaten a dumpling to which he was deathly allergic–Lana starts to look into the case.<\/p>\n

This story… did so very many things that I absolutely hate.<\/p>\n

“Mean” cop she is strangely attracted to? Check.
\nAnother possible love interest that is also a suspect? Check.
\nCop gets made she is “interfering” in his investigation? Check.
\nCop yells at her for putting herself in danger? Check.<\/p>\n

(D)on\u2019t play the tough-girl act with me. Not now, Lana. Not while I\u2019m trying to keep you safe.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bonus: seven uses of the verb shimmied to describe her moving around.<\/p>\n

It’s not that the story was bad, just that it managed to hit so many tropes that absolutely irritate me.<\/p>\n

Publisher : St. Martin’s Paperbacks
\nRating: 5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Death by Dumpling (2018) Vivien Chien (A Noodle Shop Mystery) Lana Lee dumped her boyfriend, quit her job, and came home to work at her parent’s noodle shop. But when the owner of the plaza ends up dead–after having eaten a dumpling to which he was deathly allergic–Lana starts to look into the case. 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