Arsenic and Adobo

kolika_simmons shared a tip "What a great book! I felt like the ending could have been a little cleaner, but the sequels that followed have done an excellent job at portraying mental health. I also really love the characters and it's nice to see a real representation of aapi families in how they genuinely behave."

ashton_weaver_6344 shared a tip "Such a good book! I loved the plot and the fact that the main character is Filipina (like myself 🤭) it was really easy to connect and look at words and phrases and scenarios I could relate to somewhat when I was growing up (still growing up lol)!"

skittles_sanders shared a tip "The best thing about this book isn’t the mystery, although that is top notch, it’s the characters. These characters are extremely well written and feel so human. I felt like I made friends with all of them by the end."

brittany_linson shared a tip "This is fun book for those who are not used to a mystery book. Not too difficult to get through in a day or week. Very likable characters even though your always suspicious of everyone. 😉"

raven_natividad shared a tip "Definitely a good who dunnit kind of book. Having a female Filipino lead is so rare but I felt the main character was very relatable in showing how it feels to be a Filipino kid growing up in America w a more traditional family."

jordan_owens_3790 shared a tip "A great mystery that keeps you on your feet throughout the entire book. Many twists and turns. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book!"

abigail_poole_5122 shared a tip "If who dunnit and romantic comedy had a baby you would get this book. Arsenic and Adobo was such a fun read and very easy to get through. I loved that the main was a Filipina. Not something you see very often and as someone born in the Philippines and raised in America there was so many things I could relate to in this book. Also I really loved that in the beginning of the book they have a little dictionary for Tagalog words for those who aren’t familiar with some of the language and food/dishes"

kate_a_5994 shared a tip "Love this book! Started reading it last week and couldn’t put it down. Enjoyed it even more since I could relate to the Filipinx culture in this novel. Can’t wait for Homicide and Halo-Halo to come out."

adrianna_battle_2298 shared a tip "At first this book was so infuriating. I'm a true crime fan and so the fact that these people kept talking to the cops without their lawyer had me screaming internally. But once the story gets going and you start trying to figure out who end up doing all this crime it gets really good."