In the Company of Cheerful Ladies #100books

This was the book I picked up from the British Mummy Bloggers Christmas lunch book exchange. I thought I’d made a note of who I got it from, but I can’t find it now! Anyway, although I’ve heard a lot about The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency before, I’d never actually read one, so I was quite pleased to pick this up.

I’ve really enjoyed it. It was a straightforward read, once I looked up how to pronounce Mma and Rra – the way I read means if I can’t pronounce/hear a word, it’s rather like running into a brick wall. Foreign language words have a similar effect, but even though the book is set in Botswana there aren’t many foreign words in it. Lots of odd terminology – although I quite liked the idea of traditional build as applied particularly to women it appeared.

It’s not a pacy book – there aren’t huge excitements in it even though it’s listed as a detective novel. Instead there are little mysteries throughout, some of which are resolved, and some of which aren’t. I don’t want to put in spoilers, but I would like to know more about the pumpkin. I would certainly enjoy reading more in this series, though I wouldn’t rush out to get them.

This was my first book for the challenge, and takes us up to 4 books read and reviewed. A little behind where I’d like to be for 3 days in, but I’ve a couple more reviews to write up now 🙂

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