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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “Earthly Delights is the first book in the Corinna Chapman series by Kerry Greenwood, set in modern-day Melbourne Australia. |
Didn’t Like It “Too chatty for my liking. I preferred her earlier Phryne Fisher series” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Earthly Delights was a true delight.....am looking forward to more books in this series.”
Darlene wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“light. ironic. very female. 5\5 train_book”
nitida wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Earthly Delights is a superb experience. The characters are full and rich, complete humans who are easy to care about. Corinna is exceptional, a soft heart with a firm hand. The plot is very good as are the subplots. The dialogue is natural. The narrative descriptions are very good and written in perfect portions, not too heavy or too light, allowing the mind's eye to create pictures. The romantic essences of the plot add to the story quite nicely. They don't detract and there can be no confusion as to whether Earthly Delights is a romance or a mystery. It is definitely a mystery.
Charlie's Girl wrote this review Tuesday, August 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The story is very well written and easy to read. Very enjoyable!
I noticed no typos or grammatical errors. There is a small amount of coarse language, sexual content, drug and alcohol use, all were in small amounts and appropriate for the story.
In my humble opinion, Earthly Delights is a solid 5-star story. ”
“This is the first book in the Corinna Chapman series. I like the storyline and the characters.”
Jeanette R wrote this review Monday, March 26, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Perdictable”
Carol Delfino wrote this review Sunday, March 18, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No2 of 2 members found this review helpful“Earthly Delights is the first book in the Corinna Chapman series by Kerry Greenwood, set in modern-day Melbourne Australia.
Susan Z wrote this review Saturday, January 14, 2012. ( reply | view 2 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Corinna is a former accountant who changed careers when she found that she loved baking more than accounting. Earthly Delights, her bakery located in the Insula apartment building between Calico Alley and Flinders Lane in Melbourne, is named after The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. Insula is the Roman word for apartment, and Corinna's building is entirely decorated with Roman deities. Corinna lives alone with her cats: Horatio (the aristocrat), Heckle and Jekyll (the Mouse Police).
Corinna's offbeat neighbors in Insula nclude: a professor, a Wiccan witch, 2 anorexic teenagers, a middle-aged couple with an annoying dog, 3 young nerds aka The Lone Gunmen, a roof gardener, a dominatrix, and most recent, a middle-aged drunk. Each takes part in Corinna's efforts to solve several mysteries:
- a sudden epidemic of junkie deaths in Melbourne
- violent and threatening vandalism in Corinna's apartment building
- a missing abused girl
In the course of solving the mysteries, Corinna meets and befriends young waif Jase/Jason and the sexy Daniel, who will undoubtedly return in the series.
Corinna spends plenty of time baking, with tantalizing descriptions of her creations; a few recipes are included. Corinna's narrative is entertaining and challenging to read, chock full of references to Melbourne, current pop culture and classical literature. My book bristles with post-its (references to check) every few pages. Near the end, the main characters go to a Goth nightclub in costume, and the unusual experience is described in detail.
A few favorite quotes:
"I have a theory that kitchens, once they reach a certain level of complexity, attract new gadgets into their orbit, like planets."
"How that girl does it I do not know. All she has to do is stand still and gossip enters her skin by some sort of osmosis."
"Horatio strolled nonchalantly ahead of me, sniffing at the occasional bloom in the condescending manner of a lord mayor at a local flower show. One almost looked for the elaborate gold chain around his furry neck."
Although Corinna's last words are: "Memo to the universe re Corinna Chapman as an investigator: I quit", luckily for readers this is a series. I look forward to reading Corinna's continued adventures.
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“It's very very rare that I stay up until the wee hours of the morning to finish a book. I read this in one day and stayed up until 4:30am to finish it. I loved it! Barely any violence and although technically a "murder mystery", the murders were never witnessed and never described in detail unlike titles in that particular genre. I can hardly wait to read the next one in the series!!”
Paula H wrote this review Saturday, August 27, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Too chatty for my liking. I preferred her earlier Phryne Fisher series”
Sherri M wrote this review Wednesday, January 5, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“fun series - another australian author ... grrr dont have the editions i have ... mouthwatering :)”
JENNIFER s wrote this review Sunday, May 16, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No