Promises In Death

[LuMPyPussy]

I finally finished this, I just couldn't generate much interest. I think this was her weakest 'mystery' yet, there were no surprises at all and the mandatory interrogation room scene at the end held no revelations.

I wish she'd stop with the stupid wedding/baby showers... we get it, Eve's got friends and she's a sensitive person despite her rough exterior. It's old and it takes away from the real story. The made up slang wears thin, descriptions of hair styles is tedious and how many fucking times do we have to hear about the smell of cooking soy meat?

Not impressed.



Edit: spemisslling

[SyberBitch]

The 'smell of cooking soy meat'?!?!

I was a vegetarian for a little over a decade. I didn't do much in the way of 'soy' products, but I did get the little meat substitutes sometimes. I never really cared for any of them though. The smell of them cooking is.... well less than compelling. It tastes 'ok', but talking about the smell of it cooking is odd. That would probably annoy me too. lol

[LuMPyPussy]

The 'smell of cooking soy meat'?!?!

I was a vegetarian for a little over a decade. I didn't do much in the way of 'soy' products, but I did get the little meat substitutes sometimes. I never really cared for any of them though. The smell of them cooking is.... well less than compelling. It tastes 'ok', but talking about the smell of it cooking is odd. That would probably annoy me too. lol

Her NYC is populated by street vendors everyfuckingwhere and her partner is always hungry, so there's a lot of food comments and descriptions.

[SyberBitch]

The 'smell of cooking soy meat'?!?!

I was a vegetarian for a little over a decade. I didn't do much in the way of 'soy' products, but I did get the little meat substitutes sometimes. I never really cared for any of them though. The smell of them cooking is.... well less than compelling. It tastes 'ok', but talking about the smell of it cooking is odd. That would probably annoy me too. lol

Her NYC is populated by street vendors everyfuckingwhere and her partner is always hungry, so there's a lot of food comments and descriptions.

Well... there ARE a lot of street vendors, but I remember them as being pretzels, bagels and hotdogs. Oh, and 'Italian Ice'/snowcone/icecream in the summer. You're more likely to smell vehicle exhaust, pavement or the streetperson on the corner than food though.

[The Antagonist]

Streetperson? How much more pc can it get? It's a BUM. In NY we call them bums.

You got all kinds of food vendors now Syber. Shwarma, falafel, pretzels, chestnuts, peanuts - and more, and the pretzels are still burned when you get them and taste like charcoal. Dirty water dogs on nearly every corner. A smorgasbord of nastiness indeed.

[SyberBitch]

Streetperson? How much more pc can it get? It's a BUM. In NY we call them bums.

LMAO!! That's right! I had forgotten. My dad uses that word all the time. 'Bum'. As in 'Watch out for the BUMS'. It's not a generic term in the NJ/NYC area.

You got all kinds of food vendors now Syber. Shwarma, falafel, pretzels, chestnuts, peanuts - and more, and the pretzels are still burned when you get them and taste like charcoal. Dirty water dogs on nearly every corner. A smorgasbord of nastiness indeed.

I had to look up Shwarma. 'Traditionally served with hummus' it says. Interesting.

I never cared for the pretzels, but I did like the fresh garlic bagels. I was only 10 when I left 'the city' though, so my palate wasn't very sophisticated.