Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm only 14percent into the book and I have to take a break. The characters are extremely cliche (the White characters are young, successful business owners, while the only Black character is middle aged, poor, overweight, and works as an entry level employee) and the writing is a bit ambitious in its attempt to convey information to the reader. So far, I have felt absolutely no connection to the victim. There is an attempt to create a sense of urgency in finding out whodunnit, but I don't really care! Also, there's far too much dialog between characters who are just sitting around talking. Also, how is everyone extremely perceptive? The baker intuitively knows what treat to concoct, and the bookseller divines what book to recommend for healing her customers? All by perception? This sounds a bit too close to Juliet Blackwell's Witchcraft Mysteries (which I HIGHLY recommend), where the main character recommends clothing based on vibes she gets from her customers. It feels that the author inconsistently copied and pasted writing styles from Juliet Blackwell and Rhys Bowen. The result is a random hodgepodge of detail and dialogue. I read Ms. Adams' Church series and found the characters unlikeable but I thought I'd give this a shot. Since I spent $10 for this, I'm going to reluctantly see it through.