Iced in Paradise

For Read Harder Challenge #24, Pick a challenge from any of the previous years' challenges to repeat. I chose Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman, from 2020.

I also read Kerning: A Space for Words for #15, Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital). It's not in Goodreads, so I will declare it here. And with that, I have finished this year's challenge.

The setting of Hawaii is wonderful because the author has done so much work to bring the authentic Hawaiian culture and language into the book. We hear about issues that the Hawaiian people face, like quiet titles.
Leilani is a wonderful character! She is very much herself and isn't apologizing for it. She doesn't always make the best decisions and isn't always sure what she wants, but she is always trying to do the right thing. Her family, Sean, and the other people of Waimea are well drawn characters as well.
Leilani is focused on family, but still makes decisions about her live life. I appreciated the way the romance was written in this one.
The mystery is to interesting. I never would have guessed the solution, but the clues were definitely there. The other suspects were definitely suspicious. I liked the way it ended.
This was a great mystery!!