Reviews

Catnap by Carole Nelson Douglas

jitterbun's review

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lauraellis's review

adventurous lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

An amusing mystery of the sort that I do not usually read, where one of the narrators is a black cat named Midnight Louie, a feisty cat with an attitude who attaches himself to Temple Barr, a young publicist in Las Vegas who is freelancing at the American Booksellers Association when a body is discovered there.  It was a very amusing book and I look forward to reading others in the series, even though they are not my usual sort.  

alikath's review

3.0

This was a good mystery book, not the best one I have ever read but it kept me intrigued. I actually did like most of the characters, even if they were all sort of a trope and kind of weird. This book has a cat element that is clearly evident from the cover and the first pages. The problem was that the chapters that were narrated by the cat were not chapters I enjoyed very much. Luckily for me those chapters didn't come up very often but in a book that's kind of short I wanted to enjoy all of it. I really liked Detective Molina's character for some reason when she was first introduced, but as the game went on it seemed like all the other characters hated her. The main character even equated he to a Nazi once, which I did not like at all. I did like the setting for this book at a book publishers conference because I like book themes in books. Without giving anything away, I wasn't a big fan on how they wrapped up the mystery. It was one of those big reveal type situation but it felt to fast to me and I wasn't very satisfied. Overall with this book, I may pick up another in this series if I want something fun and easy to read, because I did find this book a fun and easy read, but the next book won't be high on my TBR list, and with all the other books I have to read, I know if I do read another book in this series it won't be soon. I would say if you're thinking of picking up this book, do so if you just want a fun mystery and maybe read something else if you want something with more depth.

juliusmoose's review

3.0

I liked this book okay. The main characters are a cat who is quite sure he's a hard-boiled detective and a young woman who doesn't think she's in that sort of novel (and really isn't). The cat in particular is a very funny dude. The mystery was okay. The whole thing goes down during a book publishing convention, which I know a little about and the stuff didn't clash horribly with what I know so that's nice.

The book as a whole is a little dated, which is unsurprising because it's from the early '90s. The main thing I didn't like was some racist language, like calling someone an "Indian giver." That's not something I've heard anyone use in a long time (probably since the '90s actually) and it shocked me.