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valerielong's review
4.0
4 out of 5 stars.
I had a little trouble getting into this book, but once I did, I enjoyed it. At first, I felt a little confused about what was going on and why. I think I got one of the subplots mixed up with the main plot. I believe part of that were my own issues and mindset at the time and not the actual writing.
The characters in the book are well-rounded, complex, and interesting. The more I've read, the more I've started liking them. Our heroines take some chances, but they're not the "too stupid to live" heroines who thrust themselves into danger all the time. Even though our main character, Emily, annoys our illustrious Detective Lewis with her snooping, for the most part, she doesn't deliberately go looking for trouble. I appreciate that in a heroine.
The story line moves along at a decent pace. There was an area in the middle where it felt like it was dragging a little bit, but it soon picked back up again. Setting descriptions are adequate. They're perhaps slightly less than I would prefer, but I'd rather authors err on the side of not enough description rather than too much description.
I enjoyed the personal relationships that developed during this book and I'm looking forward to how they continue to develop in the second book. I'm interested to see if Emily makes a choice on a new male companion or if she decides on being single for a while.
All in all it's a good start to the series and I look forward to reading the second book.
*** Thank you to Lesley A. Diehl for giving me an ARC of this book. I was not compensated for my review. All opinions and conclusions are my own. ***
I had a little trouble getting into this book, but once I did, I enjoyed it. At first, I felt a little confused about what was going on and why. I think I got one of the subplots mixed up with the main plot. I believe part of that were my own issues and mindset at the time and not the actual writing.
The characters in the book are well-rounded, complex, and interesting. The more I've read, the more I've started liking them. Our heroines take some chances, but they're not the "too stupid to live" heroines who thrust themselves into danger all the time. Even though our main character, Emily, annoys our illustrious Detective Lewis with her snooping, for the most part, she doesn't deliberately go looking for trouble. I appreciate that in a heroine.
The story line moves along at a decent pace. There was an area in the middle where it felt like it was dragging a little bit, but it soon picked back up again. Setting descriptions are adequate. They're perhaps slightly less than I would prefer, but I'd rather authors err on the side of not enough description rather than too much description.
I enjoyed the personal relationships that developed during this book and I'm looking forward to how they continue to develop in the second book. I'm interested to see if Emily makes a choice on a new male companion or if she decides on being single for a while.
All in all it's a good start to the series and I look forward to reading the second book.
*** Thank you to Lesley A. Diehl for giving me an ARC of this book. I was not compensated for my review. All opinions and conclusions are my own. ***
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