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rdyourbookcase's review against another edition
4.0
I was so happy to see another Aurora Teagarden book. I’ve been enjoying the movies on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and the only thing better than them is a new book!
Because of the missing teens, a lot was revealed about people in Aurora’s life. Digging up all of the dirt didn’t necessarily lead to finding them, however. The mystery was a complicated one and I enjoyed unraveling what happened. Seeing changes in Aurora’s life, like being pregnant and married to Robin was fun as well. I hope to see more Aurora Teagarden books and movies in the future!
Because of the missing teens, a lot was revealed about people in Aurora’s life. Digging up all of the dirt didn’t necessarily lead to finding them, however. The mystery was a complicated one and I enjoyed unraveling what happened. Seeing changes in Aurora’s life, like being pregnant and married to Robin was fun as well. I hope to see more Aurora Teagarden books and movies in the future!
lazwright's review against another edition
3.0
Aurora is definitely a bit more likeable in this installment of the series. The plot was predictable, but still an enjoyable read, despite the "teen angst and drama".
zermeena's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book more on the reread. The first time I read it, it had not been edited properly. There was still some weirdness because of the jump in time. Harris chose to bring the story into the present day without aging the characters. She also seemed to have forgotten that Aurora's sister-in-law, Poppy, had been murdered recently.
elfington's review against another edition
2.0
Yeah, no. I like this series, but not this entry. The tone is just off for the whole book - there are some pretty harrowing events going on directly affecting Aurora, but the tone is so removed and scooby-doo-ish let's solve the mystery, that the crime and Aurora's reaction never seem to fit.
oblivious_girl's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jtferdon's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars I was happy to see a new release in this fun cozy mystery series. It wasn't my favorite in the series but it was enjoyable to be back in Lawrenceton with Aurora Teegarden.
rmesquirrel's review
4.0
Interesting
I still always love Harris' writing. This story was good. Did not sound the way I remember the character. Then again, it has been a long time.
I still always love Harris' writing. This story was good. Did not sound the way I remember the character. Then again, it has been a long time.
pn_hinton's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know if it had been too long since Harris wrote in this series, too long since I read one, or a combination of both, but I didn't love this one as much as I did others in the series. Truthfully I prefer this series over Sookie and I was happy to hear that it had been revived with the Hallmark movies started coming out. But I just wasn't as invested with this one as I thought I would be.
The story was just meh for me and the plot seemed a little too unbelievable even for a cozy series. I found Philip's parents to be completely and utterly one sided without any development because my goodness if that is how they are no wonder the kid hitchhiked halfway across the country. And it wrapped up too quickly and too neatly. Despite the last lines of the novel it wasn't an all wells that ends well for me. I plan on reading the next one in the series at some point but I will be taking a break because after waiting so long for this series to pick up this one was a bit of a letdown. I still enjoyed but not as much as I did others in the series and again a good portion of that could be for me being away from the series and the characters for a good bit of time.
The story was just meh for me and the plot seemed a little too unbelievable even for a cozy series. I found Philip's parents to be completely and utterly one sided without any development because my goodness if that is how they are no wonder the kid hitchhiked halfway across the country. And it wrapped up too quickly and too neatly. Despite the last lines of the novel it wasn't an all wells that ends well for me. I plan on reading the next one in the series at some point but I will be taking a break because after waiting so long for this series to pick up this one was a bit of a letdown. I still enjoyed but not as much as I did others in the series and again a good portion of that could be for me being away from the series and the characters for a good bit of time.