A review by jcbmathcat
Thicker Than Water: A Tony Flaner Mystery by Johnny Worthen
3.0
I want to thank Net Galley and Dandelion Ink for the ARC of this book. It is the first time I have read anything by Johnny Worthen. I procrastinate for some time after finishing this book because I knew I could not give it more than three stars.
My rating is definitely in the minority. Perhaps it was the particular place I was in mentally when I read this book, as I have read many books with irreverent protagonists. I laughed at some of the scenes and dialogue, and I understood why the author took time in the beginning to show the reader what a sarcastic slacker Tony Flaner was. I don't know why, but I never warmed up to his character enough to rate this higher.
Worthen writes well, and as I said, there were places where I laughed aloud. That wasn't enough to cause me to up the rating. I am glad to see that so many readers awarded four and five stars. I am just not one of those for this book.
My rating is definitely in the minority. Perhaps it was the particular place I was in mentally when I read this book, as I have read many books with irreverent protagonists. I laughed at some of the scenes and dialogue, and I understood why the author took time in the beginning to show the reader what a sarcastic slacker Tony Flaner was. I don't know why, but I never warmed up to his character enough to rate this higher.
Worthen writes well, and as I said, there were places where I laughed aloud. That wasn't enough to cause me to up the rating. I am glad to see that so many readers awarded four and five stars. I am just not one of those for this book.