Review: Not a murder mystery!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2012
I downloaded this a couple of months ago and started reading it the other day, having forgotten what it was about. I thought,Do or Di, must be a detective story. Not at all. It's a romantic comedy.The 'Di' comes from Princess Di. Erin, our main character, is wrapped up in her own world, making bad choices and then justifying them to herself and everyone else. Erin unwillingly volunteers for a mentor program and is paired with a teen named Diana. Even though Diana has a rough home life, I'm not sure why she's in the program. She certainly has more sense than Erin. Pricess Di is Diana's 'real' mentor...when Diana has a problem, she thinks 'what would Princess Di do?' Di is a far better mentor than Erin is.Erin is constantly witty, often bitingly sarcastic. She's not always a likeable person, although she does improve by the end, not surprisingly because of Diana's sensible influence. Nevertheless, I became invested in Erin's character. All of the character development is good: each voice is clear and unique to that character.The plot is predictable but it's still amusing and it's a fast read. Good for when you're stuck somewhere and need a laugh or two.