Review: Light and likable
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2013
This was another light, likable and entertaining book from Amy Corwin. I read a ridiculous number of both romances and mysteries, so it's always a treat (and sadly rare!) to find a book that combines the two with some success. The mystery isn't especially clever or intricately plotted, but it works as a fun diversion. The characters are likable and root-worthy (certainly not a given in this genre!), albeit not especially layered or compelling. And while I read romances that range from steamy to G-rated, it's an awfully refreshing change these days to come across one that doesn't include painfully explicit, graphic, can't-tell-one-from-the-other sex scenes. The H and h in Escaping Notice are focused on things other than sex, and that suited this reader just fine.I didn't like this one quite as much as The Vital Principle, which was one of the more supremely enjoyable low-cost books that my Kindle and I devoured that year. I did, however, like this a lot more than A Rose Before Dying, which just didn't come together for me. For me, there's a certain depth, substance and undefinable magic missing from Amy Corwin's books that keeps them from being true favorites or even especially memorable, but that's more of a subjective feeling than an objective criticism. They're certainly entertaining, enjoyable and refreshingly angst-free reads that are worth the reasonable price!