Review: Fun Mystery with Great Characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2011
Single sentence summary: Nanotechnology researcher, Darren, has gone missing and the only clues are coded message to computer security nerd, Lexi Carmichael, who is the only one that can break the code and find him.This was a fun and quick romantic mystery that had me giggling almost the entire way through. The characters were engaging and fun. I liked the technology side of the mystery because I thought it showed a reflection of the world as it is now. We live in a high tech world and I think this book was a little bit of that but not overly much of it, since this was a light mystery.Some of the best things about this book are the characters. Lexi is a funny character who knows she is a nerd and isn't ashamed of that. Instead she finds humor in her life but she has no idea why a Darren, a man she doesn't know, thinks she can help him out. His name doesn't sound familiar at all. I thought how parts were revealed in the book and everything comes together in the end was great and kept me interested in what was happening.I liked all of the characters, but I'm not sold on the romantic interest in this book. Lexi is a great character and while I feel the author did a good job writing the chemistry between Finn and Lexi, I don't think Finn is the one for her. I'll be interested to see where the next book goes though. 4.5 Stars.Thanks to Carina Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.