Review: appeal wore out fast.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2013
Book 1 was interesting as characters and plot were established. The ditzy heroine is implicated in the crime committee allegedly by her boyfriend and there are legitimate reasons for her to investigate and cross paths with the delicious Ramirez. The second volume offers more of the same. The heroine's reason to get involved is a bit more of a stretch but still within the bounds of possibility, if those bounds stretch enough. She is a one woman disaster. Imagine Lucille Ball on steroids. Apparently she is so hot, despite her junk food diet, that Ramirez can forgive her anything if she kisses him. Yes, we know where his brains are when he's not investigating. Still, there were some funny moments and I persevered. But the third book was a bridge too far. Spoiler alert. At the beginning of the book she does not respect Ramirez' boundaries (again) and gets him demoted. She promises him she won't interfere on a case again. Then she finds out about the case he's on. Not only does she not respect her promise, but she gets herself a job with the company. That was it. I get ditzy blondes, though I'm not fond of the stereotype, and I get humour, but she is supposed to be in love with Ramirez. Yet she will not respect his work. She breaks her promises and compromises criminal investigations. In the end, I found her tiresome.