Review: A bit disappointing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2013
I won't go into the synopsis, as the other reviewers have been meticulous in that regard.At first I liked this book. Cass appeared to be a funny, hardworking woman who runs a takeaway shop in the outback.However, it soon becomes apparent that this woman is a bit dim. Why would she give a total, bloodied stranger the key to a shack belonging to an elderly man in a nursing home and take five thousand dollars as rent for a few days? Five thousand dollars? Really.Things go downhill from there. As Cass gets more involved and snoops into everything but her own business, the plot gets more chaotic and she becomes less likeable. I wasn't sure who was doing what to whom long before the ending. Her unfortunate son almost loses his job because of her shenanigans and she pretty much gets what she deserves when... no spoilers as that would not be fair.I stuck with it because this is a fellow Australian author, but it was a disappointment.