Review: I liked the mystery but not the main character
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2013
I was conflicted on how to rate this. The mystery was good and kept me turning the pages. The writing left a bit to be desired. Choppy sentences and misused commas. But the characters...I'm not from the south so maybe I don't understand, but the blatant racism and snobbery was a huge turn off for me. The main character's, Savannah, mother refers to someone as "colored". Savannah's friends from home are in her business and intrusive, and she is plain old snobby and spineless. She is more concerned with what her mother thinks than anything else. She refers to someone else as "common" and herself as raised better.  Now I just don't find a character like that likable. The character Rafe was interesting and great. I felt bad for him since no one would let go of his past or his poor upbringing. I was hoping Savannah would stick up for him but she never did and seemed fixated on his past.So with that, I did enjoy the mystery, I just didn't like the characters or the setting.