Review: Glad I stumbled into Yesterday's Antiques
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
I had the pleasure of recently meeting the author of this cozy mystery at a writer/author convention and during our conversation she mentioned her cozy mystery series, which instantly grabbed my attention.  I've read many cozy  mystery series over the years... not all that are out there, but a lot. Intrigued and knowing I'd never come across the Yesterday Antiques Mystery series, I instantly downloaded this title and going out on a limb, the next one in the series, Threads of Yesterday.  I have just finished Yesterday's News and I can say that buying the second book was a safe bet.The first book is a short read... longer than a novella but not quite what used to be a full length book.  The Amazon page for the book claims it's 147 pages.  I only wish it had been longer, but I recognize that it was probably just the right length for this particular story.  It's just that I really liked the characters, so I wanted to spend more time with them, and the mystery didn't have an obvious ending.  I realized who the villain was just as Pratt (the main character's "human" romantic interest) was realizing who, which in my mind, is how it should be.  What I also enjoyed was how Anne, the main character, wasn't stupid, blundering into the mystery investigation like so many of her genre peers. The reason Anne got involved was personal and believable.  This was refreshing!  I am looking forward to reading more and only hope the author won't keep us waiting too long for the 3rd book in her series!My only problem with this book was the characterization of an older teen who is considered high functioning autistic/Aspergers and to me, the mother of a teen Aspie, I thought the character was written a little more "simple minded" than has been my experience.  While I don't know what the author's experience is with kids/people who are ASD, it's important to remember, as a spectrum diagnosis, there are all kinds of personalities. I did have to remind myself of that so that the autistic teen portrayed in the story didn't bother me too much. I would just "carefully" recommend this book because of that characterization.