Review: If this novella were made into a movie, it would be a chic flick…
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
If this novella were made into a movie, it would be a chic flick…if the cover and title weren’t enough to give that away.The plot had a great premise—get swept away on a cruise ship and find yourself involved in a murder investigation? Sounds terrific.For me, it started off a bit slow and I was impatiently waiting for them to get on board the ship. Let’s get to the murder and the mystery.When it did come, the investigation was satisfying. The main protagonist, Bekki, didn’t just sit around as things magically aligned for her. She used sleuthing skills to whittle numerous suspects down to the guilty party.The dialogue flowed naturally and the pacing (after they got on the ship) was spot on.The characters themselves, off which there were three main ones—Bekki, her husband Nick, and her friend Sammy—could have been fleshed out a little more. With that said, however, it was definitely still a fun novella worth reading.