Review: I laughed out loud so frequently during this book.  That is rare for me.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2013
NO SUCH THING AS A LOST CAUSE by Shelly Fredman.Many times I saw a situation as awkward or mildly amusing but then Brandy's comment or internal thought about it made it hilarious.  I don't know if others will find this as funny as I did.  Humor is different for people.  But if you want to laugh you must try her.  This is book 5 in the series.  I suggest you read book 1 first.  I rated book 1 a little less than the others because I wanted her to have romance at the end.  Just know that she gets her romance by the end of book 4.  If I had known that in advance I might have been a little more patient.  See below for the list of books.Brandy is soooo likeable.  She has so much empathy and care for others.  She lies all the time, and her friends know she lies.  Many of her lies are so others will feel better, or so others won't worry about her.  She wants to be an investigative reporter.  She's unemployed during most of the book.  She's not good at normal jobs.  But boy she is really good at causing problems for bad guys in her odd ways.Her former boyfriend is a cop.  Her current boyfriend has mysterious links to criminal types.  I was happy with the ending.  This is not a romance novel, but I had positive romantic feelings at the end, sort of happy for now with good anticipation for the future.THE SERIES:You can read any book as a stand-alone, but I think it's best if you read them in order.  The first book sets thing up.4 stars.  No Such Thing As A Secret5 stars.  No Such Thing As A Good Blind Date5 stars.  No Such Thing As A Free Lunch5 stars.  No Such Thing As A Free Ride5 stars.  No Such Thing As A Lost CauseDATA:Narrative mode: 1st person Brandy.  Kindle count length: 3,815 (434 KB) 259 pages.  Swearing language: strong including religious swear words, but not often used.  Sexual language: mild to none.  Number of sex scenes: 4, mostly referred to no details.  Setting: current day mostly Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Copyright: 2012.  Genre: humorous female mystery with a little romance.