Review: Stranger on the Shore
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
I've read a few of Josh Lanyon's books and enjoyed them.  For some reason this one, Stranger on the Shore, didn't do it.  While I enjoy literary excellence, this story had too much description of everything.  The flowers, the trees, the guest cottage, the rooms, the wallpaper, the diary, the albums, just every single thing.  Oh yes and let's not forget the details with Pierce and his flower tie which he can carry off because he's masculine enough to do so.  The tight suit and those shoulders!  While I don't usually mind descriptions and yes this was solving a mystery and descriptions were important in discovering clues -- I got so fed up with them.So I got to chapter 7 and decided to skip until reading the last three.  I didn't feel I missed anything.  So there's a relationship with the lawyer.  That makes sense, he's the only available person in this story for Griff to hook up with.  Did I miss out on how the relationship advanced?  No.  Reading the conclusion was enough.  I couldn't believe how quickly Griff caved on leaving Pierce.  I would have liked a bit more on their 'HEA' if in fact they did have one because that ending was rather shaky.The plot wasn't interesting enough to me, to motivate my interest.  Searching for clues took too long.  There were all these side lined trips for meals and family interaction . . . Which didn't help.  I don't know if it was the family he was investigating and their dynamics but the whole premise just didn't help.  Of course I'm not a big mystery fan, so maybe that's it.  *shrug*  The conclusion I read didn't come as a big surprise.With that said, that's my review.  - Dan's WifeEDIT:  If the last three chapters were captivating enough I would have gone back and read those skipped ones.  But no, I just wasn't interested.  But at least I didn't dish the book at chapter 7.  I could have.