Review: A wonderful third installment for this entertaining series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2012
Samantha Rialto, our protagonist, has had a very bad few months.  Sam and Maxie, her best friend, are looking for a place to live after their homes were destroyed.  This housing search is proving to be an unpleasant endeavor.  Adding to this stress is Sam's student, Violet.  She comes to Sam asking for help.  It seems Violet's father is missing, and she is determined to find him.  Sam agrees to help and lines up Skipper Turnbuckle, a "questionable" PI, to help with the search.  Violet's dad is in a whole lot of trouble with some very nasty people, and it takes Skipper, Sam, and `maybe' boyfriend, FBI agent Ben Parker to solve this mystery.A Violet March is the third book in the Samantha Rialto series.  Samantha, a music teacher who occasionally sidelines as a surveillance photographer for Skipper, is an entertaining character.  She is sweet, kind, funny, and loves being a teacher.  Being so nice tends to cause lots of problems for her.  Maxie is a great character, and there is a wonderful bond between these two friends.  I really enjoyed getting to know the adorable Olivia, Ben's sister.Ms. Katy's website states that this book is "darker" than the previous two books.  This is very true.  Although most of the book is a fun, fast read, the ending is anything but.  It took me by surprise--and not in a good way.  For me, it was totally unexpected and made me very sad.I do recommend these books.  I've grown attached to these characters and look forward to seeing what happens to them next.  This book can be read as a stand-alone but I urge you to read them in order.  Character growth is important to me, and I find reading series books in order enables me to fully appreciate the characters.