Review: Simple, cute and utterly predictable, like a Nancy Drew novel
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2012
Cute young Lexi's ex-boyfriend is murdered by poisoned cupcakes that came from Lexi's own bakery. The investigating detective happens to be very handsome and happens to live next door to Lexi. Lexi's grandmother has her own "detective club" together with some other sweet old ladies at the Retirement Community and they join in to find the murderer.It is not badly written but it is so very simple, cute and utterly predictable, the romance is obvious from chapter one and you can guess who the murderer is from the moment that person enters the story. There is really no point whatsoever in reading past the first few chapters!If a story has some interesting characters or a lot of humour it can make up for a weak plot and you go on reading anyway just for the fun of it, but this novel, I am sorry to say, has neither.I enjoyed Nancy Drew novels at the age of 10 or 12. Now when I am an adult I want my mysteries to be more intriguing, exciting and captivating.