Review: So Where Did It Go So Horribly Wrong?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2014
I wanted to like this book because it had so much going for it.  A quirky bunch of characters involved in a mystery. Jokes from 50+ women about themselves.  A protagonist who's a cartoonist and sees things in comic strips. Myriad references to the Boston area (where I've lived for half my life) and some fun with the Jewishness of Florida...  All good stuff.So, where did it go so horribly wrong?First off, I had trouble "getting into" the life and tone of the "Fab 5," they seemed so shallow and uninteresting despite their quirkiness. When the sister showed up. they morphed into a senior version of Mean Girls. No one seemed to be someone I would want to spend any time with in real life, despite my love of bargain hunting at off-pricers.By the end of the first quarter of the book, I really didn't care who committed the murder.By the end of the first half, I was really tired of the protagonist going on and on about who could have committed the murder and why she didn't think she had.The second half was more of the same. And more of the same.  And, really, more of the same. I really don't know why I finished it (except that I hate to write reviews of books I haven't completely read.) The only redeeming thing I can find about the book was the cartoons (and they were hit or miss.) Elliot/Harold is never fully explained (and why are there no cops in Florida?)I fear this book is the beginning of a series...