Review: 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2014
First of all I would like to say I like the Tiffany Black Mysteries- loved the first one and I did like this book. However, there were a few things that seemed like they'd changed between the first and second book, and to me it felt like some chunks were missing out of the story. First of all, in this book Stone and Tiffany are a lot closer than what they were at the end of the first book. When did that happen? Tiffany also seemed a little less nicer and was less likeable than she was in the first book- at times I found myself frowning at the pages and thinking 'wow, that's not nice'. In some instances she just comes off as rude, nasty and immature. The mystery element was also a bit of a let down. I kind of guessed who it was not far into the book, and when the time came that the killer was caught-and-found-out, it was so lacklustre and then it was just swept under the rug- and it was back to Tiffany/Jack and the painting. Also in the book toward the end she says she's 'tired of dating boring guys'. Huh? Who has she dated? At the beginning of the book it mentions that she went on a date with the police officer Nick from the end of the first book. She hasn't gone on an official date with anyone else- the only constant man in her life is Stone, and Jack is a new potential emerging love interest in the book. I'm not sure whether Winters finds writing romantic scenes difficult or is maybe just saving them for later in the series, but it seemed a few of these were lacking in this book.All in all, it was a good read but I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first. Winters is a good writer and I will read the next book in the series, and I hope that the series will get better with each instalment.