Review: My suspension of disbelief is starting to reach capacity
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
I've already reviewed the earlier books in the series, so obviously I keep reading them...  However, this is the first one I rated down to a 3. Normally I say I'd give it a 3.5 if I could, but I've rated up to a 4. This one started to get much less likable to me.  Maybe I'm just starting to get back to my normal desire for strong character development and better mysteries.My usual warnings: this really is not a mystery... again, there is crime, but Lacy is not a sleuth. She really doesn't solve anything, something just happens to bring the culprit to light, or she stumbles on it, then there's more romantic angst - and the book ends. If you're looking for a mystery w/ a heroine who cleverly investigates, this isn't it. It's much more of a rom-com, possibly for a young adult audience, of which I am not. Also, the passage of time just blows me over with its implausibility. I don't want to give any spoilers though, but just the way things develop is ridiculously fast - except for her relationships with her man-friends, that is. This one is more and more implausible, in so many ways.Overall, the characters are largely one dimensional and the relationships and interactions are very hard to believe - this one more than ever. The high school plot felt VERY high school-ish to me, and the plot with Lacy's sister has gotten beyond unlikable for me.It did continue to be very PG, however.