Review: Fun cozy mystery!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2013
Nell's dysfunctional family is the highlight of this book for me.  Their shenanigans brings out so much humor and sometimes touching family interactions, that I somehow felt closer in empathy with the main character, Nell.  Nell is a wonderfully imperfect character that you want to see grow throughout this story.  She needs to deal with a lot and it's both fun and very relatable to read about her problems.The mystery itself was also very well done.  There's a myriad of suspicious characters, and when they are all neighbors, of course they would be!  This story has a great mix of quirky and realistic characters which helps to keep the reader interested in all the little dramas that come out because of the murders.  And because there are so many different dramas it's difficult to decipher which one is important.  (Although the reveal of the murderer wasn't quite as surprising to me - there were a few narrative red herrings that really just pointed me towards the murderer.)This promises to be the start of a fun mystery series, with a quirky, sarcastic lead in Nell Forrest, and I really enjoyed diving into the mystery.  It might not be wholly original, but it is still very entertaining and I'd recommend this book to all cozy mystery fans!(I received this book from the publisher or author for a fair and honest review.  I was not compensated for this review.)