Review: Preferred the First But Still Good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2013
This is the second Emily Castles mystery, and I found it just about as pleasing as the first. No profanity, no sex, and nothing inappropriate. At least I feel that I knew the characters better, but I still struggled to really get into the mystery. Again, her vocabulary and descriptions are impeccable. I am not sure what genre I would like to see her write besides mystery, but she certainly has a gift. I am still looking forward to a full novel featuring Emily, and I can only hope that the mystery will be better-developed.Lest you think I did not like the book, nothing could be further from the truth. I think I preferred the first story, but there were elements in the second story that intrigued me. I would have liked to have been more surprised in this story like I was somewhat in the first book, but I still found the writing exceptional and the story line pretty decent. And who can complain when a mystery book is short and readable?I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.