Review: Better than I expected
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 15, 2013
My normal tastes run to true "cozies" and I thought this was more of a romance mystery, with a slightly Victorian air. It's a very "clean" book - the relationships are all chaste and everyone's language is painfully proper. I generally like a little grit with my mysteries, but there was just something about this book that drew me in.  I would have given it 3.5 stars if that were an option.  It's better than OK, but not quite great.The main character, Kelly, was a mix of interesting and frustrating for me.  I wanted to slap her silly for going into dangerous situations with no back up, but I also had to give her points for self-mocking - a common theme in the book was her sticking her head farther into the sand.  It was like she knew what she was doing, but couldn't stop herself. Something about her kept calling me back to the book and I found myself caring enough to want to see how it all turned out.  The ending was surprisingly satisfying.The book was well-written, and I found only a couple of minor typographical errors.  (I find that with a lot of e-books, I have to consciously set the typo-irritation aside in order to be able to finish.  Not so with this one.)This appears to be a stand-alone.  If it were a part of a series, would I read more? Yes, I would, because I'm kind of curious to learn what happens to the characters.  Would I re-read this?  No.  Good treadmill/exercise bike book, though.