Review: Hello Kitten?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2012
"Phone Kitten" is a fun, lightweight mystery, good to have on hand when you just want some entertainment.  Emily is trying to make her way in the world, trying to take some college courses, while getting established in her career.  She is dealing with her weight issues, insecurities, and worse, a back stabbing co-worker.  After Emily was set up to fail by her 'friend', she lost her job, and had to find a new one that would give her the flexibility to continue her classes, but also pay the bills.  The answer for her immediate need was to become a phone sex girl.  But when one of her clients is murdered, she decides to investigate the crime herself.For my personal reading tastes, the book was a bit ponderous and slow moving.  There is a fine line between when details are necessary to set the scene, and when they prolong the action to the point of causing the reader to lose interest.  I was interested because of frequent references to familiar Florida places and events, but the danger in that is inaccuracies become glaring. Some I recall include:  "Howard Franklin Bridge" should be Howard Frankland Bridge;  "Tampa Bay Bucks" should be Tampa Bay Bucs (short for Buccaneers);  Guavaween is not the first Saturday in October, but rather the last one - close to Halloween;  Quixote Key - There is a Don Quixote Key, but it is in the Florida Keys, not close to St Pete at all.  But I'm forgiving this one, allowing for artistic license to create a place meeting needed criteria.  This is a book of fiction, so I can more easily accept settings that aren't real.  But when you are name dropping real places and events, accuracy is more important.  I also understand that this may not have been the fault of the author, but rather errors made when someone was converting this to an e-book edition.  Even spell check doesn't like "Frankland" and "Guavaween".Overall, the author shows promise, and I would think she is one to watch.