Review: Easy and Enjoyable Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2012
I bought Where There's a Will There's Murder last week - I think - for something to read on the commute to and from work. I quite liked it. It was a very easy to read story and the characters are all quite good. I spotted the killer from a mile away though, but that's probably because whenever I read a crime thriller I trying to pick up who the murder is and usually settle on one character from the beginning.I do agree with some of the other reviews, that there are quite a few spelling issues, the alternating of name between two characters drove me spare, but it only happened a handful of times.My only problem with it was really how repetitive the story was; constant phones ringing, changes of clothes, showers, the dog needing to go outside, and the wiggly eyebrows. I understand the wiggly eyebrows was supposed to be a character trait but when every character is doing it as often as they were all wiggling their eyebrows it becomes less a defining character trait and more an annoyance. By the end of the book I was ready to sticky tape their eyebrows in an attempt to go 4 pages with someone wiggling an eyebrow at someone else.All that aside though, I really liked it and plan to buy the rest of them. Maggie - the main character - has the potential to be quite a good character so long as she starts to listen and stops making so many stupid decisions. I love that she's strong and independent but honestly if she'd gone back to Lily's house one more times despite the fact she kept almost getting killed I would have been convinced she was slightly brain damaged.If you're looking for an introductory novel to what I am thinking develops into a good solid murder mystery series then I do recommend Where There's A Will There's Murder. It's fast past, easy to read and perfect for your Kindle if like me you're looking to fill in 4 hours a day on the train.