Review: A Good Read With Some Issues
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2013
I enjoyed this book because of my interest in Sam and Nick, as well as the secondary characters we learn more about throughout the series.  The main plot was a bit over the top for me.  What I enjoyed most were the subplots: Sam learning how to best interact with the detectives under her charge; Sam's relationship with her father over the cold case he'd asked her to leave alone; Nick and Sam dealing with infertility issues.I started shaking my head in the first chapter when Nick and Sam decide they need domestic assistance and turn to Shelby, Washington's preeminent wedding planner.  It is absolutely unbelievable that someone who has spent years creating a business involving the most elegant events in Washington would suddenly be interested in cooking, cleaning, buying groceries and running errands.  The fact that she is called their assistant instead of their housekeeper changes nothing.Ms. Force would have us believe that the reasons for Shelby's desire to change career paths is because she is sick of being around couples in love when she has no relationship of her own and that because she wants to have a baby.  The first reason doesn't wash because we all know there aren't two more crazy in love adults in D. C. than Nick and Sam.  Can you imagine being around all the PDA going on in that house?  Since the main reason Sam and Nick need Shelby is for childcare, does it make sense to hire someone without any experience in that field?  I understand the desire to keep Shelby in the series, but am not sure this was the best way to go.I agree with some reviewers who think Scotty is a little too perfect for a 12 year old boy.  Even Sam and Nick are allowed to have flaws.As for the 50 Shades influence, I could have lived without it.