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This has been one of the most difficult books to plod
through. Everything about it is banal and boring, including and especially MC
Elle Ashley. The other MC Robin Oakes is more engaging and interesting but
there is hardly anything of her in the book. The best things in the book are
the cover and the title.
It is set in a really, really small town (of probably 900
people). Elle is the sheriff and also the police department, which is okay
because no crime really happens there. Until there is a murder. The victim is
Jessie, Elle’s old boyfriend. The murder is discovered in the presence of
visiting journalist Robin.
Most of the book is spent on – really, we cannot even
remember what is the focus of the book. Some parts solving the murder; some
parts the busyness of small town; some part being in the head of Elle’s brother
EJ (quite a repulsive character); and most part nothing. At around 80% the book
picks up a tad, but it is too little too late. By the time the murderer is
unearthed (don’t want to give away spoilers here), we were actually rooting for
the murderer to get away and live happily ever after.
By withholding information and outright lying about her latest interactions with Jessie, Elle does nothing to redeem herself in any way whatsoever.
By withholding information and outright lying about her latest interactions with Jessie, Elle does nothing to redeem herself in any way whatsoever.
Feels terrible to say this because the author has spent
around a decade with this book – but so not recommended. In fact, avoidable.
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