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Can This Be the End?,
Book Description
This was one of the most convoluted books I have ever read. Mysteries are supposed to be somewhat difficult to figure out, or the readers just would not bother reading them. This book was filled with too many red herrings, a lot of possible plots and interesting ideas that had been started and then never expanded upon. There were so much unnecessary (and boring) details of daily life; clothing, décor etc. - that I eventually wanted to just start skimming the wordy book just to get to something interesting. This novel had more characters than Carter has pills and I wish the book would have come with a descriptive list just so I could keep all the main characters, secondary, tertiary and so on, characters straight. The ending came from virtually nowhere and was quite unsatisfying. Goldy's usage of her husband's job on the police force has become a farce. Tom just comes off looking like a fool, as does Boyd and the other police people that are there to "protect" Goldy. No one and nothing can stop Goldy and Marla - even Tom who supposedly upholds the law---for everyone. And this is a big problem in my eyes. Why Marla and Goldy don't get PI licenses is beyond me. Had they done so, it would have helped me suspend my disbelief and put a more believable spin to this book. If you are not Episcopalian, you may have some issues with the very religious aspects of this book. What once was a cozy mystery series of a caterer doing her best to a life for her son and to do her best at her job while using her smarts to clear up wrongdoings, has now changed to something I don't even recognize anymore. Perhaps what happens in the epilogue is evidence that this will be the last book in this now tired series.*ARC supplied by publisher* |
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
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