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4.5 Stars Nothing is Really Perfect, But This Book is Close!, Book Description
Much to Alanis McLachlands surprise, her estranged con-woman mother has left her an inheritance: The White Magic Five & Dime, a shop in tiny Berdache, Arizona. Reluctantly traveling to Berdache to claim her new property, Alanis decides to stay and pick up her mother's tarot business in an attempt to find out how she died.
With help from a hunky cop and her mother's live-in teenage apprentice, Alanis begins faking her way trough (sic) tarot readings in order to win the confidence of her mother's clients. But the more she uses the tarot deck, the more Alanis begins to find real meaning in the cards ... and the secrets surrounding her mother's demise. Praise: "A charming comic mystery" - Booklist | |||||||||||||||||
This review is from: The White Magic Five & Dime (A Tarot Mystery) (Kindle Edition)
Have you ever started a book and after a couple
of chapters thought to yourself that this drivel just wasn't for you?
That is what I first thought about The White Magic Five and Dime, but
something kept me reading and I quickly became engrossed in this book.
At first the sarcasm and hidden self pity from Alanis was just a bit too over the top ...until you read further and really get a feel for our protagonist. Initially I was annoyed with see all of the 80's TV and movie references but it soon became fun to try and figure them out.
The story is a mystery and a very good one at that. I wonder how many other readers will have an easier time figuring out who done it and why, than I did, but I didn't catch on until the real killer was actually revealed. Anything else I say about the big reveal will `spoil' the story so I am not going to say anything more.
So many secrets, so many cons...this is going to make an excellent series and I am certainly going to be along for the ride.
Happy reading!
At first the sarcasm and hidden self pity from Alanis was just a bit too over the top ...until you read further and really get a feel for our protagonist. Initially I was annoyed with see all of the 80's TV and movie references but it soon became fun to try and figure them out.
The story is a mystery and a very good one at that. I wonder how many other readers will have an easier time figuring out who done it and why, than I did, but I didn't catch on until the real killer was actually revealed. Anything else I say about the big reveal will `spoil' the story so I am not going to say anything more.
So many secrets, so many cons...this is going to make an excellent series and I am certainly going to be along for the ride.
Happy reading!
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