Publisher: Carina
Press
Date
published: January 7th, 2013
ISBN: 978-14268-9489-3
Mystery
E-book
Reviewed by Helen
Obtained via
publisher
Jen Hanby
loves her job as a barista, but she has several secrets. Like the fact the
homeless man she gives day-old baked goods and free coffee to is her father.
Oh, and that her itching left hand gives her messages that are always correct.
Not to mention that her boyfriend is cheating on her. But when her hated
step-sister turns up dead her life really starts to get complicated.
I really
loved this story. It falls somewhere between sweet romance and cozy mystery and
has the very best features of both. There are loveable, entertaining and
engaging characters, a murder to solve, a wealth of fascinating secondary
characters and situations, and some great laugh-out-loud moments as well as a
few scary ones. All of which make the book a wonderful page turner.
Jen is
smart, complicated, funny, realistic and many layered. Her best friends Mallory
and Beth are great foils for her and the three together are a good blending of
characteristics. There are a number of possibilities for the bad guy and the
actual villain is guessable, but not a give-away which I really appreciated.
And Jen’s
love life is looking good at the end of the book, to make romantics happy. All
in all, a great story, well worth reading. I couldn’t put it down even though
it was well past my bedtime.
This is an objective review and not
an endorsement of this book.
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