FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF A SLIGHTLY NEUROTIC HITWOMAN by JB Lynn

Avon Books

October 16^th, 2012

978-0-06-223308-0

Contemporary/Mystery/Comedy

Mass Market Paperback

Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)

Obtained by Publisher

 

Maggie Lee didn’t want to be a hit woman. Heck if she could, she would never do it again but alas she needs the money especially when her beloved niece is hurt in an accident and Maggie needs to come up with the money for her care. Enter in another job and if that didn’t beat it all, her aunts are driving her insane and that knock on her head…yeah well it now has her being Dr. Doolittle since she can talk and understand animals. Some days Maggie just wants to toss the covers over her head and not get out of bed but what can you do when you are a neurotic hit woman?

I haven’t picked up this author before and I found her latest release, FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF A SLIGHTLY NEUROTIC HITWOMAN, to be a fun read. Maggie is a fun, slightly neurotic character that has major problems. From hospital bills to going out for chocolate pudding with a mob boss to a family so eccentric, they will leave you in stitches. JB Lynn delivers a fine follow up to Confessions to a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman. The story ebbs and flows like the ocean and within its pages, you find a story so enjoyable, you can’t help but continue to read even as the clock strikes midnight. The author does a great job in conveying Maggie’s issues in being a not so eager hitwoman. I really enjoyed Maggie’s dynamics between her, her family, her potential jobs and more. The story flows swiftly and you find yourself eager to know more after you start this latest story.

Meet Maggie Lee. She is a hitwoman who hates her job. But she needs the money for crippling hospital bills for her niece, her family is driving her nuts and she has this weird power to talk to animals like Dr. Doolittle. Let’s just say Maggie wishes life was a bit quieter. I adored Maggie very much. She is a character you can see meeting for coffee then finding out a local low level crime boss was gunned down the next day in the paper. I loved the way this author leaves it up to the reader to figure things out in the storyline, never giving a definite answer to a few details. If you haven’t read this one, I don’t want to spoil it for you. Ms. Lynn really knows how to create some diverse characters that will surely steal your heart.

Ms. Lynn delivers a fun, lively tale that readers will enjoy immensely. When you finish reading FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF A NEUROTIC HITWOMAN, you can’t help but have a smile on your face. This is truly a feel good story that will leave you giggling as well as smiling in sheer delight. I look forward to more of Maggie Lee and her exploits as a reluctant hitwoman. If you haven’t picked this one up yet, what are you waiting for? Run-don’t walk-and grab this one and then settle in your favorite chair for an afternoon of reading pleasure.

This is an objective review and not an endorsement

CONFESSIONS OF A SLIGHTLY NEUROTIC HITWOMAN by JB Lynn

Avon Books

February 7^th, 2012

978-0-06-213463-9

Contemporary

Mass Market Paperback

Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)

Obtained by Publisher

 

Maggie Lee has never killed anyone before but what is a girl to do if she needs to pay her niece’s medical bills and needs a job ASAP! Determined to help her niece with the best medical care, she reluctantly takes a mobster’s offer to become a hitwoman and kill his son-in-law. Maggie is trying to keep her wits about because if she gets caught or doesn’t do her job, then she is next on the mob’s hit list.

I really liked CONFESSIONS OF A SLIGHTLY NEUROTIC HITWOMAN. It had a heroine who is trying to do her best as well as deal with the issues that cropped up after the car accident that killed her sister and had her niece in the hospital. I found the author had a great grasp in her characters; they were very well written and captured your heart immediately. Maggie is fun, determined and more than able to steal a readers’ heart. She does things for the right reason and I loved how she had humor as well as a way about her that endeared her to me. The story flows nicely, characters are very well written and the reader is treated to a story that will leave a smile on your face in the end.

Meet Maggie. After a car accident leaves her sister dead and her beloved niece with some major injuries, she tries really hard to find a job-any job-to pay the piling medical bills. Maggie is a woman who is vulnerable yet gutsy and one I really enjoyed immensely. You got a sense of how much she loved her sister and niece and will do anything for them. What had me giggling a bit was the talking lizard, one who loved Wheel of Fortune and only Maggie could hear. Those moments left me so tickled pink and I enjoyed the way Maggie interacted with everyone in the story that she comes across. The secondary characters are well written and keep the reader glued to the pages to see what is next.

CONFESSIONS OF A SLIGHTLY NEUROTIC HITWOMAN is a fast paced story that will charm you till the end. The author does a great job in capturing the characters strengths and vulnerabilities perfectly within the pages and the reader is drawn into the world where hitwomen follow mob orders.

This is an objective review and not an endorsement