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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I liked this book but it was hard to get into. it's told as if Heather Wells is having a conversation with you, and it was hard for the style of writing to flow when reading as there were lots of "you know"s and "I mean"s sub thoughts and tangents added in making it, you know, I mean, hard to follow!!!
was a good book though, not the best thriller/crime book I've read, but a cross with chick lit and a light read. I will read another Heather Wells mystery cause I like the character
was a good book though, not the best thriller/crime book I've read, but a cross with chick lit and a light read. I will read another Heather Wells mystery cause I like the character
Our introduction to Heather Wells, former teen pop star, sugary song lyrics included, and current assistant director of a university dorm after her contract was broken, her fiance left her and her mother run off with Heather's agent and all of her savings.
Heather has managed to land on her feet with the help of Cooper, her former fiance's black sheep big brother who offers her a rent free apartment in exchange for help with the billings of his detective agency.
Heather is not her former self anymore, having put on some weight and trying to find out what she wants to do with her life, while being seemingly in unrequited love with Cooper.
Her life gets a bit more complicated when a girl is discovered dead in her dorm. Everyone thinks it was an accident but Heather disagrees, especially when another girl turns up dead soon after the first one. Unwilling to let the matter drop and determined to prove that someone is killing those girls and stop them before they do it again, Heather launches her own investigation.
I figured out who the killer was since we first meet them,.
A very engaging story that might have lacked a romantic happily ever after, but that left me wanting to read the next one, [b:Size 14 Is Not Fat Either|23217|Size 14 Is Not Fat Either (Heather Wells, #2)|Meg Cabot|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479654269s/23217.jpg|3239501], straight away hoping for one, and curious to see how Heather grows.
Heather has managed to land on her feet with the help of Cooper, her former fiance's black sheep big brother who offers her a rent free apartment in exchange for help with the billings of his detective agency.
Heather is not her former self anymore, having put on some weight and trying to find out what she wants to do with her life, while being seemingly in unrequited love with Cooper.
Her life gets a bit more complicated when a girl is discovered dead in her dorm. Everyone thinks it was an accident but Heather disagrees, especially when another girl turns up dead soon after the first one. Unwilling to let the matter drop and determined to prove that someone is killing those girls and stop them before they do it again, Heather launches her own investigation.
I figured out who the killer was since we first meet them,
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as Heather's competent boss Rachel, noting her disappearances during the times of the murders and her odd behaviorA very engaging story that might have lacked a romantic happily ever after, but that left me wanting to read the next one, [b:Size 14 Is Not Fat Either|23217|Size 14 Is Not Fat Either (Heather Wells, #2)|Meg Cabot|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479654269s/23217.jpg|3239501], straight away hoping for one, and curious to see how Heather grows.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was remarkably fun. The lead has a fun personality, the story moved quickly, and the mystery, which I originally thought incredibly obvious and simple, managed to surprise me not once but twice! 4.5 stars.
Pop Sugar 2019 Challenge: A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover.
Pop Sugar 2019 Challenge: A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover.
I enjoyed this so much more than I expected. I plan to read much more Meg Cabot based on this enjoyable read. And I did not see the ending coming. Added bonus!
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So-so storyline and characters, but the writing's not that great. She reuses a few phrases over and over to the point of annoyance.
Quirky and cute. An easy read. Really enjoyed the whole size series. her other series are great too.
This could have been so much better, but instead the main character says "Like" too much, is portrayed as a role model for women who are not stick-thin and yet constantly obsesses about how miserable and hideous she is before she distracts herself with some sort of chocolate or baked thing, and is surprisingly easily distracted from the recently-witnessed murder scene by her landlord's nice bottom.
There are so many things that don't make sense in this. For example, having worked out who the culprit is, the two main characters go to visit someone else (to confirm what they already know) instead of going to the police who could do this bit on their own. I understand that our dear heroine is a bit impulsive and mentally challenged, but the cardboard cut-out love interest who isn't characterized beyond a few broody glances and how good he looks in whatever outfit he's wearing should, considering his career, be a little more sensible. And why do they take their bloody dog with them? It blatantly ignores the "smoking gun" rule - the dog serves absolutely no function in that scene (or the whole book, mind you) besides getting its paws wet. The descriptions are lazy and result in confusion, and the characterization is pathetic.
I found the main character whiny, self-obsessed and her constant "dorm-er-residence hall" repetition stopped being cute after the first three times she did it. That it continued to the very last part of the book was ridiculous.
If you cut all the cutesy repetition, catch-phrases, self-obsession, complaints about weight (and food cravings), the word "like" and shoddy descriptions of two-dimensional characters from this book, I think we'd be left with a couple of dead bodies in an elevator shaft. And that was the only interesting thing about it.
Come on, Ms Cabot. You can do so much better than this. Also, boo on your editor for not asking what the point of the damn dog was.
There are so many things that don't make sense in this. For example, having worked out who the culprit is, the two main characters go to visit someone else (to confirm what they already know) instead of going to the police who could do this bit on their own. I understand that our dear heroine is a bit impulsive and mentally challenged, but the cardboard cut-out love interest who isn't characterized beyond a few broody glances and how good he looks in whatever outfit he's wearing should, considering his career, be a little more sensible. And why do they take their bloody dog with them? It blatantly ignores the "smoking gun" rule - the dog serves absolutely no function in that scene (or the whole book, mind you) besides getting its paws wet. The descriptions are lazy and result in confusion, and the characterization is pathetic.
I found the main character whiny, self-obsessed and her constant "dorm-er-residence hall" repetition stopped being cute after the first three times she did it. That it continued to the very last part of the book was ridiculous.
If you cut all the cutesy repetition, catch-phrases, self-obsession, complaints about weight (and food cravings), the word "like" and shoddy descriptions of two-dimensional characters from this book, I think we'd be left with a couple of dead bodies in an elevator shaft. And that was the only interesting thing about it.
Come on, Ms Cabot. You can do so much better than this. Also, boo on your editor for not asking what the point of the damn dog was.