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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Ugh! This is the second cozy mystery in a row in which the murder and plot frame are great and the writing is 1st-semester-writing-student-pre-editing bad. DNF. I couldn't suffer through another one. Here's hoping the next one I pick up is better.
I have not read the Pet Sitter series so I wasn't sure what to expect. The story revolves around a pet rescue facility and the murder of a shifty young man involved with animal cruelty and puppy mills. Lauren opens herself up to danger when she starts investigating the murder. I pretty much figured out who the killer was in the first half of the book. An OK read. 3 stars
Did NOT like this protagonist. She (Lauren) admits that she is a micro-manager. I honestly feel as the reader I am being micro-managed & preached at. Lauren is deeply cynical and paranoid, which makes this reading tiring. The internal struggles she has would be fine if they were explained once and the reader was allowed to move on, but it doesn't happen this way. They are constantly rehashed and brought up some other way.
Some things just seem out of sorts as where like the editor said things needed to be added, so they were added but didn't seem necessary. Lots of dumb sentences, i.e. "Si is busted!"or telling us once again the girl behind the counter would be starting vet tech school shortly.
The story line itself it good, but the writing is not enjoyable and I do not plan on reading more of this series which is sad because I was excited to read about a pet rescue center.
Lastly, the name of the book is Beaglemania...I would expect MORE beagles besides the ones that were rescued from the puppy mill & the ONE female that was brought to HotRescues. I DID NOT like the usage of pit bulls in the story, as they felt more like harboring people's fear as it showed when Nina called them "nasty".
Some things just seem out of sorts as where like the editor said things needed to be added, so they were added but didn't seem necessary. Lots of dumb sentences, i.e. "Si is busted!"or telling us once again the girl behind the counter would be starting vet tech school shortly.
The story line itself it good, but the writing is not enjoyable and I do not plan on reading more of this series which is sad because I was excited to read about a pet rescue center.
Lastly, the name of the book is Beaglemania...I would expect MORE beagles besides the ones that were rescued from the puppy mill & the ONE female that was brought to HotRescues. I DID NOT like the usage of pit bulls in the story, as they felt more like harboring people's fear as it showed when Nina called them "nasty".
Ugh! This is the second cozy mystery in a row in which the murder and plot frame are great and the writing is 1st-semester-writing-student-pre-editing bad. DNF. I couldn't suffer through another one. Here's hoping the next one I pick up is better.