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claudia_is_reading's review
2.0
I grabbed this because it was, supposedly, a murder mystery. It wasn't.
Oh, yes, there is a murder but there is no real mystery. And the characters are... plain and boring. There is no romance, either. Which wouldn't be a problem for me except it should have been one; it says so in the blurb: romantic mystery standalone. But I didn't see it, at all.
Oh, well, I think I will stick to the Maxwell Thornton mysteries and stop digging into the author's backlist :P
Oh, yes, there is a murder but there is no real mystery. And the characters are... plain and boring. There is no romance, either. Which wouldn't be a problem for me except it should have been one; it says so in the blurb: romantic mystery standalone. But I didn't see it, at all.
Oh, well, I think I will stick to the Maxwell Thornton mysteries and stop digging into the author's backlist :P
mijpearl's review
3.0
this was a quick read. didn't like it as much as I wanted to like it. I just hoped for a little more. The plot kind of didn't really make me interested and I don't get why the author named the book married to murder.
mijuamina's review
3.0
this was a quick read. didn't like it as much as I wanted to like it. I just hoped for a little more. The plot kind of didn't really make me interested and I don't get why the author named the book married to murder.
terriaminute's review
DNF. Deleted. There's a somewhat clunky 'new writer' feel to the dialogue, and honestly the plot was already boring me, but when the macho rich dude says he's not a pussy and the surfer dude doesn't so much as think that's a sexist-jerk thing to say, poof went any lingering interest I had.
Here's the deal: words matter. In your work, you have the power to shift sexist narratives. (Among other also harmful narratives.) Use your powers for good.
Also, FYI, pussies are tough, so the term is not just sexist but ignorant. The countering of our internalized misogyny is a process, but I don't have to drop back to the author's point in the learning curve. Were the writing better, I might have scowled and read on. This one was a perfect storm of meh and offensive for me.
Here's the deal: words matter. In your work, you have the power to shift sexist narratives. (Among other also harmful narratives.) Use your powers for good.
Also, FYI, pussies are tough, so the term is not just sexist but ignorant. The countering of our internalized misogyny is a process, but I don't have to drop back to the author's point in the learning curve. Were the writing better, I might have scowled and read on. This one was a perfect storm of meh and offensive for me.
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