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msruh1979's review against another edition
3.0
It was like reading a book based on an episode of Murder She Wrote. Perfect for any nursing home reader that can't have too much excitement, suspense, and intrigue due to cardiac ailments.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
A 2015 staff favorite recommended by Jane, who says, "Ephron has written a suspenseful page-turner inspired by the 1958 stabbing of Lana Turner's lover. The old Hollywood setting rings true, since Ephron grew up there, the daughter of a screenwriting team.''
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allee_waters's review against another edition
2.0
2 stars - it was ok.
This book was a quick in between book I read. For a cheap bargain book it wasn’t bad. I have read many better crime/mystery novels, and had a hard time connecting with the characters and the setting. The plot seems a little far fetched at time, but it was a quick and easy read.
This book was a quick in between book I read. For a cheap bargain book it wasn’t bad. I have read many better crime/mystery novels, and had a hard time connecting with the characters and the setting. The plot seems a little far fetched at time, but it was a quick and easy read.
mcipher's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this a lot - great mystery, lots of Hollywood glamour and seediness, interesting characters - except that I was really disappointed by the end. I get that a mystery can't always get neatly wrapped up in a way that makes sense or makes me feel that justice is served, but it just left a bad taste in my mouth. Four stars until the end, which took it down to just three.
bethreadsandnaps's review against another edition
2.0
Flat mystery and not very suspenseful. The protagonist is the daughter of a Hollywood writer who is trying to solve the mystery surrounding her father's death and a long ago murder of her friends' mother's boyfriend. The problem was that I didn't find it very compelling, particularly for a mystery.
aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
carolsnotebook's review against another edition
3.0
The blurb gives the set-up - and of course all the events are connected. I think Hollywood in the '80s with secrets going back to the late '50s was a great setting. Stars and writers with their careers and public image to think of give an interesting outlook on the mystery.
My main problem with Night Night, Sleep Tight was that I just didn't care about Deidre. I didn't like her, didn't hate her, didn't feel sorry for her, or any of the main characters really. I didn't get to know her mother and brother enough to fully understand their motives and the family friends were all pretty self-absorbed. The mystery itself was fine but not compelling enough to carry the book.Deidre happens to find her father's memoir quickly after his death, which was more than a bit convenient. It gave her a direction to take her questions and other people a motive for murder.
I was surprised, and a bit disappointed, by who the killer was. It made sense though, given the aspirations of all the characters involved. I did like the ending- instead of taking what would be the expected route, Ephron let the characters do what was in their nature.
This was not one that kept me involved. I finished it because it wasn't bad enough to put down, but it also didn't call my name at every free moment.
My main problem with Night Night, Sleep Tight was that I just didn't care about Deidre. I didn't like her, didn't hate her, didn't feel sorry for her, or any of the main characters really. I didn't get to know her mother and brother enough to fully understand their motives and the family friends were all pretty self-absorbed. The mystery itself was fine but not compelling enough to carry the book.Deidre happens to find her father's memoir quickly after his death, which was more than a bit convenient. It gave her a direction to take her questions and other people a motive for murder.
I was surprised, and a bit disappointed, by who the killer was. It made sense though, given the aspirations of all the characters involved. I did like the ending- instead of taking what would be the expected route, Ephron let the characters do what was in their nature.
This was not one that kept me involved. I finished it because it wasn't bad enough to put down, but it also didn't call my name at every free moment.