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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
I'm so glad I got a Lisa Scottoline book from a certain friend for Christmas a few yrs back. I love her stuff. Legal, action & a bit of romance (but not trashy romance) all together.
This book was so bad. I have that I HAVE to finish a book once I start it. It was mediocre at first but just got worse. The dialog was worse than soap operas! You suspect a man of killing your husband and best friend, still sleep with him and then fall in love anyway! I hated Ned, by the way. And all the lawyers. And really all the characters except Mary's mom and dad!!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wasn't too impressed but this was entertaining. It got a lot better at the end...
I read this in 2 days, in part because I was home, sick. Some of the dialogue was stiff, at times things seemed contrived, and the symbolism seemed stretched. It reads like a first book, but it definitely held my interest. I look forward to reading more by this author.
This is the first book I've read by this author, so I don't know yet if she would fall into the "if you've read one, you've read them all" camp (hello Robin Cook? I'm talking to you...). In any event, I was pleasantly surprised to not have pegged the mystery from page one, and it really was a page turner.
I found the ending frustrating - a blatant set up for a sequel if there ever was one - but overall, a nice diversion for a few hours of blessed free time!
I found the ending frustrating - a blatant set up for a sequel if there ever was one - but overall, a nice diversion for a few hours of blessed free time!
Mary DiNunzio hopes to make partner in a cutthroat law firm, especially since the fatal accident that took her husband's life. She wins a major case but starts receiving vaguely threatening notes and is fairly certain someone is following her. Could it be a co-worker, jealous of her success? Mary is still grieving her husband and the absence of her twin sister who is sequestered away in a convent as a novitiate, and now she's starting to fear for her life. With the help of best friend and fellow lawyer, Judy, Mary tries to sort it all out with what will become her trademark inner strength, and sense of humor, seen in future Scottoline novels.
just didn't really hold my attention. May revisit it at some point since it's pretty short. I was pretty distracted though, so may not be a fair reflection on the book
I don't read much (any?) legal fiction, so this was a first foray for me.