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marzipanwonderland's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
victor_constantine's review
2.0
I didn't hate reading this, but I can't honestly list reasons why someone should read this. I can, however, list what I did not like about it, and that is exactly what I'm going to do.
1. Maybe I would be into this if I knew anything about old film, but I felt like it talked about old actors and actresses a bit too much. I understand why they talked about them, but I think the author could have scaled it back a little.
2. I'm fourteen and I have classmates that sound more mature when talking about their boyfriend than Jackie did. Also, it seems really unprofessional for her to be dating the detective.
3. The McGowan (I think I got that name right) really should take some anger management classes. It's not good that Jackie kept having to interfere. McGowan should not have gotten as upset as he did with most of the stuff.
4. There is no way we (the readers) could have known who committed the murder. I realize that this one is a matter of personal preference, but I see very little use in reading a mystery if you can't solve it.
5. Jake wasn't in it as much as I was expecting. I thought it was cool when Jake helped Jackie play poker, so I was looking forward to him solving the mystery. Sadly, he didn't really do anything to help solve it because he got maced. (Side note: Does anyone else think it's weird that the dog's name and the human's name are the same name basically?)
I think that's it. Hopefully that wasn't too boring to read. Ta!
1. Maybe I would be into this if I knew anything about old film, but I felt like it talked about old actors and actresses a bit too much. I understand why they talked about them, but I think the author could have scaled it back a little.
2. I'm fourteen and I have classmates that sound more mature when talking about their boyfriend than Jackie did. Also, it seems really unprofessional for her to be dating the detective.
3. The McGowan (I think I got that name right) really should take some anger management classes. It's not good that Jackie kept having to interfere. McGowan should not have gotten as upset as he did with most of the stuff.
4. There is no way we (the readers) could have known who committed the murder. I realize that this one is a matter of personal preference, but I see very little use in reading a mystery if you can't solve it.
5. Jake wasn't in it as much as I was expecting. I thought it was cool when Jake helped Jackie play poker, so I was looking forward to him solving the mystery. Sadly, he didn't really do anything to help solve it because he got maced. (Side note: Does anyone else think it's weird that the dog's name and the human's name are the same name basically?)
I think that's it. Hopefully that wasn't too boring to read. Ta!
booklover81's review
I am currenlty reading Skull And Dog Bones by Melissa Cleary.
Skull And Dog Bones
Melissa Cleary
Mystery
202 pages
Ex-screenwriter Ralph Perrin has said good-bye to Hollywood. Someone's spiked his bottled water and left him to die in a motel swimming pool. And now Jackie's getting involved in the murder-because one of Perrin's final acts was making an appointment to see her. To solve this case, Jackie has to take a trip to L.A.-and rely on her dog, Jake, to help her trip up a killer.
Skull And Dog Bones
Melissa Cleary
Mystery
202 pages
Ex-screenwriter Ralph Perrin has said good-bye to Hollywood. Someone's spiked his bottled water and left him to die in a motel swimming pool. And now Jackie's getting involved in the murder-because one of Perrin's final acts was making an appointment to see her. To solve this case, Jackie has to take a trip to L.A.-and rely on her dog, Jake, to help her trip up a killer.