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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Oh Kinsey, you are at the top of a criminal's hit list and have to hire a bodyguard, so naturally, you escape off at every given moment to investigate things on your own leaving yourself as an open target...good grief! Still enjoyable but that really vexed me.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
This started really well, with a road trip to an interesting destination - the Slabs, near Salton Sea in California. The end, however, was a shocker, and not in a good way. I've said in reviews for previous books in this series that one of the reasons I like Kinsey is that she's practical, with a commonsense approach to her own safety - but here, her absolutely moronic decision-making almost gets her killed, and honestly: she would have deserved it. If you find a body in someone's back shed, with suspicions that there are more, you call the police instead of poking around for half an hour and putting yourself in a position where you're about to confront a killer and no one knows where you are. Admittedly, the killer's an ancient old man and can easily be defended against, but then there's the hitman after her and she blows that off too.
My only consolation is that she had a head injury early in the book, and this explains her subsequent behaviour. I'd say nice things about the violently practical Rochelle, except her inability to be that violently practical earlier on gets her brother killed, so you know what, this one's a dead loss. Use your brain, Kinsey. You're supposed to have one.
My only consolation is that she had a head injury early in the book, and this explains her subsequent behaviour. I'd say nice things about the violently practical Rochelle, except her inability to be that violently practical earlier on gets her brother killed, so you know what, this one's a dead loss. Use your brain, Kinsey. You're supposed to have one.
This was the weakest of the Grafton alphabet series that I have read yet. I am reading them alphabetically. I actually listened to the book-on-cd, which isn't my favorite way to "read" a book, and perhaps that's why I didn't like it as much. There were two big stories happening in this book, as well as the story of the romance, and it just seemed like too much going on. I will continue to read through the alphabet, though, as I'm hoping this one was just a fluke.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
In the 7th book of the Kinsey Millhone series, Kinsey is searching for a missing woman while also dealing with a hit that has been put out on Kinsey herself.
I adore this series so much. It's at the point where every time I write up my thoughts on one, I'm reminded of just how much I love the series so I go instantly put the next book on hold at the library. It's a comfort series at this point. This book in particular had much more tension because Kinsey was dealing with a hit on her own life. The actual other mystery that she was investigating was a bit more confusing with the ending but I just didn't care. I read these books because I love Kinsey as a main character and enjoy seeing what troubles she will get into next. They are fun to read and lose myself in for a day or two. I'm excited to continue on and will probably be picking up book eight very soon. I recommend reading this series in order if possible but honestly you could probably jump in anywhere and be okay. Kinsey is just a delight.
Mystery readers and even cozy mystery readers (I find this series to be both comforting and a bit cozy) should give this series a try. Four stars for this book in particular but it's a five star series overall for me so far.
I adore this series so much. It's at the point where every time I write up my thoughts on one, I'm reminded of just how much I love the series so I go instantly put the next book on hold at the library. It's a comfort series at this point. This book in particular had much more tension because Kinsey was dealing with a hit on her own life. The actual other mystery that she was investigating was a bit more confusing with the ending but I just didn't care. I read these books because I love Kinsey as a main character and enjoy seeing what troubles she will get into next. They are fun to read and lose myself in for a day or two. I'm excited to continue on and will probably be picking up book eight very soon. I recommend reading this series in order if possible but honestly you could probably jump in anywhere and be okay. Kinsey is just a delight.
Mystery readers and even cozy mystery readers (I find this series to be both comforting and a bit cozy) should give this series a try. Four stars for this book in particular but it's a five star series overall for me so far.
Gut Instinct Rating: 4
Characters: 4
Believability: 5
Uniqueness: 4
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 4
Story Line: 5
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Overall: 4.56
Characters: 4
Believability: 5
Uniqueness: 4
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 4
Story Line: 5
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Overall: 4.56