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juliamckinney's review against another edition
4.0
An Intense Read
This was a great book. I can't say I enjoyed it, I like my murder mysteries a little sillier, but I couldn't put it down. I needed to get to the end to see how Lillian got out of the situation. Most characters were fleshed out and very realistic, we have all known a Lou in our life, amirite?
I haven't decided if I'm going to read more in the series, I don't think my fingernails could handle it, but I definitely recommend it to people who like their mysteries a little fun and a lot dark.
This was a great book. I can't say I enjoyed it, I like my murder mysteries a little sillier, but I couldn't put it down. I needed to get to the end to see how Lillian got out of the situation. Most characters were fleshed out and very realistic, we have all known a Lou in our life, amirite?
I haven't decided if I'm going to read more in the series, I don't think my fingernails could handle it, but I definitely recommend it to people who like their mysteries a little fun and a lot dark.
blenchbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
judeinthestars's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very enjoyable mystery, quite scary at times but not so much that I had to stop reading. I really liked the characters, all of them but especially the main one. She makes all sorts of mistakes and stupid choices because she’s so human and real.
So, I’m on to the second one.
So, I’m on to the second one.
shelley_pearson's review against another edition
3.0
I got kind of excited when I discovered this series. A lesbian amateur sleuth sounded right up my alley. I was surprised because it was categorized on Audible as a romance, but it seemed more like a cozy mystery than a romance to me. There was a little romance, but it wasn’t the main plot. I felt like the murders were a little creepier/gorier than a lot of mystery novels I read, but the book was fast-moving and easy. I thought it was pretty good!
juliamckinney's review against another edition
4.0
An Intense Read
This was a great book. I can't say I enjoyed it, I like my murder mysteries a little sillier, but I couldn't put it down. I needed to get to the end to see how Lillian got out of the situation. Most characters were fleshed out and very realistic, we have all known a Lou in our life, amirite?
I haven't decided if I'm going to read more in the series, I don't think my fingernails could handle it, but I definitely recommend it to people who like their mysteries a little fun and a lot dark.
This was a great book. I can't say I enjoyed it, I like my murder mysteries a little sillier, but I couldn't put it down. I needed to get to the end to see how Lillian got out of the situation. Most characters were fleshed out and very realistic, we have all known a Lou in our life, amirite?
I haven't decided if I'm going to read more in the series, I don't think my fingernails could handle it, but I definitely recommend it to people who like their mysteries a little fun and a lot dark.
corrie's review
5.0
Holy Hell was a very apt title for this book. Holy hell, indeed.
Lillian Byrd’s life goes completely to shit after she stabs the boss’s son Bucky in the ass with an X-acto knife after he ‘accidentally’ rubs himself against her one time too many. That action gets the small-time reporter fired from her job at the Eagle Eye newspaper, just when she was working on a juicy murder case.
Lillian (now freelancing) is determined to get to the bottom of this murder and in doing so gets herself in a whole heap of trouble. She manages to make a colossal cluster fuck out of the murder investigation by trying to get evidence the wrong way. Now the killer is after her because she knows too much, as well as Bucky who still wants to get even for the stab in the butt and if that isn’t enough she manages to get herself the unwanted attentions of an amorous stalker lady.
Pet rabbit Todd is her only anchor to sanity as her world unravels.
This was my first encounter with Elizabeth Sims and I have to say I really like her writing style. Lillian’s unconventional sleuthing gets her in hilarious situations, but I was also shocked out of my socks a few times when Sims sneaks in a very graphic scene. Yikes! That sobers you up real quick.
Now I want to read the whole 5-book series. It was a really entertaining read with a marvelous (and flawed) main character, an unusual murder-mystery and fantastic dialogue.
f/f this is not a romance but Lillian does get some (non-explicit) action
Themes: Detroit, amateur sleuthing, teeth, 1985 evergreen Chevrolet Caprice, the Snapdragon Club, Dewar’s whiskey, breaking and entering, arts and crafts with human remains, oh fuck Minerva LeBlanc.
5 stars
Lillian Byrd’s life goes completely to shit after she stabs the boss’s son Bucky in the ass with an X-acto knife after he ‘accidentally’ rubs himself against her one time too many. That action gets the small-time reporter fired from her job at the Eagle Eye newspaper, just when she was working on a juicy murder case.
Lillian (now freelancing) is determined to get to the bottom of this murder and in doing so gets herself in a whole heap of trouble. She manages to make a colossal cluster fuck out of the murder investigation by trying to get evidence the wrong way. Now the killer is after her because she knows too much, as well as Bucky who still wants to get even for the stab in the butt and if that isn’t enough she manages to get herself the unwanted attentions of an amorous stalker lady.
Pet rabbit Todd is her only anchor to sanity as her world unravels.
This was my first encounter with Elizabeth Sims and I have to say I really like her writing style. Lillian’s unconventional sleuthing gets her in hilarious situations, but I was also shocked out of my socks a few times when Sims sneaks in a very graphic scene. Yikes! That sobers you up real quick.
Now I want to read the whole 5-book series. It was a really entertaining read with a marvelous (and flawed) main character, an unusual murder-mystery and fantastic dialogue.
f/f this is not a romance but Lillian does get some (non-explicit) action
Themes: Detroit, amateur sleuthing, teeth, 1985 evergreen Chevrolet Caprice, the Snapdragon Club, Dewar’s whiskey, breaking and entering, arts and crafts with human remains, oh fuck Minerva LeBlanc.
5 stars
marenk's review
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
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