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songwind's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lot of fun. The characters are likeable and the premise is fairly unique.
melindavan's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed the premise of this book. The whole idea of angels having a system of justice like ours and needing lawyers, etc. was intriguing and entertaining to me. I do think Mary Stanton needs to work on the dialogs a bit as it often felt stiff or out of place. I also thought the main character accepted her strange surroundings/happenings much too quickly and without enough explanation. I would have imagined a lawyer to want more explanation, to be more curious, ask more questions.
That said, it left me wanting more. I'm hoping the next one in the series has some wings under it, pun intended :-)
That said, it left me wanting more. I'm hoping the next one in the series has some wings under it, pun intended :-)
kb2287's review against another edition
4.0
The Beaufort & Company Mystery books are highly original, and hard to put down. I am on the fourth book in this series, and can't wait to get a hold of the next book!
marlynb's review against another edition
5.0
Our heroine, Bree Winston-Beaufort inherits a law practice in Savannah from her uncle. Her first night in town, as she is unpacking, she receives a call from billionaire Benjamin Skinner, who just happens to have died earlier that day. She is as confused by this as she is by the fact that most people are unable to find her office, until she talks to one of her old law professors, who informs her that she is to try this case in the Celestial Courts, where Skinner has been charged with greed.
This is somewhat of a departure for Stanton, who has written several childrens' fantasies (and as Claudia Bishop writes traditional mysteries) but I think she's done a splendid job. I stayed up waaaay too late finishing it, and started the next book in the morning.
This is somewhat of a departure for Stanton, who has written several childrens' fantasies (and as Claudia Bishop writes traditional mysteries) but I think she's done a splendid job. I stayed up waaaay too late finishing it, and started the next book in the morning.
git_r_read's review against another edition
5.0
I had so much fun reading this book. It's a very well written story, with great characters I wanted to know.
Bree is setting out on her own in her own law practice she inherited from her Uncle Frank in Savannah Georgia. She is setting up shop, temporarily, in an old home set in the middle of the Murderers Cemetary.
Bree's team is made up of her landlady, a window dresser, the brother of the woman Bree thought she was hiring, and very enigmatic (and hot) PI named Gabriel Striker who always shows up when she needs him most.
Bree is also finding out that she is to defend clients in the highest court there is, the Celestial Court.
I am so glad that this is going to be a series. I can't wait until the next one is on the shelves.
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Above is my review from 2009. I wanted to listen to the story this time, one of the few times I wanted to do a re-read. I rarely do this, life is too short and there are many books on Mt Git'r'Read to re-read.
Still very much loved the book and look forward to listening to more.
Bree is setting out on her own in her own law practice she inherited from her Uncle Frank in Savannah Georgia. She is setting up shop, temporarily, in an old home set in the middle of the Murderers Cemetary.
Bree's team is made up of her landlady, a window dresser, the brother of the woman Bree thought she was hiring, and very enigmatic (and hot) PI named Gabriel Striker who always shows up when she needs him most.
Bree is also finding out that she is to defend clients in the highest court there is, the Celestial Court.
I am so glad that this is going to be a series. I can't wait until the next one is on the shelves.
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Above is my review from 2009. I wanted to listen to the story this time, one of the few times I wanted to do a re-read. I rarely do this, life is too short and there are many books on Mt Git'r'Read to re-read.
Still very much loved the book and look forward to listening to more.
eososray's review against another edition
2.0
While a highly interesting concept for a story, I didn't like Bree or her family and the whole celestial part could have been more comprehensive, once we finally find out what's going on, it just wraps up in unseemly haste.
lakecake's review against another edition
4.0
This is sort of like a mix between the Southern Gothic of Charlaine Harris mixed with the Southern gentility of Laura Childs' Tea Shop mysteries. very intriguing, and Bree is a good main character. I think this was a little short on explanation, unfortunately, for an opening of a series, but the mystery was really deep--different from other first books I've read. Looking forward to the next one.
caitkom's review against another edition
3.0
I've had this on my TBR list since 2011 and I think I even have a hard copy, although I opted to listed to it on audio. I had pretty high hopes. I love books in which the protagonist can communicate with the dead, but I wasn't hooked right away and the book kind of dragged on for me. The main character has relocated to Savannah, GA after her uncle dies mysteriously in a fire and left her his law firm.
Bree meets a whole host of interesting characters as she is setting up shop, and all of them seem to be dropping hints about who she is and the path she "should" be following. I got a little frustrated with this part because I just wanted them to come out and tell her what she was working with so she didn't feel like she was losing her mind. Instead then hinted around and alluded to the fact that she was working with the departed, but it wasn't until the very end of the book that they finally explained some stuff.
Overall I enjoyed the premise and the characters. They are a quirky fun set, who have Bree's best interests in mind at all times. I got thrown off a little bit with all the celestial references and such. I may read another one in the series.
Bree meets a whole host of interesting characters as she is setting up shop, and all of them seem to be dropping hints about who she is and the path she "should" be following. I got a little frustrated with this part because I just wanted them to come out and tell her what she was working with so she didn't feel like she was losing her mind. Instead then hinted around and alluded to the fact that she was working with the departed, but it wasn't until the very end of the book that they finally explained some stuff.
Overall I enjoyed the premise and the characters. They are a quirky fun set, who have Bree's best interests in mind at all times. I got thrown off a little bit with all the celestial references and such. I may read another one in the series.
munderoon's review against another edition
2.0
Um ehrlich zu sein: ich hab es abgebrochen, weil mir weder die Protagonistin, noch der Schreibstil zugesagt haben. Ich glaube, das ist mal wieder Geschmack abhängig, für meinen Geschmack war es eben nix. Sorry Bree, aber ich glaube, du wirst mit anderen mehr Glück haben! :)