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alidottie's review against another edition
3.0
3 and 1/2 stars
Not the best Regan Reilly mystery, but she is a likeable PI, so eventually I'll read another. Super light-weight mysteries.
Not the best Regan Reilly mystery, but she is a likeable PI, so eventually I'll read another. Super light-weight mysteries.
tomaind's review against another edition
4.0
This is the fourth book in the Regan Riley series. I enjoy this series. It was a quick & comical read.
princessleia4life's review against another edition
1.0
This book was boring. The characters were disappointing and it was difficult to get into. Definitely worse than Iced which is saying A LOT.
bookhero6's review against another edition
3.0
This is definitely stronger than the first three Regan Reilly novels. The dialog flows better, Regan's inner monologue is a little less snarky and annoying.
What this book lacks is clarity. Character and location descriptions are lacking. I find myself confused at the layout of the properties mentioned because they haven't been adequately described earlier. The same goes with some of the characters.
It's an enjoyable little mystery story. I guess "cozy" is the word to describe a very PG mystery with no sex, violence, or coarse language. I do feel that it, like some of the others I've read of the younger Clark's, take place in a very charmed world, where everyone is incredibly self-absorbed and doesn't understand why other people aren't like them. The "working class" characters feel like cariacatures, not like real people. For the main characters, there's no sense of the lives they lead.
Regan Reilly feels kind of like a grown up Nancy Drew, where I don't feel like I know Nancy Drew any better at the end of the book. I will continue with the series, hoping that it continues to get better. Hopefully these early works are just having some growing pains!
What this book lacks is clarity. Character and location descriptions are lacking. I find myself confused at the layout of the properties mentioned because they haven't been adequately described earlier. The same goes with some of the characters.
It's an enjoyable little mystery story. I guess "cozy" is the word to describe a very PG mystery with no sex, violence, or coarse language. I do feel that it, like some of the others I've read of the younger Clark's, take place in a very charmed world, where everyone is incredibly self-absorbed and doesn't understand why other people aren't like them. The "working class" characters feel like cariacatures, not like real people. For the main characters, there's no sense of the lives they lead.
Regan Reilly feels kind of like a grown up Nancy Drew, where I don't feel like I know Nancy Drew any better at the end of the book. I will continue with the series, hoping that it continues to get better. Hopefully these early works are just having some growing pains!
luffy79's review against another edition
4.0
This was fun. Reading this book was quite an experience. I thought that the book covered a lot of ground in so few pages. There is a villain of sorts, but in this walled garden, there is no real serpent, only misguided spirits.
Twanged is the story of a fiddle that is cursed because it has been removed from its native soil, Ireland. Indeed, the heroine, is the musician, that is exposed to many acts of violence, all because of a curse.
I thought that there was one too many intrigue going on, but apart from that, I have nothing to complain. The comic timing of the book is spot on, and yet again I feel aggrieved at how obscure this title was. The author deserves more exposure.
Twanged is the story of a fiddle that is cursed because it has been removed from its native soil, Ireland. Indeed, the heroine, is the musician, that is exposed to many acts of violence, all because of a curse.
I thought that there was one too many intrigue going on, but apart from that, I have nothing to complain. The comic timing of the book is spot on, and yet again I feel aggrieved at how obscure this title was. The author deserves more exposure.
dodau's review against another edition
2.0
Dated badly, not much research it seems and basic writing style
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