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thephdivabooks's review against another edition
5.0
I always love a Bailey Weggins mystery--they are fun and sassy and light as far as murder mysteries go!
Baily Weggins is a true crime writer for Gloss magazine who has a knack for stumbling across dead bodies, and puts her best modern Nancy Drew to the test when helping to solve them! In Over Her Dead Body, we see Bailey forced to consider a new career path when her friend and editor Cat informs her that she is taking Gloss in a new direction, one that includes less true crime and more feng shui. With another smart and intricate mystery, and the same loveable Bailey at the center, I found the fourth book to be just exactly the perfect getaway read this week!
About the Book
Bailey Weggins is a free-lance journalist in NYC who finds herself out of her long-term contract and seeking out a new opportunity. She finds it at a national celebrity gossip magazine where she is asked to cover celebrity crimes. Anyone who has read Bailey Weggins before knows that though she is a crime writer, celebrity magazines aren't a great fit. But, its a replacement for her previous long-term gig and she is finding her way through the seedy gossip-filled celeb world.
Bailey knows this may be a temporary stop in her career, when not long after she begins at the magazine, she stumbles across the aftermath of a murder in her own office. Bailey finds her very disliked editor-in-chief attacked late one night, while a party is raging nextdoor at the offices of their sister-magazine. Save for a cleaning woman who was also attacked, no one appears to be around the office.
Bailey calls 911, but soon finds herself wrapped up in the case herself. Her acting editor-in-chief asks her to cover the murder for the magazine. As Bailey begins to hunt down leads, she finds herself planted in the mystery as more than just a witness. Mysterious events seem to surround her. Is Bailey being followed? Or was she just at the wrong place at the wrong time?
As Bailey digs deeper, she begins to think her life may be in danger. The only way out is to find the killer before the killer finds her...
Reflection
Bailey finds herself in a time of transition in this book. She’s broken up with the man in her life, she is out of her regular job, and she is forced into carving a new path for herself forward. I admit, I remember how shocked I was to hear long-time friend and boss Cat change the direction for Gloss magazine to a direction that doesn’t include true crime writing or human interest stories. But thankfully, an opportunity arises at just the right moment at Buzz—a weekly magazine filled with all things celebrity, including celebrity crime covered by none other than the incredible Bailey Weggins!
Bailey’s new boss Mona is no picnic to work for—Bailey herself witnesses a dressing down or four, but manages to escape the wrath of Mona largely due to her background as a “respectable” writer. Still, no one is exactly devastated when Mona turns up murdered, the body discovered by none other than Bailey. I have to say that on a re-read, I was quite fascinated by Mona. Her methods were severe and frankly inappropriate, but she also seemed to be great at her job. She’s quite the figure!
Bailey also finds herself interested in someone new, and there’s actually this incredibly humorous sequence where Bailey wants to find out his name and fakes a call to the place she met him to trick it out of the receptionist. This is the Bailey I love! She is imperfectly adorable—doing something many of us would do because she saw a cute guy and couldn’t stop thinking about him! It was interesting seeing Bailey vulnerable—liking someone more than she realized, and maybe more than she was ready for, while also being insecure about the level of reciprocation from him.
This entire book is a fresh start for Bailey in a way! New career, new love interest. Bailey is at the most vulnerable in life that we have seen her, and it added a new layer to her character that really pulled me in. This Bailey is no less fierce than in the previous books, but she is also humbled by life, insecure at times, but still her gutsy-girl self that I’ve come to love! I loved when we got to see her have a particularly ballsy interaction with a difficult witness, and then hear that she was shaking a bit during it. It was so refreshingly normal and showed her true confidence in her vulnerability in a way.
I was caught AGAIN this re-read, sure that I knew who the culprit was and being wrong! I remembered bits of the ending but it tricked me again! This fun and sassy installment was just as amazing on a re-read, and I highly recommend it!
Don’t forget that we are nearing the publication of the newest Bailey Weggins novel on May 7, 2019!
Baily Weggins is a true crime writer for Gloss magazine who has a knack for stumbling across dead bodies, and puts her best modern Nancy Drew to the test when helping to solve them! In Over Her Dead Body, we see Bailey forced to consider a new career path when her friend and editor Cat informs her that she is taking Gloss in a new direction, one that includes less true crime and more feng shui. With another smart and intricate mystery, and the same loveable Bailey at the center, I found the fourth book to be just exactly the perfect getaway read this week!
About the Book
Bailey Weggins is a free-lance journalist in NYC who finds herself out of her long-term contract and seeking out a new opportunity. She finds it at a national celebrity gossip magazine where she is asked to cover celebrity crimes. Anyone who has read Bailey Weggins before knows that though she is a crime writer, celebrity magazines aren't a great fit. But, its a replacement for her previous long-term gig and she is finding her way through the seedy gossip-filled celeb world.
Bailey knows this may be a temporary stop in her career, when not long after she begins at the magazine, she stumbles across the aftermath of a murder in her own office. Bailey finds her very disliked editor-in-chief attacked late one night, while a party is raging nextdoor at the offices of their sister-magazine. Save for a cleaning woman who was also attacked, no one appears to be around the office.
Bailey calls 911, but soon finds herself wrapped up in the case herself. Her acting editor-in-chief asks her to cover the murder for the magazine. As Bailey begins to hunt down leads, she finds herself planted in the mystery as more than just a witness. Mysterious events seem to surround her. Is Bailey being followed? Or was she just at the wrong place at the wrong time?
As Bailey digs deeper, she begins to think her life may be in danger. The only way out is to find the killer before the killer finds her...
Reflection
Bailey finds herself in a time of transition in this book. She’s broken up with the man in her life, she is out of her regular job, and she is forced into carving a new path for herself forward. I admit, I remember how shocked I was to hear long-time friend and boss Cat change the direction for Gloss magazine to a direction that doesn’t include true crime writing or human interest stories. But thankfully, an opportunity arises at just the right moment at Buzz—a weekly magazine filled with all things celebrity, including celebrity crime covered by none other than the incredible Bailey Weggins!
Bailey’s new boss Mona is no picnic to work for—Bailey herself witnesses a dressing down or four, but manages to escape the wrath of Mona largely due to her background as a “respectable” writer. Still, no one is exactly devastated when Mona turns up murdered, the body discovered by none other than Bailey. I have to say that on a re-read, I was quite fascinated by Mona. Her methods were severe and frankly inappropriate, but she also seemed to be great at her job. She’s quite the figure!
Bailey also finds herself interested in someone new, and there’s actually this incredibly humorous sequence where Bailey wants to find out his name and fakes a call to the place she met him to trick it out of the receptionist. This is the Bailey I love! She is imperfectly adorable—doing something many of us would do because she saw a cute guy and couldn’t stop thinking about him! It was interesting seeing Bailey vulnerable—liking someone more than she realized, and maybe more than she was ready for, while also being insecure about the level of reciprocation from him.
This entire book is a fresh start for Bailey in a way! New career, new love interest. Bailey is at the most vulnerable in life that we have seen her, and it added a new layer to her character that really pulled me in. This Bailey is no less fierce than in the previous books, but she is also humbled by life, insecure at times, but still her gutsy-girl self that I’ve come to love! I loved when we got to see her have a particularly ballsy interaction with a difficult witness, and then hear that she was shaking a bit during it. It was so refreshingly normal and showed her true confidence in her vulnerability in a way.
I was caught AGAIN this re-read, sure that I knew who the culprit was and being wrong! I remembered bits of the ending but it tricked me again! This fun and sassy installment was just as amazing on a re-read, and I highly recommend it!
Don’t forget that we are nearing the publication of the newest Bailey Weggins novel on May 7, 2019!
annacarson's review against another edition
3.0
many cancelable offenses here but it did give me the phrase “gay gourmet bag of tricks”
paintcc's review against another edition
2.0
I was almost half way through this book before I realized I had read it before. Definitely not memorable. Shallow characters, minimal plot development and no depth to the mystery. Will skip the rest of the series.
asira's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Easy to read; it was a bit of a task remembering all of the characters though
lhalim's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it!! I thought I had figured out who the killer was, but Kate White never fails to surprise me!! :)
mcipher's review against another edition
3.0
This is probably more of a 2 1/2 - I love her books, they are totally fun and breezy mysteries, great atmosphere, etc. But the ending on this one? SO LAME. I was so into the rest of the book and I was all excited to figure out whodunnit, and then, it ended. And it was disappointing and fell flat and I felt kind of cheated by the last couple pages.
gettinglostinagoodbook's review
4.0
This was a quick grab at the library book sale - they only had two audio books, so I grabbed them both. I really enjoyed this one, and will look for more in the series. It was fast-paced, intriguing and kept you guessing. Good "listen"!
abookwormwithwine's review
4.0
Man does it feel good to be back in the world of Bailey Weggins! I have very slowly been working my way through this series, and now I have finally finished [b:Over Her Dead Body|1011554|Over Her Dead Body (Bailey Weggins Mystery #4)|Kate White|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327956892l/1011554._SY75_.jpg|410268] by [a:Kate White|59972|Kate White|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1611432384p2/59972.jpg]. This book made me crave wine as much as the first three did, and it is told with White's signature style and wit. Bailey is one of my favorite female characters of all time, and I wouldn't mind if the series never ends. This time she is looking for a summer fling, as well as investigating (and reporting on) her new boss's murder. There is plenty of mystery and intrigue along with a couple of steamy sex scenes and lots of suspense!
I decided to listen to the audiobook this time and that may have been a mistake. I don't think I have ever heard the narrator before even though she has a long list of books she has voiced. I really liked Julia Gibson's voice for Bailey and thought it's how she would sound, but there are lots of odd and long pauses as well as points where you can hear her swallowing. I have no idea if this is an issue with editing or not, but it was very distracting, and I started saying "gulp" every time she did it. Luckily for me, she doesn't narrate any of the other books in this series so hopefully, I will have better luck next time! If you go the audio route I would beware, but this was an amazing book with twists I never saw coming.
I love the journalism aspect in Over Her Dead Body, which is a theme throughout the series since, duh, Bailey is a crime writer. She always puts herself in dangerous situations and it is all part of the fun of these books. If you like novels with plucky female leads with some steam and journalism mixed in, this is the book and series for you! All the talk about wine is always a plus as well. Loved this installment to the series and I can't wait for the next one!
I decided to listen to the audiobook this time and that may have been a mistake. I don't think I have ever heard the narrator before even though she has a long list of books she has voiced. I really liked Julia Gibson's voice for Bailey and thought it's how she would sound, but there are lots of odd and long pauses as well as points where you can hear her swallowing. I have no idea if this is an issue with editing or not, but it was very distracting, and I started saying "gulp" every time she did it. Luckily for me, she doesn't narrate any of the other books in this series so hopefully, I will have better luck next time! If you go the audio route I would beware, but this was an amazing book with twists I never saw coming.
I love the journalism aspect in Over Her Dead Body, which is a theme throughout the series since, duh, Bailey is a crime writer. She always puts herself in dangerous situations and it is all part of the fun of these books. If you like novels with plucky female leads with some steam and journalism mixed in, this is the book and series for you! All the talk about wine is always a plus as well. Loved this installment to the series and I can't wait for the next one!
bkmckown's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty decent mystery. Surprise ending. A liitle lengthy.
davidpaige's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first Baily Weggins book for me. I thought the first chapter was a bit underwhelming, and I wasn't sure whether I would enjoy listening to the book.
It took a bit, but the story started to pick up and get interesting. Bailey Weggins boss gets murdered, and as she investigates, she determines that many people made prime suspects for the murder.
Kate White did a good job keeping interest in the story, and keeping it moving.
It took a bit, but the story started to pick up and get interesting. Bailey Weggins boss gets murdered, and as she investigates, she determines that many people made prime suspects for the murder.
Kate White did a good job keeping interest in the story, and keeping it moving.