hollymbryan 's review for:

5.0

Absolutely phenomenal and SMART mystery from debut author Cosimano -- who, thank goodness, informed me after I read this that there IS another Nearly novel due out next year! I loved the characters and OH MY GOODNESS I think I literally drooled on the book anytime the completely swoon-worthy bad boy made an appearance. Yes, I am officially in love with a made-up character, and no, it does not bother me at all! I thought all the characters were so well-drawn, in fact, and I really felt like I got to know them over the course of the book. As for the mystery, I thought I knew who the culprit was, but I was definitely thrown off a few times - I found myself actually questioning right along with Nearly a few people I didn't want to have any doubt in. Oh, and one last nerd note: my husband is a chemist, so I enjoyed the hook of the killer writing notes using the periodic table and elements' abbreviations and atomic numbers ;-)

I loved this book and would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery, a smart, tough, insecure yet ultimately strong heroine, and (of course) really, really (REALLY) hot bad boys! I borrowed this from the library but want my own copy, and I definitely plan to read it again before book two drops next year.