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A review by krisrid
Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley
4.0
I enjoyed book two in the writer's apprentice series as much as the first book.
I like pretty much all the characters in this series. They feel like real people, and they act in sensible, intelligent ways, even during dramatic upsetting situations. It's nice once in a while for cozy characters to not continually do dumb, irritating things.
The mystery in this second book was sort of a continuation of what happened in the first book, but things have progressed, and the characters are living their lives and moving on. I liked the way character development was handled in this book, and I liked getting to know Lena, Sam, Camilla and Doug better this time around.
I also enjoy the writer aspect, as we get to eavesdrop on Camilla and Lena working on their second collaboration of a book together. We also get snippets of their book at the start of each chapter, just as we did in the first book of this series. It's kind of like a book within a book, and I liked that feature - it was fun!
There isn't anything shocking or earth-shaking about this series. Just likable characters, doing interesting things, in a small town peopled by nice individuals. What's not to like? I hope there are more books planned in this series. I will definitely read any future books from the Writer's Apprentice series.
I like pretty much all the characters in this series. They feel like real people, and they act in sensible, intelligent ways, even during dramatic upsetting situations. It's nice once in a while for cozy characters to not continually do dumb, irritating things.
The mystery in this second book was sort of a continuation of what happened in the first book, but things have progressed, and the characters are living their lives and moving on. I liked the way character development was handled in this book, and I liked getting to know Lena, Sam, Camilla and Doug better this time around.
I also enjoy the writer aspect, as we get to eavesdrop on Camilla and Lena working on their second collaboration of a book together. We also get snippets of their book at the start of each chapter, just as we did in the first book of this series. It's kind of like a book within a book, and I liked that feature - it was fun!
There isn't anything shocking or earth-shaking about this series. Just likable characters, doing interesting things, in a small town peopled by nice individuals. What's not to like? I hope there are more books planned in this series. I will definitely read any future books from the Writer's Apprentice series.