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Abby Cooper: Psychic Eye
by Victoria Laurie
Abby Cooper: Psychic Eye follows a psychic intuitive named, you guessed it, Abby Cooper. Abby, though apparently being quite talented, fails to predict her client’s murder and ends up bumbling through the investigation. Of course, the lead detective on the case happens to be the handsome man she went on a blind date with earlier in the week and he is not buying what she is selling.
Honestly, I felt like this cozy mystery left a lot to be desired. I have read a handful of wonderful, immersive books so far this year and unfortunately, the world of Abby Cooper fell short. The characters seemed more like outlines or sketches and didn’t provide the depth I was hoping for. Dutch, we are told, is the embodiment of male virility, In fact, he oozes it (though I think the word she used was "exudes").
Abby was juvenile and hot-headed. We were warned at the beginning when Abby mentioned that she didn’t act her age, and I really should have steeled myself because goodness did she make me angry.
Finally the biggest issue: blatant foreshadowing. It reminds me of shoddy narration from true crime shows. Comments like “After this, I wouldn’t neglect to answer my intuitive phone calls for a very long time”, “In retrospect…” or her spirit pals chanting “Liar Liar” when someone lies had me throwing up my hands and shouting “SPOILER ALERT!” To be fair to the author, this is purely my preference and I’ve raged about foreshadowing in other books I’ve read, including Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons.
Full review available on Dream Come Review
Honestly, I felt like this cozy mystery left a lot to be desired. I have read a handful of wonderful, immersive books so far this year and unfortunately, the world of Abby Cooper fell short. The characters seemed more like outlines or sketches and didn’t provide the depth I was hoping for. Dutch, we are told, is the embodiment of male virility, In fact, he oozes it (though I think the word she used was "exudes").
Abby was juvenile and hot-headed. We were warned at the beginning when Abby mentioned that she didn’t act her age, and I really should have steeled myself because goodness did she make me angry.
Finally the biggest issue: blatant foreshadowing. It reminds me of shoddy narration from true crime shows. Comments like “After this, I wouldn’t neglect to answer my intuitive phone calls for a very long time”, “In retrospect…” or her spirit pals chanting “Liar Liar” when someone lies had me throwing up my hands and shouting “SPOILER ALERT!” To be fair to the author, this is purely my preference and I’ve raged about foreshadowing in other books I’ve read, including Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons.
Full review available on Dream Come Review