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A review by impybelle
Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer
4.0
Probably closer to a 3.5 but I rounded up because once I got into the book, I only stopped because I was falling asleep. I couldn't tell you too much about any of the characters but I think that's to be expected in a book 1. I'm not sure I'd agree with anyone calling this a cozy mystery either. I expected it to be one but it doesn't feel or read like one, though that's not necessarily a bad thing. I enjoyed the ride for the most part and really only had one quibble which might just be me and it might just be petty.
A running thing in the book is Nate trying desperately to get to Liz to be her backup and he keeps getting thwarted at every turn by pesky airlines and whatnot. Thing is, he makes it to Atlanta and then... hangs out for 24 hours or so until another flight can be lined up. I don't get why he didn't just rent a car and drive? Even factoring in the ferry not running overnight, he still would have gotten to Liz far faster. It's like a five hour drive if you hit traffic and he would've been doing it overnight(I think I've got my time worked out here) which we all know means he'd have made even better time.
A running thing in the book is Nate trying desperately to get to Liz to be her backup and he keeps getting thwarted at every turn by pesky airlines and whatnot. Thing is, he makes it to Atlanta and then... hangs out for 24 hours or so until another flight can be lined up. I don't get why he didn't just rent a car and drive? Even factoring in the ferry not running overnight, he still would have gotten to Liz far faster. It's like a five hour drive if you hit traffic and he would've been doing it overnight(I think I've got my time worked out here) which we all know means he'd have made even better time.