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A review by thathappyreader
A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones
4.0
Sunshine Vicram is the Sheriff of a small-town New Mexico police force. She is also a single mother to a fifteen year old daughter Auri, who has inherited her mother’s fascination with solving crimes. With several investigations going on at the same time, Sunshine has been kept busy with work,and keeping track of her daughter. Luckily she has her parents nearby to help. While this leaves little time for romance, Sunshine continues to wait for Levi Ravinder to make his move. At the end of another busy day, all Sunshine really wants is a big glass of Chardonnay.
I enjoyed reading A Good Day for Chardonnay. The book is told from the dual perspective of Sunshine and Auri. The characters continue to be quirky, interesting and likeable. There were a number of concurrent mysteries in this story including an event from Sunshine’s past. I enjoyed following these investigations and remained intrigued to see how each would be resolved.
Although I was entertained by this book, I must say I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first. The book is as full of quick wit as was the first in the series, but it became very tiring going in to the second part of this book. While I loved the Gilmore Girls like relationship between mother and daughter in the first book, I was disappointed to find that this bond had evolved into one more reminiscent of sisters in this book. I felt at times that Sunshine wasn’t prioritizing Auri, and counted on her parents way too often. While this didn’t take away from the actual plot, it affected my enjoyment of the book.
I was happy to see that Lorelai King returned to narrate this second book in the series. She provides another great performance and is believable as both the voices of Sunshine and Auri. Her voice is expressive and easy to listen to. I would not hesitate to recommend this version of the book to those that appreciate this format.
I enjoyed reading A Good Day for Chardonnay. The book is told from the dual perspective of Sunshine and Auri. The characters continue to be quirky, interesting and likeable. There were a number of concurrent mysteries in this story including an event from Sunshine’s past. I enjoyed following these investigations and remained intrigued to see how each would be resolved.
Although I was entertained by this book, I must say I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first. The book is as full of quick wit as was the first in the series, but it became very tiring going in to the second part of this book. While I loved the Gilmore Girls like relationship between mother and daughter in the first book, I was disappointed to find that this bond had evolved into one more reminiscent of sisters in this book. I felt at times that Sunshine wasn’t prioritizing Auri, and counted on her parents way too often. While this didn’t take away from the actual plot, it affected my enjoyment of the book.
I was happy to see that Lorelai King returned to narrate this second book in the series. She provides another great performance and is believable as both the voices of Sunshine and Auri. Her voice is expressive and easy to listen to. I would not hesitate to recommend this version of the book to those that appreciate this format.