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A review by moondance120
Living the Vida Lola by Melissa Bourbon
3.0
When I was fourteen years old, I snapped pictures of Jack Callaghan doing the horizontal salsa in the backseat of a car with Greta Pritchard.
Lola Cruz has wanted to be a private eye since she was a teenager. She is currently working for a small agency in her hometown of Sacramento, California. Am missing persons case she is working on becomes a murder and Lola is determined to find the killer.
This is an interesting take on the cozy genre since it is the main character's job to be a snoop. I enjoyed getting to know Lola as she works the case presented to her.
Lola has a large extended family who all think she should find a less dangerous job. She still lives at home although it is in an apartment that she shares with her older brother over her childhood home. Lola is inquisitive to a fault. A good trait for a private investigator. She is also tougher than she seems given the opportunity to prove herself.
Lola's childhood crush, Jack, is back in the picture. He is a reporter and gets caught up in the action of the case. I will be interested to see where their relationship goes.
The mystery was convoluted and involved shady dealings, questionable businesses and politics. I was a bit surprised by the culprit until everything came together.
This was an interesting start to the series and I look forward to learning more about Lola in the coming books.
3.5 stars
Lola Cruz has wanted to be a private eye since she was a teenager. She is currently working for a small agency in her hometown of Sacramento, California. Am missing persons case she is working on becomes a murder and Lola is determined to find the killer.
This is an interesting take on the cozy genre since it is the main character's job to be a snoop. I enjoyed getting to know Lola as she works the case presented to her.
Lola has a large extended family who all think she should find a less dangerous job. She still lives at home although it is in an apartment that she shares with her older brother over her childhood home. Lola is inquisitive to a fault. A good trait for a private investigator. She is also tougher than she seems given the opportunity to prove herself.
Lola's childhood crush, Jack, is back in the picture. He is a reporter and gets caught up in the action of the case. I will be interested to see where their relationship goes.
The mystery was convoluted and involved shady dealings, questionable businesses and politics. I was a bit surprised by the culprit until everything came together.
This was an interesting start to the series and I look forward to learning more about Lola in the coming books.
3.5 stars