so-soNot awful, just not great. All the characters were pretty insufferable. They swung from absolutely socially inept & unable to make normal conversation without being rude, to overly optimistic & bubbly in an exhausting way. The two writers vying for the position of telling an heiress‘s story have a less interesting plot than the flashbacks telling the original story. That‘s always a problem when you don‘t care much about the main characters.
My September pick for #12BooksOf2025
Karin Slaughter is one of my favorite authors and I‘m really excited about this new series!
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I'm a big Slaughter fan, and with this one she went back to my favourite; Police Procedurals
So it was an easy pick for me.
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pickOk. So…ok. It was a good story, if a bit tedious. I was very surprised when it skipped ahead 12 years—I was not expecting that. And then we get a new character, who turned out to be Martha…
I figured out at the beginning of the story that Virgil was guilty. As soon as it mentioned him scratching his arms, I knew he‘d done it. But it was interesting to follow along and see who else was involved. More in comments…
pickBooked for Murder (Juniper Book Store Mysteries 1), by P.J. Nelson (2024)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Premise: An actress returns to her Georgia hometown to run her late aunt‘s bookshop, only to be beset by arson and murder. And, alongside a professor and a priest, she takes it upon herself to solve the case.
Review: This is VERY much a cozy mystery, with all the joys and the ridiculousness of the genre. But it‘s a very good one.
pickA very well crafted dark police procedural, that spans a couple decades and has lots of twists and turns. I believe this is is the start of a new series, so I look forward to more with these characters. If you are familiar with this author‘s work know that there is difficult content here. A great read. 5⭐️
