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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2398 KP) rated Cozy Up to Trouble in Books

Apr 21, 2022  
Cozy Up to Trouble
Cozy Up to Trouble
Colin Conway | 2021 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Trouble in a High Rise
Beau Smith’s latest identity is Skeeter Dursky, and he’s landed at a senior apartment building on Lake Michigan in Chicago. He’s been on the job for three days when someone from a previous location where the Witness Protection Program placed him walks in. Then someone dies, and the police lock down the building. Can Skeeter figure out what happened before his cover is completely blown again?

This book focuses more on the crime at hand than bringing Skeeter’s past too much into the story. However, it felt very light. The characters, even Skeeter, were thin, with the focus being on the plot. There is enough going on to keep us from seeing the solution until Skeeter brings it to light. I do enjoy the humor, including the gentle digs at cozies. The books are short enough that I still find myself enjoying them, but the tradeoff is that there isn’t time to develop anything fully. If you are interested and can find these on sale, then snap them up.
  
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Bookapotamus (289 KP) rated Go Ask Fannie in Books

May 29, 2018  
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Go Ask Fannie
Elisabeth Hyde | 2018
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really enjoyed Go Ask Fannie by Elisabeth Hyde. The characters were very well-defined, as well as likeable, and the story progressed so, so well and it was a very satisfying read from start to finish.

Fannie, is not the character I presumed her to be! But a clever feature of the story that I really enjoyed! The three siblings followed, Lizzie, George and Ruth, as well as they patriarch of the family, Murray, are going through some stuff. A LOT of stuff. There are secrets, and fighting, and lots of unspoken words. It was a sneak peek into a weekend of this family, and all the issues they possess. And also all the Love.

I'm a big fan of Elisabeth Hyde now - and will definitely look out for anything else she has written! I received a copy of Go Ask Fannie as part of the Penguin First to Read program in exchange for my honest review.