Genre: MysteryJames Henry has been recently divorced, and left the job he loved to move back home with his widowed father. He has no social life, and thanks to his addiction to cheese puffs, he's 50 pounds overweight. Life sucks. Then James happens to see a flyer for a supper club for dieters. Hoping to expand his social circle and find support for his weight loss plan, he signs up. One of the supper club members works in the sheriff's office, and what with one thing and another, they all become involved in a murder investigation.
Ok, so the premise is a little improbable, but it sounded like it might have good characters and I thought it would at least be entertaining. Unfortunately this was not the case. While all the elements for a good story were in place, I had to drag myself through this book. The characters had potential, the crime storyline was as good as your average Janet Evanovich novel, but it just didn't come together for me. The dialogue was stilted, and the writing in general was too much telling, not enough showing... if that makes sense.
Final word: 2, as in 2 delicious but fattening chocolate chip cookies out of 5. I'm tempted to scan the next book in the series to see if the writing improves, but I doubt I will get around to it.
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2 comments:
I almost ordered this, and you have saved me! Thank you for the review--it sounded entertaining, but the bad writing would kill any fun for me.
Just the cover and title of this remind me of Diane Mott Davidson's series.
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