REVIEW
This was definitely a piece of fiction. While Author Flo Anthony had some
interesting twists and turns in her debut novel, it was so underdeveloped and
unrealistic that it was an extremely difficult and frustrating read. In the novel, Valerie and Rome are hired to
solve a murder mystery for a wealthy client.
Valerie is supposed to be financially secure, but throughout the novel
it seemed Author Anthony kept eluding that she needed money, which was
confusing to me.
I did enjoy the not
knowing aspect. When I thought, I
figured out the murderer, Author Anthony gave you just a tidbit to throw you
off track. But, plots and/or thoughts were left unfinished. At times, there was just too much going
on. I had questions, but before they
were answered, the storyline changed.
One of the characters, Mr. Dumas, is extremely wealthy, and he had no
problem in displaying that; however, it was unrealistic to give a large sum of
money ($5,000) for insignificant and minute pieces of information.
The discrepancies and inconsistencies were so frequent that
it was hard to focus on the crime investigations. Who removes a body from a crime scene without
an investigation? Every time, the
characters went somewhere names of celebrities were listed. Although Valerie is a celebrity gossip
columnist, the interaction with these celebrities sometimes did not provide any
additional information, and their presence just seemed to be filler information
for me. I found myself asking – what did
that have to do with the novel? Also,
every time a meal was prepared or shared, the entire menu was listed. This became annoying to me as a reader. On a few occasions, there was information
presented when it was not previously introduced to the reader, and I had to
re-read passages because it did not make sense.
2 Stars
Carmela
Disclaimer: Book Referees was given a free ARC Copy of this book. Our thoughts on this book were in no way influenced by the author or publicist. We were not compensated for the review. Thank you for giving Book Referees the opportunity to review this selection.
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