Every now and then my brain shuts off and doesn't feel like having to think a lot. If that makes any sense at all.

I had gotten this free on ibooks a while ago and it looked kind of mindless. I don't mean that in a bad way! Just like it's easy to follow and I can keep track of all the characters easily and it's just a neat little mystery.

It isn't the typical thing I go for, but it was cute.

This is a fast-paced cozy mystery with a heroine who just doesn't know how to sleuth properly and yet never got charged with obstructing justice. Unlike typical cozy mysteries though, her friends actually realize just how dangerous and ridiculous her actions are and talk some sense into her. Probably since Lestrade, police in a lot of mysteries are portrayed as fools who can't do their jobs and need the PI or sleuths to take the investigations. I get that the police can't be too smart or the readers will be reading police procedural instead of cozy mysteries. Still, I dislike how the heroine jumps to the conclusion that the police are useless and she needs to step in or the real murderer will never be apprehended. For a woman with such confidence, she is surprisingly clumsy and messes up more than once. It is her arrogance that makes me dislike the heroine and deduct serious points from the book. I don't mind sleuths being nosy for curiosity can kill a cat, but I loathe pompous sleuths and I hope Viola Robert will mature in the future books or I am seriously going to drop this series.

Interesting

It was fun that the main characters were writers. And the mystery was interesting and pretty well laid out for how short the book was. But I'm still not sure why Viola insisted on investigating as much as she did.

I was really excited to read this series as I love the Lady Rample books but I found it a bit hard to get going with the book, I can't figure out why, the characters are fun, the mystery was good, and the twist at the end was a surprise. There were a few places where some of the writing was wonky, like it hadn't been well edited, but other than that, it was fine.... just.... meh! I'll try to read another just to see!

Was hooked by this book from the first page! Funny as well as exciting. Kept me guessing the entire way. Similar feel to Janet Evanovich mysteries but with a style all her own. Highly recommended to anyone wanting to cozy up with a good mystery.