DNF after 68%. I thought I'd be able to make it to the end, but then I decided I had suffered enough.

The premise was cute - this is basically a cosy mystery set in a small Texan town, featuring city doctor Maxwell Thornton and town sherriff Royce Callum. After reading the preview, I was intrigued enough to buy it but what I initially thought was quirkiness was just plain bad or mediocre writing. I should really stop giving writers the benefit of the doubt - after 30 years as a reader I should just trust my gut and screw all those other reviews.

Anyway. Basically this was written like a mediocre fanfiction, including painfully awkward sex scenes and lots of glossing over details. The plot requires a lot of suspension of disbelief, especially Royce's behavior in the middle. The only reason I'm giving this two stars is because I really liked Maxwell, but not enough to make myself read any more of this. I think what angered me the most was how condescending Royce was toward Maxwell - and the fact that the author probably didn't intend it to come across this way makes it even worse.

Well, other people seem to have liked this, but I really didn't.