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Marriage and Murder (Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, #2)
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What to say.....
This is okay.
Probably contrary to popular opinion but....
I'm not big on cozy mysteries but as I've read and enjoyed some of the Winston brother's series I thought I'd give it a go.
So the good news is the couple are committed, they are at their engagement party at the start of the book.
Dual POV. I liked that we get a few chapters as Cletus then a few as Jen, not switched each chapter.
I am not sure if I've just had too much Cletus, maybe? But I feel that after the initial books they have gone off the boil for me (?)
I think as well I feel that with the Smartypants romance series the market has been a bit saturated, every writer seems to want to include Cletus and esp mention 'his sausage' so I'm wondering if that's why it is starting to feel a bit overdone to me.
And about 'his sausage', by chapter 6 it's been mentioned several times.
It's kinda like with kids, it was funny the first time but.....
Also the whole drama with her mother, in the first book it worked, the heroine had a domineering mother, but now she has cut the apron strings but hasn't, it doesn't, to me seem to fit the strong character of Cletus and who Jen has become.
I also find the whole time jump the author did a bit odd, Billy and Claire are together in the books of the Winston series but that's placed years ahead of now.
Plenty of secondary characters from the family to various families in Green Valley.
A few questions raised.
I think when we were first introduced to these 2 I would have liked more but I think it's run its course for me.
I will say that Cletus is totally devoted to the heroine, Jen so if you are looking for a loyal Hero who would move heaven and earth for his woman then this will fit the bill.
HFN.
Until the next mystery.
Just as a side note I started the book 3 times and put it down to read something else but once it got going it was quite good.
I was tempted to skim a bit I felt both characters rambled in their inner monologue, over guilty feelings for non existent fathers and redemption, all things I felt we had in the original book.
I am giving it 3.5 stars.
It's not quite 4 for me but I did think it was better than book 1.
This is okay.
Probably contrary to popular opinion but....
I'm not big on cozy mysteries but as I've read and enjoyed some of the Winston brother's series I thought I'd give it a go.
So the good news is the couple are committed, they are at their engagement party at the start of the book.
Dual POV. I liked that we get a few chapters as Cletus then a few as Jen, not switched each chapter.
I am not sure if I've just had too much Cletus, maybe? But I feel that after the initial books they have gone off the boil for me (?)
I think as well I feel that with the Smartypants romance series the market has been a bit saturated, every writer seems to want to include Cletus and esp mention 'his sausage' so I'm wondering if that's why it is starting to feel a bit overdone to me.
And about 'his sausage', by chapter 6 it's been mentioned several times.
It's kinda like with kids, it was funny the first time but.....
Also the whole drama with her mother, in the first book it worked, the heroine had a domineering mother, but now she has cut the apron strings but hasn't, it doesn't, to me seem to fit the strong character of Cletus and who Jen has become.
I also find the whole time jump the author did a bit odd, Billy and Claire are together in the books of the Winston series but that's placed years ahead of now.
Plenty of secondary characters from the family to various families in Green Valley.
A few questions raised.
I think when we were first introduced to these 2 I would have liked more but I think it's run its course for me.
I will say that Cletus is totally devoted to the heroine, Jen so if you are looking for a loyal Hero who would move heaven and earth for his woman then this will fit the bill.
HFN.
Until the next mystery.
Just as a side note I started the book 3 times and put it down to read something else but once it got going it was quite good.
I was tempted to skim a bit I felt both characters rambled in their inner monologue, over guilty feelings for non existent fathers and redemption, all things I felt we had in the original book.
I am giving it 3.5 stars.
It's not quite 4 for me but I did think it was better than book 1.
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Sometime wrote: "Great review! I appreciate your insight into the book. I'm still undecided if I am going to read it or not.I love this couple, but I agree, the author gives them character growth and then with th..."Thank you.
I will say regarding Jen that obviously if you've read the Winston brother's series then you know things change wil her mother's circumstances, trying for no spoilers here, and in this book events start to unfold that lead to that.
So maybe the next book will see a more independent strong Jen.
Izzie d wrote: "Sometime wrote: "Great review! I appreciate your insight into the book. I'm still undecided if I am going to read it or not.I love this couple, but I agree, the author gives them character growth..."
🤔Hmmm. I didn't finish the series so it's good to know that things will change eventually. As far as this series goes, the whole Jen and her mom thing got really old really fast in the last book. I loved Jen in her book Beard Science, but I haven't liked her as much in this series because she lost all her gumption.
Sometime wrote: "Izzie d wrote: "Sometime wrote: "Great review! I appreciate your insight into the book. I'm still undecided if I am going to read it or not.I love this couple, but I agree, the author gives them ..."yes I don't want to spoil it for you but the mum is around at the start and then she's not influencing Jen after the first few chapters as she has her own stuff going on.
I love this couple, but I agree, the author gives them character growth and then with the next book, it's like they're back to square one. The mom grows and learns to respect her daughter, Jen finally stands up to her and becomes her own woman, and then in the next book they are back to the same unhealthy dynamic. If I were Cletus, I would tell Jen to grow up and until she does, the wedding is on hold. Who would want to marry a woman who cares more about pleasing her overbearing mother than moving on to a healthy marriage?