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locdbooktician 's review for:
Hollywood Homicide
by Kellye Garrett
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The jokes in this one was too funny. The jokes Dayna had about herself and others had me on the floor. The story follows Dayna, a childhood actress, who came into some money troubles. Due to those troubles she had to make some tough decisions. One of those decisions was to find out who killed a fellow actress/friend, figure out who is the rat pack, and help her parents through a difficult time.
One of my favorite parts of this book was how awkward Dayna was with the guy she liked, Amari. I felt the awkwardness through the pages and can definitely relate to foot in mouth syndrome in those situations.
She often felt that she had to fix everyone's problems and often neglected herself. She had friends who were by her side. She also had friends who had other plans of their own. I found Dayna and the side characters to be balance and well placed throughout the book. I thought the high fashion and allure of fame was interesting. I often hear about how hard it is to become an actor in Los Angelos and this book shed light on that. Because I know this is a series, I am curious to find more out about the detective and how their relationship will evolve. The last chapter was definitely a cliff hanger. This was just the mystery book I needed to start to get me out of my reading slump.
One critique is that I had an instinct of who the killer was in the middle of book. But I thought something else would happen. I guess all things that glitter ain't gold (as the saying goes).
However, that did not take away from how the book was written and presented. Shockingly, one of the suspect had a much deeper secret to share that totally caught me by surprise. I am STILL in shock.
I must say I totally called the love interest thing. I knew it. OR DID I?? There are still answers that need answers!
One of my favorite parts of this book was how awkward Dayna was with the guy she liked, Amari. I felt the awkwardness through the pages and can definitely relate to foot in mouth syndrome in those situations.
She often felt that she had to fix everyone's problems and often neglected herself. She had friends who were by her side. She also had friends who had other plans of their own. I found Dayna and the side characters to be balance and well placed throughout the book. I thought the high fashion and allure of fame was interesting. I often hear about how hard it is to become an actor in Los Angelos and this book shed light on that. Because I know this is a series, I am curious to find more out about the detective and how their relationship will evolve. The last chapter was definitely a cliff hanger. This was just the mystery book I needed to start to get me out of my reading slump.
One critique is that I had an instinct of who the killer was in the middle of book. But I thought something else would happen. I guess all things that glitter ain't gold (as the saying goes).
However, that did not take away from how the book was written and presented. Shockingly, one of the suspect had a much deeper secret to share that totally caught me by surprise. I am STILL in shock.
I must say I totally called the love interest thing. I knew it. OR DID I?? There are still answers that need answers!