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Owl Be Home for Christmas by Rosie A. Point
2.0
lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I'll give a similar review to book one of this trilogy. It was no my cup of tea but I wanted to read it anyway since I got it on a holiday sale and I wanted to try and give it the benefit of the doubt. Holly, the main character is oblivious to major details of the crime often. It's my understanding is that the timeline is just a week or so. I'm curious as to why she forgets important characters so frequently in such a short span of time. The townsfolk are not relatable but I'm lso annoyed with Holly's judgemental view on them too. She's no better in that regard. Holly's sisters are both not my favorite. Victoria is cold and ridiculous for giving Holly crap about beakng up with her ex even though he CHEATED on her! And Jamie is just a seemingly mindless character. These books are very short so there is not a whole lot of time for solid character expression or development. It was overall not clicking with any of the characters. I also think the "love interest", Harry (Detective Stokes) is two dimensional and it the energy seems weird and forced. I'd rather Holly just find happiness on her own than end up with her old high school bully turned police officer. 

Regardless, I will be reading book threw just to see how the trilogy winds up. Though it's not shaping up to be MY cup of tea, it may be yours. You'd have to read and see.