2.5 stars

I received a free digital copy from the author/publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

Cameron Cripps-Hayman lives in a small town in Indiana called Metamora. Separated from her husband with no proper job, Cam feels like she's at a standstill and she's two days away from forty. Then suddenly she finds a body, ends up becoming a suspect of murder and also adopts the five dogs belonging to the deceased. Cam's life just got much more interesting.

I liked and didn't like this book at the same time. I found Cam and the vast array of characters kooky and fun, and there was definitely a whole load of excitement with them. The town of Metamora reminded me of the small towns we normally see in TV shows such as Gilmore Girls and Hart of Dixie. There's the old quacks, the reigning ladies whose ancestors founded the town, the young wild ones etc. I liked Cam's own story of being a relatively 'new' person to the town and still finding her feet, and this time away from her husband. The storyline of adopting the dogs was cute and i did like that it didn't overpower Cam's own investigations into the murder. I did think some of the stuff she did was unrealistic and over the top but it was one of those quirky, crazy kind of stories.