Okay...this was disappointing, especially considering I love myself a good mystery and my mom and grandma hyped this one up so big.

Disappointments/Qualms:
-Kinsey called a twelve year-old boy's lips being open sexual. Stop sexualizing children. Please.
-The relationship/"romance" was insta-love and a huge nope from me. He was nice sometimes and also rather sexist others? Not to mention, the only consent was "groans". Like...ew.
-Waaaaaay too much going on. You can tell this is Sue Grafton's first because she tried to tackle far too much in one book. If it had been simplified, I probably would have liked this a lot more.
-Too many people died.
-I was confused.
-So confused.
-She described things too much. I do not need to know the color of the trees unless the trees murdered Laurence Fife.
-All of the men are pigs and disgusting.
-The ending was so abrupt and inconclusive. Maybe B is for Burglar will give some explanation but given these books aren't necessarily meant to be read in order, I kinda doubt it.

Approvals:
-I totally called it, but I didn't actually see that

there were multiple people at fault for the deaths

-It's set somewhat close to my home! It was kinda cool to see a, while made-up, city that resembled my own.
-It seemed to have more depth than other mysteries and I definitely liked that. It felt more mature, so yes!!
-I thought the whole part about Lyle and Libby Glass was rather creative...

Overall, I was disappointed, but still plan on reading B because I think her writing and plot's will only improve.

-Book Hugger