competencefantasy's Reviews (912)

This is the first book I've read to make me nostalgic for high school! I'm very familiar with the towns involved and they were right on   

They even knew the Lynn Lynn city of sin chant

. All the field hockey tie ins and details were just perfect. 

I wanted to connect with this more than I did since the subjects are very much my thing.

I had no idea garlic farming was among my interests! 

I know its an older story, but the first story had *a lot* of language in terms of racism ablism and homophobia.

Like a lot 

And I am not grabbed by the tone in general

Shame because I love the concept 

The really unique handling of imagery and voice here 

for example the way the lights figured into addresses

makes me very eager to look up more from this author

CUTE

Gosh these two just kept growing on me.  This author is really good with detail and it all feels very lushly explained without being heavy.

I loved how much the sleuth's background and community figured into the rest of the story.

Loved the name drops! 

Cuteness overload