Friday, July 22, 2011

Death by Latte by Linda Gerber

Death by Latte (Death By Mystery #2)Death by Latte by Linda Gerber

This was taken from goodreads.com/jess_readerwriter, I wrote the review freely and I apologize if the reviews are not written in a professional manner.

Synopsis: It was only a few weeks ago that Aphra Connolly's life changed completely. She had been living a quiet existence on her father's secluded island resort, until Seth Mulo turned up and stole her heart . . . and provided information that led her to find her mom in Seattle. But the reunion isn't quite what she expected. Aphra's mom, Natalie, doesn't seem happy to see Aphra, and Natalie's boyfriend, Joe, insists that Aphra go home. Even worse, Seth shows up, only to ask her to return the ring he gave her the previous summer. At least Natalie's hunky neighbor is sympathetic. But when Joe is found dead at a nearby coffee shop, Aphra discovers her whole trip to Seattle has been based on a lie. And now someone just might be trying to kill her. . .




My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Lead female role played the part of the stupid-girl-that-shouldn't-go-through-that-door in horror movies by does it anyways

Better, Gerber, better. As I was sitting in the library today, I was thinking, "Wow, look.. I wanna read that book.. And that one.. And that one.." Well, I still had this one to read and I'm not sure if I thought it was a slightly slow read in the beginning or if I just wasn't too into it, it took me forever to finish. I sat myself down today and finally finished this itty-bitty book.



In the second installment of Linda Gerber's mystery series, Aphra books her flight to Seattle to find her mother. I personally thought Aphra was COMPLETELY STUPID but, hey, that's just my opinion. After she finds her mother and realizes that she isn't too happy to see her, her mom tries to send her back home. Joe, Natalie's partner (Aphra's mom), goes out for a cup of coffee. The coffee turns out to be poisoned and it kills Joe. Seth, oddly enough, shows up only to ask for the ring he gave Aphra in the first book back and Aphra realizes she can't find it. The story takes a lot of turns and twists and shows that you can't really trust anyone.



This book was definitley not as predictable as the first book. The result was a surprise. The romance wasn't really there until the end of the book but the action lingered around every corner. Honestly, I'm looking forward to the next book but I hope it turns out good because I'm not so sure what you can really do with the plot anymore.



I have enjoyed this short series although I don't think the writing is all that great, Gerber is a good storyteller and at least gives you the element of surprise and some sort of suspense.


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Friday, July 22, 2011

Death by Latte by Linda Gerber

Death by Latte (Death By Mystery #2)Death by Latte by Linda Gerber

This was taken from goodreads.com/jess_readerwriter, I wrote the review freely and I apologize if the reviews are not written in a professional manner.

Synopsis: It was only a few weeks ago that Aphra Connolly's life changed completely. She had been living a quiet existence on her father's secluded island resort, until Seth Mulo turned up and stole her heart . . . and provided information that led her to find her mom in Seattle. But the reunion isn't quite what she expected. Aphra's mom, Natalie, doesn't seem happy to see Aphra, and Natalie's boyfriend, Joe, insists that Aphra go home. Even worse, Seth shows up, only to ask her to return the ring he gave her the previous summer. At least Natalie's hunky neighbor is sympathetic. But when Joe is found dead at a nearby coffee shop, Aphra discovers her whole trip to Seattle has been based on a lie. And now someone just might be trying to kill her. . .




My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Lead female role played the part of the stupid-girl-that-shouldn't-go-through-that-door in horror movies by does it anyways

Better, Gerber, better. As I was sitting in the library today, I was thinking, "Wow, look.. I wanna read that book.. And that one.. And that one.." Well, I still had this one to read and I'm not sure if I thought it was a slightly slow read in the beginning or if I just wasn't too into it, it took me forever to finish. I sat myself down today and finally finished this itty-bitty book.



In the second installment of Linda Gerber's mystery series, Aphra books her flight to Seattle to find her mother. I personally thought Aphra was COMPLETELY STUPID but, hey, that's just my opinion. After she finds her mother and realizes that she isn't too happy to see her, her mom tries to send her back home. Joe, Natalie's partner (Aphra's mom), goes out for a cup of coffee. The coffee turns out to be poisoned and it kills Joe. Seth, oddly enough, shows up only to ask for the ring he gave Aphra in the first book back and Aphra realizes she can't find it. The story takes a lot of turns and twists and shows that you can't really trust anyone.



This book was definitley not as predictable as the first book. The result was a surprise. The romance wasn't really there until the end of the book but the action lingered around every corner. Honestly, I'm looking forward to the next book but I hope it turns out good because I'm not so sure what you can really do with the plot anymore.



I have enjoyed this short series although I don't think the writing is all that great, Gerber is a good storyteller and at least gives you the element of surprise and some sort of suspense.


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