Welcome to Litsy!

A good pick for reading over a busy holiday with lots of starts & stops-->short chapters, alternating POV's.

Goodreads says mystery/suspense, which puzzles me. I actually think this is character-driven fiction; viewing it that way makes it more enjoyable. The characters are interesting enough. There is a fair amount of drama and tension. I liked some of the characters more than others (mom Meg and dad Jacob). Feels like a Lifetime Channel movie.

Good morning Litsy! ☕️☀️ Just started this one. I love the cover and short, alternating POV chapters.

For this one I need a rating between pick & so-so. I expected more of a mystery/thriller than the family/relationship drama I got but the author had me caring about the 3 main characters-Meg, her daughter Alex & Carl, the owner/driver of the transport service hired to take Alex to a boarding school for troubled teens. There were no big surprises but it kept my attention & was a quick & mostly enjoyable read. Review & energy bar pairing link below.

I'm running early, my friend is running late so a cocktail and my Kindle until she arrives. This is the "...And Don't Call Me Shirley" (tequila, mescal, East India sherry, maraschino & bitters). It's described as a "smokey tequila sunrise" and it's STRONG! #birthdayslastallmonth

I enjoyed roughly the first 2/3 of this novel, but found myself growing less and less invested as it went on. There's a drawn out wind-down after the primary action/drama has ended, felt like everything was tied in too neat a bow at the very end. Meh.

The story itself had lots of potential, but the flow was poor and it felt forced. There are too many questions that go unanswered, and some characters seem to exist solely to fill up space.

I was expecting more of a mystery out of this one, but I didn't get it. Even after finishing I wondered whether I had missed something. The writing wasn't great. Conversations between adults seemed forced and childlike.