Series: The Worst Detective Ever Mystery Series #1
Author: Christy Barritt
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Genre: Cozy-Mystery, Romance, Contemporary, Christian Fiction
Source: Kindle Own
My Review:
I love the cover of Ready to Fumble by Christy Barritt. I didn't quite find the story to be as light-hearted as the cover made it appear.
I have mixed feelings about the book. It was a quick read. But, it left threads hanging for the next book in the series. There is almost a love triangle feel, but nothing is settled there either.
I liked Joey but found her hard to connect to. At times, she got on my nerves. I never trusted Zane (just a feeling), and I liked Jackson. I don't feel like it was clear who the murderer was, and I didn't see it once it was revealed.
I am not a huge cozy mystery reader, and the more I read, the more I think I should just leave them be.
★★★/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
I'm not really a private detective. I just play one on TV.
Joey
Darling, better known to the world as Raven Remington, detective
extraordinaire, is trying to separate herself from her invincible alter
ego. She played the spunky character for five years on the hit TV show
Relentless , which catapulted her to fame and into the role of
Hollywood’s sweetheart.
When her marriage falls apart, her
finances dwindle to nothing, and her father disappears, Joey finds
herself on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, trying to piece her life
back together away from the limelight. A woman finds Raven—er, Joey—and
insists on hiring her fictional counterpart to find a missing boyfriend.
When someone begins staging crime scenes to match an episode of
Relentless , Joey has no choice but to get involved.
Joey’s
bumbling sleuthing abilities have her butting heads with Detective
Jackson Sullivan and kindling sparks with thrill-seeking neighbor Zane
Oakley. Can Joey channel her inner Raven and unearth whodunit before she
ends up totally done in? And where is her father anyway? Can she handle
fame or is disappearing into obscurity the wiser option?
Get Ready To Fumble your way through this enchanting new series.
Some cozy mysteries are better than others, but it's not my favorite genre either. I do like them once in awhile. I do think Barritt's series title The Worst Detective Ever is pretty funny, but I haven't read any of these books.
ReplyDeleteLark, I agree, some are better :)
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DeleteI love a good cozy but most are so silly that I can't take them seriously. I like the Mercy Watts series a lot. But there have been some cute stand-alones I have read over the years.
ReplyDeleteSarah, I agree! I haven't heard of the Mercy Watts series, but will look into it.
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