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Just an avid reader. Mostly SF/Fantasy, some hobbies, paranormal, urban fantasy and lighter, fluffier things.

 

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Review of "Spirits, Stilettos, and a Silver Bustier" (Pyper Rayne #1) by Deanna Chase

Spirits, Stilettos, and a Silver Bustier (Pyper Rayne Book 1) - Deanna Chase

This reader's personal opinion, ©2016, all rights reserved, not to be quoted, clipped or used in any way by Penumbra Publishing, goodreads, Google Play, amazon.com or other commercial booksellers* 


Glad I finally got around to trying this author I've been curious about.  Of course it was on the fluffy side plus I'm not a fan of cozy mysteries -- but still a nice read with engaging characters.

 

I checked and now suspect part of the fluffy/breezy feel to it was because I was missing some character backgrounds by not having read her Jade Calhoun series.

 

The mystery itself ... well, not the pay-attention-and-you-can-make-logical-deductions-from-the-clues-and-evidence sort of mystery.  Not that any of the main characters pretended to be detectives or even had an interest in mysteries; they even actively destroyed some evidence to avoid tangling with police.  No one missed clues because too stupid.

 

Keeping in mind I'm not a huge mystery fan and only read some cozy ones for the "funny" parts -- I liked the characters, story and the "funny" bits,  I didn't care for the part of the mystery where potential suspects would give off good vibes or bad vibes to characters sure of their instincts for no apparent reason other than author wanting to keep reader guessing (I suppose).  Mystery got solved with  a meh moment because all depended on a suddenly revealed connection between two characters totally out of the blue for rest of story.

 

Continuing series?  Maybe.  Have to be in a mood (and possibly I should read the series that spawned this one first).


*©2016. All rights reserved except permission is granted to author or publisher (except Penumbra Publishing) to reprint/quote in whole or in part. I may also have cross-posted on The Reading Room, Libib, LibraryThing, and other book sites including retailers like kobo and Barnes and Noble. Posting on any site does not grant that site permission to share with any third parties.  

 

Ratings scale used in absence of a booklikes suggested rating scale:

★★★★★ = All Time Favorite 
★★★★½ = Extraordinary Book. Really Loved It.
★★★★☆ = Loved It.
★★★½☆ = Really Liked.
★★★☆☆ = Liked.
★★½☆☆ = Liked parts; parts only okay. Would read more by author.
★★☆☆☆ = Average.   Okay. 
★½☆☆☆ = Disliked or meh? but kept me reading in hopes would get better.
★☆☆☆☆ = Loathed It. Possibly DNF and a torturous read.
½☆☆☆☆ = So vile was a DNF or should have been. Cannot imagine anyone liking.  (Might also be just an "uploaded" word spew or collection that should not be dignified by calling itself a "published book." If author is going batshit crazy in the blogosphere over reviews -- I now know why they are getting bad reviews.  Or maybe author should take remedial classes for language written in until basic concepts like using sentences sink in. Is author even old enough to sign a publishing contract or do they need a legal guardian to sign for them?)