Assaulted Caramel
by Amanda Flower
Assaulted Caramel was recommended by a group of cozy mystery readers. The history of the group's recommendations has been pretty good, so there was no reason not to give this one a try.
It took a while to get into the book, and a bit longer to come to like the main character. Bailey King is not initially a likable character. But as the book goes on, she becomes more and more likeable, which is good, because books where the main character is unlikable are hard for me to read. Nobody wants to spend their leisure reading time dragging themselves through a book where the main character aggravates the readers.
Once Bailey becomes a friend, the book takes off. But there are a few issues with the book, namely that the solution comes from no-where and Bailey figures it out with clues that were not presented to the reader. That is a problem with mystery novels, if only because it's unfair to the reader. It also makes the solution seem to make no sense with the characters as the author has presented and crafted them.
Overall it was an easy read, with some fun parts - the polka dot pig was very fun - but it has some issues as well. I've put the rest of the series on my to-check-out list, but I will probably wait until they go on sale, either at remainder shops or on Kindle.
One Bear's Opinion: Three Cups of Regular Coffee, with a packet of generic shortbread cookies
Happy Reading Everyone,
Oliver
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