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maw539's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a nice light 'night' read which I chipped away at this week. I enjoyed the fun characters in this book, I mean, how can you not love a character described as "tall, blond ex-model turned crop-duster who, to quote Lalla Bains, has "been married so many times they oughta revoke my license"", even if problems follow her around everywhereshe goes. And crazy situations... this book sure has some. This was everything I would expect from a tale featuring an amateur sleuth and more.
wildflowerz76's review
3.0
Gym reading. Which, for me, is code for a cheap or free Kindle book that's usually entirely fluff.
I know a lot of these Kindle books I'm getting are self-published. So the editing isn't up to professional level. I get that. But this book had SO MANY ERRORS that it really detracted from the story for me.
As for the actual story. To be perfectly honest, I remember being frustrated with so many things while reading this, but even though I just finished this at the gym a few hours ago, I can't remember much of anything about it. So, I guess that says something too, huh?
I know a lot of these Kindle books I'm getting are self-published. So the editing isn't up to professional level. I get that. But this book had SO MANY ERRORS that it really detracted from the story for me.
As for the actual story. To be perfectly honest, I remember being frustrated with so many things while reading this, but even though I just finished this at the gym a few hours ago, I can't remember much of anything about it. So, I guess that says something too, huh?
bobbeym's review
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
vesper1931's review
3.0
Crop duster Lalla Bains, finds a stabbed homeless vet and is determined to find the killer. Distractions surround her including her boyfriend Sheriff Caleb Stone and her widowed father who is now a lady's man.
slayra's review
4.0
Lalla Bains is still working for her father as a crop duster and her main worry is a homeless veteran, Billy Wayne, who showered her loved red Cadillac with paper snowflakes. When Lalla tries to talk Billy into his senses, she finds him just in time to listen to his final words: "The more there is, the less you see". Armed with that strange clue and a couple of snooping friends, Lalla tries to find Billy's murderer while trying to ignore a special proposal from Sheriff Caleb - her boyfriend.
This mystery doesn't have as many twists and turns as the first book of the series, [b:A Dead Red Cadillac|10779852|A Dead Red Cadillac|R.P. Dahlke|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328014993s/10779852.jpg|15691755], but I found myself suspecting of almost every character and feeling that Lalla was in danger at whatever she did. The suspense definitely worked for me! I empathise a lot with Lalla, but my favourite character in this book was Lalla's father: Noah Bains. Noah and Lalla dialogues are quite funny and surprising, not the usual father/daughter thing, though they obviously care for each other. He is a little crazy and I couldn't help but laugh while imagining a 68 year-old man wearing a lime green zoot-suit! He's quite the character and tries to give good advice to Lalla while driving her - and every widow on the block - nuts. Filled with a lot of funny, strange and very dark characters, this is another great Lalla Bains book!
This mystery doesn't have as many twists and turns as the first book of the series, [b:A Dead Red Cadillac|10779852|A Dead Red Cadillac|R.P. Dahlke|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328014993s/10779852.jpg|15691755], but I found myself suspecting of almost every character and feeling that Lalla was in danger at whatever she did. The suspense definitely worked for me! I empathise a lot with Lalla, but my favourite character in this book was Lalla's father: Noah Bains. Noah and Lalla dialogues are quite funny and surprising, not the usual father/daughter thing, though they obviously care for each other. He is a little crazy and I couldn't help but laugh while imagining a 68 year-old man wearing a lime green zoot-suit! He's quite the character and tries to give good advice to Lalla while driving her - and every widow on the block - nuts. Filled with a lot of funny, strange and very dark characters, this is another great Lalla Bains book!
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