Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 1/15/2022 + 1032 more book reviews

Looks like this book was planned to be the first in a series, but so far (2022) there are only two. Ellie Rush is a likable character, with ambition but not a glut of self-confidence. I liked her naivete but was unsure if anyone going through the police academy would still be so unassertive. Still, I liked her; she has an interesting group of diverse friends and I also liked the setting in Los Angeles. I'm familiar with a lot of those places so I found it entertaining. The mystery is slow going though; Rush can't quite get a grasp on Jenny Nguyen's character and neither can the reader. so I found myself not really interested in the solution. I did like the ending though, that was a fun little twist on the usual. But in the end, it wasn't interesting enough for me to want to look for #2. Hirahara is the author of the Mas Arai series; I've only read the first of those but I remember it as having more impact on me.

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