carlamo - reviewed on 3/27/2012 + 269 more book reviews

Overall, a good book with mostly interesting characters. Odelia's character was very well-rounded (pardon the pun), but most of the secondary characters were a bit 2 dimensional. The obnoxious lawyer Odelia is forced to work with comes across way too strong - his behavior is so distasteful that I found it hard to believe. Her best friend, Zee (Zenobia), seems tossed in to provide someone to worry about her. And, her sudden friendship with a man who knew her murdered friend through a porn site just didn't sit right with me. Oh, and don't get me started on her stepfamily...

Probably the thing I disliked the most was the whole porn site/web cam basis for the mystery. It just didn't seem to fit well with the rest of the story. It also made for some fairly candid conversation and comments throughout the book, which, while appropriate given the topic, also seemed to be out of place. It struck me a bit like having your sweet little Granny suddenly drop a four letter word into the middle of conversation about her night at Bingo.

I must also add that the constant references to Odelia's weight and how difficult it made her life became annoying after a while. I wanted to shout, "Enough! I GET IT!"

All that said, Odelia is an interesting and funny person and I will continue to read the series - perhaps not right away, though. I think I may need a break before I can read another 300+ pages about how hard it is to be overweight in today's society.

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