DaLynn M. (dalynnrmc) reviewed on 1/6/2008 + 24 more book reviews

I enjoyed this one a little more than the first. This one was not quite as predictable, though I'm still not overly impressed with our "sleuth's" crime solving abilities. She's likable enough, ditz and all, and seems to have her wits about her when it comes to scrapbooking - the main (maybe only?) pull for me in reading this series - but in love and life and everything else, she seems to me a bit of a flake....

This was a more enjoyable read than the first; not as wordy (read: repetitive), though still some. There were plot revelations, especially close to the end, that simply made no sense to me. At one point, Carmella throws an angry fit, and it just seemed out of character to me. If I had been there live and in person, I'd have had a hard time not rolling my eyes at the scene.

I think I'm growing a like for Ava, Carmella's best friend. She adds candor to the story, and steps in to save her ditzy friend more than once. I'll probably read at least one more in this series, and maybe more, but only if I can get a hold of it through a deal in the Book Bazaar or if I end up with it in one of the great swaps going on in the forums. I won't be spending a one-for-one credit on any more of these, nor investing time in the Tea series by the same author.

Very "eh" for me, but I marked it a half point higher than the first, and high enough to still receive recommendations from the automatic generator based on it.

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