I picked up Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown (and let's not forget Sneaky Pie) to read while recovering from my recent surgery. Something easy was necessary and this book was certainly that.
Let me say right up front that I'm a big fan of Brown's. Loved Loose Lips and Bingo, and I even enjoyed the first few books of this series quite a bit. But Brown seems to have gone the way of all series writers; rushing to get a story in print without putting a whole lot of effort into it. Someone gets murdered? Check. Harry sticks her nose in where it doesn't belong and almost gets killed? Check. Animals save the day? Check and check again. Extra points if she can get a few digs in about how crass the rest of the country is compared to Virginians. I understand that Brown needs to make a living, but can't we get a little character development? We've become invested in these characters after all this time and I'd like to learn a bit more about them or else there's no point in reading on.
That said, it's a nice story for a rainy day. Certainly not wishing those two hours of my life back. And I totally want a corgi now. Or two.
2 comments:
haha we saw this at barnes and noble just the other day but passed it up
Went the vampire route instead
You didn't buy that book Beth said was so awful, did you? Can't remember the series (too many vampires out there these days).
You'll have to ask her about it.
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