Mystereity Reviews
Written on Aug 15, 2014
Against my better judgement, I gave book 2 of the Mystic Notch series a try. Against my better judgement because the first book wasn't very good. But the characters are cute and the location is charming, so I thought I'd give it another go. It was a mistake. Both books read like a bad YA book, only the MC is a middle-aged woman who gets giddy and weak in the knees every time a good looking guy shows up. Whenever there's a crime bigger than a parking violation, a cop from a neighboring town gets called in to help the police chief of Mystic Notch. What kind of idiot town hires a police chief who can't investigate major crimes? Not that it matters, because apparently the both cops are inept and it's up to the cat to lead everyone by the hand to all the clues.
Too much inner dialogue, too many "don't investigate it's dangerous" admonishments, and too many far-fetched plot devices. Oh, the MC is told "not to leave town" but not told to keep her fat mouth shut and not blab important details to the old gossips in town? Again, what idiot town hires such an inept police chief?
I have nothing but derision for this series. Too much wrong with it. My recommendation? Just. Don't. Bother.