Summer is approaching in the picturesque town of Moraine, Wisconsin, but when a hive of Story Fischer's bees leads her straight into the middle of a murder investigation, the result is anything but sunny . . . Story has her hands full with her successful local market; her Queen Bee Honey business; and new maybe boyfriend, Hunter Wallace, but being abandoned by a hive looking for better digs puts the busy beekeeper in a bad mood. While Story looks for the hive, the rest of Moraine is searching for Lauren Kerrigan, a woman with a checkered past whose return has the whole town buzzing. When both Lauren and a gun go missing, everyone assumes the worst. The situation gets sticky when Lauren and another town resident turn up dead in the woods - exactly where Story was searching for her bees. When it comes to murder investigations, Story just can't seem to mind her own beeswax. But this time, sticking her nose into the swarm just might get her stung . . . Praise for the Buzz Off 'Hannah Reed delivers action, excitement, and heart.' Julie Hyzy, award-winning author of Grace Under Pressure 'One honey of a tale.' Lorna Barrett, New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown Mysteries
While this author has the potential for a very good series, there are two major things that get in the way and make this series unpleasant. The Bullet Points and her sister's intolerable "text talk". Teenagers don't even talk like that and it's supremely annoying. The protagonists mother needs to be shoved in a home and forgotten, but I can live with that angle if it's the only horrible thing.
It's a shame too, because the story and plot are excellent and the main character is very likeable. I doubt I'll make this mistake a third time, unless I can verify the bullet points are gone and her sister has stopped sounding like an idiot.
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9 May, 2011:
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