I'd never imagined wanting to be friends with someone who does what she does, but Charley would be an awesome best friend and she's really likeable. I won’t give it away, but I will say that while the role isn’t something new, it is portrayed with some really unique and cool characteristics. I also love that she came up with such an interesting “birthright/job” for Charley. She completely succeeded in that and she mixes just enough romance into the plot to be fun, without turning it into a sappy mess that hides the plot. In an interview at the end of the 2nd book, the author states that she tried to model Charley after Stephanie Plum, Lorelai Gilmore, and Buffy the Vampire slayer and I think that’s the perfect characterization of this series. At first I thought Charley’s “Stephanie-like” wit, spunk, strength, intelligence and personality were just my perception since I associate this wonderful narrator’s voice so strongly with the Evanovich series, but I’m pleased to say that it’s a combination of the narrator and the author. I usually roll my eyes when I hear that comparison in a review.
I hear so many books compared to the Evanovich series and I have yet to find one that really lives up to that…until this one. I love this narrator’s work on the Stephanie Plum series by one of my favorite authors, Janet Evanovich, so I decided to give this book a try. Great choice for Stephanie, Lorelai or Buffy fans!
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