~Book Review~ Crushing Crystal by Evan Marshall

Synopsis (courtesy of Goodreads): Jane couldn’t say no when her nanny’s sister needed a place to stay, but she’s certainly glad to see her houseguest go. In just two short weeks as assistant director of the Shady Hills Public Library, Crystal Ryerson has proven herself a meddler par excellence. Relying on gossip and a powerful superiority complex, she has branded her realtor’s daughter an unfit mother, and formally accused a local school librarian of stealing computers. Popular, she is not. Still, it’s shocking when the next meeting of Jane’s library reading group crashes to a halt as thousands of pounds of books and shelves come toppling down on poor Crystal. Especially when Jane’s boyfriend, Detective Stanley Greenberg, makes a grim discovery: the bolts on the bookcase had been deliberately removed. By someone who had been at the meeting. Jane knows the strange events are all part of the same puzzle and she can’t resist searching for the missing pieces. She manages to stay on the murderer’s trail can go both ways, and this one may well lead the killer right to Jane’s doorstep.

What I thought – Honestly I checked this book out because I loved the cover. That cat totally looks like he’s laughing! For a cozy this book had some oddities – it takes place in New Jersey, it’s written by a man (I don’t mean that in a bad way), and Jane is not a middle class wife, or small crafty shop owner. Combined with the fact that the people she’s asking questions to really get angry and tell her off. That’s a nice change from a typical cozy! The ending was also a complete "I didn't see that coming" - always a bonus! I would have liked this book a lot more if I had not indulged in three cozies right before this one. I liked it though, so I’m giving a 3.




~ Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. ~ Author Unknown

W... W... W... Wednesdays April 6

It's that time of the week again, time to link up with Should Be Reading for WWW Wednesdays.

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you'll read next?

Even if you don't link up you should go check it out - I've found it to be an excellent source for learning about different books.

Currently I'm reading Crushing Crystal. It's my fourth cozy in a row, and if I hadn't checked it out from the library I would have pushed it to the end of my stack! I'm a huge cozy fan - but I definitely need to read something else.

Recently I finished reading Wedding Day Murder by Leslie Meier. Another library check out!

Next I plan on reading Dead Weight by Batt Humphreys.  Yes, from the library. I really do {heart} my library!

~ Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. ~ Author Unknown