Read Assault And Batter (2013)

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Author

Jessica Beck

Genre

Food & Cookbooks

Series

Donut Shop Mystery

Rating

3.86 of 5 Votes: 5

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ISBN

1493559869 (ISBN13: 9781493559862)

Language

English

Publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Shops

Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble

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Assault And Batter (2013) - Plot & Excerpts

I would rate this book a 2.5 (I still haven't figured out how to rate a half-star on GoodReads).While a cozy donut shop mystery is always a pleasant diversion, Jessica Beck's books are simply too predictable to hold my interest. I find my mind wandering while I am reading her books. However, since I bought this series I feel compelled to finish reading them. I may have to take a break between books to read something meatier though. This series is on its last legs. Parts of the decision making of the amateur sleuths here read like an unfunny rigmarole or a madlib. The events that the author tried to foist on us readers to shake us up never took off and were never going to fly. Ugh! I'm happy I'm taking a big break from cozy mysteries. This genre behaves just like the Young Adult genre, insomuch that sequels depreciate exponentially. Just for the record, if only the author had ceased trying to tug at our heartstrings and tried to be lighthearted I would have bought into the premise. The shortest book of this series is also quite the weakest. The heroine , Suzanne, displayed quite a mean streak, which I noticed and believe the author never did. Avoid at all costs.