The storyline sounded really cute/interesting but I was pretty disappointed with this book. It took the first third to get through the characters (I really hated that they were all introduced this way instead of as the story developed). I also felt like there was too much information, much of it seeming unrelated to the story and very "run on". Once I trudged through the characters, it seemed like the story was picking up and I was ready to give it another chance. I was soon annoyed (again) trying to remember who was who as I read (remember the characters were all introduced in the first third of the book). I found there to be a good bit unnecessary writing that was so distracting I actually started skimming paragraphs here and there. When the second victim was murdered, I had no idea who she was and didn't feel like going (back) through the lengthy process to find out. I would generally be able to read a book like this within a week or less but I just did not feel compelled to find out what was going to happen with this one. It took me over three weeks. I don't know why but I forced myself to finish this book. I would say don't waste your time or money on this one. I have since removed the other books from this author from my reading wish list. Invitation to Die is a very funny and very slight mystery. A super quick and entertaining read, it borders on boring. The premise of a murder at a convention for Romance writers is cute but the characters are more caricatures , and there isn't a likeable one in the bunch. This book reads more like a cute and very long story to me than an actual novel. As I said, the author is quite funny, even inspired at times, but I felt this was a half-hearted effort for her although it is the first thing of hers that I've read. I suspect she has a truly wonderful book inside her, but this, clearly, isn't it. It belongs in a magazine you take on a long flight to occupy your down time.
What do You think about Invitation To Die (2013)?
An amazingly interesting and complex storyline. I was captivated, intrigued and carried away.
—Katrina88
Not bad for a practically free book from Kindle. Good enough that I invested in another.
—snow
Like the cover but not what was inside.
—AshleyMichelle94
