Excellent read, but really, in comparison to the first two books, I'm calling this a 3.5 star read and rounding to 4.If you haven't yet dived into the Mace Bauer series, the characters are great, sassy, smart, witty, but still, old-time Florida - and most definitely not the postcard Florida one thinks about when thinking about a beach vacation.The plot of this one was well done; the author does a very good job keeping the reader too busy to really speculate to heavily about who the killer is. At least one plot twist kept me from being at least entirely right when I did guess.So what cost it the half star? Mama got on my last nerve with the Bridezilla bit and the constant one-track song she played about Mace's looks, about her ability to keep a man, about her sister Maddie's weight. She went on and on and ON, and she wasn't ever listening to anything anyone else tried to say. Mama came off vain, shallow and narcissistic instead of eccentric, quirky and charming as she has in previous books. Still it was a small blip on in otherwise entertaining read. We see more of Carlos in this book and that was a definite bonus - I like learning more about this man and I like his less antagonistic interactions with Mace. The scene on the lake was the best part of the book for me.I'm looking forward to reading Mama Sees Stars. Mace's Mama is getting married, for the fifth time, and Mace and her two sisters face the horror of "Gone with the Wind" bridesmaid dresses. But when a routine meeting ends with the caterer, and Mama's neighbor, dead, Mace feels that she must get more involved to protect Mama. Okay, she's nosy, too. The groom, sweet though he is, seems to have some really strange relatives, including a street-smart cousin and her dishy nephew. There's also a strange woman who says her name is Jane Smith, who is altogether too cozy with Mace's on and off boyfriend, homicide investigator Carlos.
What do You think about Mama Gets Hitched (2010)?
As usual, Mama is a hoot and Mace and Carlos are hot! (FL or no!) : )
—Melle
Very good book if you like comedy and southern slang and mystery
—fasteraznftw
