Cady Kalian

This book wasn't bad for quick, light read -- really quick, actually. I think I read it in a few hours. I enjoyed the movie-making part, and the mystery itself was enough to keep me entertained and interested. I also liked the main character and the sense of humor. The only sour note for me was

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the side story with the reporter. First of all, he seemed like a legitimate reporter so I didn't buy the little twist at the end. More importantly, though, the fact that he went from someone the main character trusted enough to take a trip to New Mexico with to someone that she suddenly saw as a complete bad guy -- because he made a pass at her and reacted badly when she turned him down -- just didn't play right to me, especially considering that she seemed completely complicit in the entire evening up to the pass. Did that entitle him to her company for the rest of the evening? No, of course not. But is the next logical step that he's a blackmailer who deserves to be murdered? I don't think so at all.

With that exception, however, I did enjoy the book and look forward to reading others in the series.… (más)

I got tons of flashbacks to DATING IS MURDER and SAVAGE GARDEN while reading this. Was it the LA setting? The constant driving and descriptions of cars? Though this was a murder mystery, I was in no hurry to see it end and have the crime solved. The victim was not a sympathetic character, and the heroine had so many funny side stories and tangential repartees that reading didn't feel compulsive like a good whodunit should, it was more like I'll keep on reading to hear more funny one-liners. I loved the roommate, Leroy, and the heroine in the heroine's movie script, the crime wasn't that gripping to me.… (más)