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hlmaueraI read the second Deborah Donnelly book and I've discovered a trend that I dislike a lot. It's part of the irony but the wedding planner has lousy luck with men. And not just normal stuff- really horrible. And the author always seems to end the book on that note. I don't know if I'll read the 3rd book.
On the other hand, I read the first three books in Monica Ferris' needlecraft Mysteries and really enjoyed them. All three were in one compendium and it was way too easy to just keep reading. They are similar to the Maggie Sefton knitting mysteries but the main character is older and not as strong. There is wonderful character development in her stories and I'll keep reading them just to watch the people. One thing I'm finding disturbing about this series is that it takes place in a very small town...so how many evil characters can you actually have in one town? And since gossip seems to be the specialty of the residents, how come more people don't know about the evil amongst them? Still it's been fun.
I also read Killer Hair, the first book in the Crimes of Fashion series by Ellen Byerrum. It is also quite amusing. The series is set in Washington DC where no one has any fashion sense and helmet hair is de rigueur. The main character is a reporter who has been placed on the fashion beat because her predecessor dies at her desk and the boss sees her sitting alone in the office and figures she'll do. But she's good at it, with a love of fashion, especially those of the 40's, even if she doesn't quite love writing about it. Her column, Crimes of Fashion (also included), skewers the residents of DC with abandon but her eye for "nuances" gets her involved in solving a murder. This series is gritty and funny.
On the other hand, I read the first three books in Monica Ferris' needlecraft Mysteries and really enjoyed them. All three were in one compendium and it was way too easy to just keep reading. They are similar to the Maggie Sefton knitting mysteries but the main character is older and not as strong. There is wonderful character development in her stories and I'll keep reading them just to watch the people. One thing I'm finding disturbing about this series is that it takes place in a very small town...so how many evil characters can you actually have in one town? And since gossip seems to be the specialty of the residents, how come more people don't know about the evil amongst them? Still it's been fun.
I also read Killer Hair, the first book in the Crimes of Fashion series by Ellen Byerrum. It is also quite amusing. The series is set in Washington DC where no one has any fashion sense and helmet hair is de rigueur. The main character is a reporter who has been placed on the fashion beat because her predecessor dies at her desk and the boss sees her sitting alone in the office and figures she'll do. But she's good at it, with a love of fashion, especially those of the 40's, even if she doesn't quite love writing about it. Her column, Crimes of Fashion (also included), skewers the residents of DC with abandon but her eye for "nuances" gets her involved in solving a murder. This series is gritty and funny.
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Date: 2008-03-15 05:50 am (UTC)Ask Jessica from Murder, She Wrote. Or Miss Marple. ^_~
I'll have to try the Needlecraft Mysteries.
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Date: 2008-03-15 05:54 am (UTC)