So first, I just have to say that Mary DiNunzio is part Stephanie Plum and part Kinsey Milhone. I like both those chicks ok, but not necessarily enough to think that we need another one of them on the planet. That is, this book was ok but didn't blow my skirt up. I think I had higher hopes for Mary, maybe, from reading "Think Twice". I can't even tell you why I thought I'd like her better, but in general, she just sort of bugged me.

Her family and friends are all caricatures from a specific neighborhood, much like the Stephanie Plum books, and there was plenty of comedy in this one too, but I think I got frustrated with ALL of the really very bad decisions she kept making. She's supposed to be the smart one, right?

That said, I really do love Judy: "Only a true girlfriend would hate someone on your say-so. In fact, that's what girlfriends were for."

About a gay guy she was introduced to, I giggled at this: "His cologne was on the strong side, but it only reminded Mary of her old friend Brent Polk, who was also gay. Brent had passed years ago, and she still missed him. She felt instantly comfy with Anthony because of Brent, like a gay associative principle."

I think it was at this point that I thought of Stephanie Plum: "Mary couldn't hear anymore. Catholics shouldn't get Brazilians. In fact, the words Catholic and Brazilian should never appear in the same sentence, except for: Brazilians are very good Catholics."

Anyway, it was a quick read, and rather entertaining, so there's that.