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Lisa (Harmonybites)
I'm afraid the title is quite apt. The plot involves a murdered romance writer, and the prose was on the level I expect from the romance aisle--strained metaphors, intrusive irksome dialogue tagging--and even more irksome characterizations. This is told first person, and our narrator, Claire Malloy, describes her own daughter in ways that make her sound like a twit. And yes, I know, Caron and her friend Inez are 14--an awkward and annoying age--but I still never bought either character. We're al ...more
Carrie
Jun 11, 2008 rated it liked it
Lisa
Aug 30, 2009 rated it it was ok
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May 31, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Aug 26, 2012 rated it liked it
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