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A mystery set in an antique shop in San Francisco, this book tells the story of a young woman who has two cats, inherits her uncle's shop, and a mystery that has its origins in the history of the city. The premise of this book is good, but it the story seems to be too loosely woven in spots, and confusing in others. It bothered me that the reader is never told the main character's name, which also added to the amorphous atmosphere that seemed to hang over this story. That said, I have read other
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The ending was confusing. I liked the cats and I liked the character Monty.
Book #2 of the series (which I am reading now) summarizes the ending of this book in a way that makes sense -- basically, oh, so that's what happened at the end of book #1! ...more
Book #2 of the series (which I am reading now) summarizes the ending of this book in a way that makes sense -- basically, oh, so that's what happened at the end of book #1! ...more
Mar 11, 2013
Joseph
marked it as to-read
