Rating: 
Summary: Slightly Shady
Review: It started so well. It was funny. The characters were likeable. Tobias and Lavinia are displaying some attraction for one another. Then . . . there's the painfully predictable "carriage" scene. The murder plot became so convoluted in its solution, I feared I'd be confessing next. By the time the second short, choppy, terribly unromantic love scene rolled around, I'd literally forgotten I was reading a romance. Tobias, likeable fellow, came off as a rather inept detective. I'm glad I checked this out of the library instead of buying it.
Rating:
Summary: average
Review: This is my first Amanda Quick book, I've heard so much about her, and read her reviews on my favorite books that I tried one of her books. For me, Slightly Shady is the kind of book that u can read when there's nothing more available. It's not boring nor it is hooking. This is one of those books that u can put down after reading a paragraph or so. It is not laugh out loud funny but u can see the author's attempt on comedy. The mystery is a little predictable. The twist on the ending is not original. All in all, I'm not totally disappointed. From reading her other reviews in her other novels, I know this is not her best, so I'm giving her another chance.
Rating: 
Summary: Not bad
Review: I've listened to a lot of audio tapes this past year. This was an interesting read. It wasn't great, it wasn't bad. There was an acceptible plot, an unlikely heroine, silly love side stories, and a good ending. It was very well read.Hard core readers (and listeners) will be disappointed by the formulaic nature, but if you need to have a book on tape, this one will leave you with a few well-remembered moments. Other books are more fulfilling, though.
Rating:
Summary: Slightly lacking
Review: The first 2 Amanda Quick books I read were the exact same story with different names (I forget which ones they were). I kept reading her books anyway because I like her writing style and most of the books have enough of a change that you don't get bored. This book is the first one of hers that I was disappointed in. It felt like she had a deadline to meet and didn't have time to do more than an outline. The characters of Lavinia and Tobias were very sketchy, I never got a good sense of them. Lavinia's niece and her boyfriend were much more interesting, but they were only secondary characters so we didn't really get their story. If you are a fan of Jayne Krentz's Amanda Quick books, don't worry if you miss this one. You've read it much better before. If you have to check it out, do so at the library.
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