Finding Sky by Susan O'BrienMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Finding Sky is the first book in the Nicki Valentine Mystery series. It is a decently written and professionally edited novel.
Nicki is a widow, stay at home mother of two young children, has a degree in forensic psychology and is attending school to become a private investigator. Her dearest friend has been chosen to adopt a child by the unborn child's birth mother, but the teenaged pregnant girl has disappeared. Nicki agrees to find the girl, which puts her in the sights of a violent gang. While this plot definitely needs the reader to suspend their disbelief; it is original and fast paced.
Unfortunately, I found it difficult to connect with Nicki. Her thoughts seemed to bounce from subject to subject as though they were on speed. It was confusing and irritating. Top it off with her food snobbery and her obsession with sunscreen, which she shared with the reader repeatedly, and I was tired of her. I would have enjoyed reading more about her past and more thorough character development to help me identify with her.
I think that Finding Sky is a fast, easy and light read that most readers would enjoy. There is a small amount of romance entertained with the mystery. It ends with a satisfying HFN.
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley.
I like backstory in novels I read . I think that is why I prefer series books as you really become familiar with the characters and their world. Have you ever read the Miss Zukas mystery series by Jo Dereske? She's a librarian :)
ReplyDeleteI'll look for that series. Thanks!
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