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Devilish Details
Jazz Vaughn finally gets her own nightclub. Candy Girls has everything necessary for a good time: drinks, music and pole dancers. She's on her way to building a high class adult party central destination. Her pal reminds her they never recovered a load of cash hidden by Jazz's old boyfriend. That money could make her business dreams come true at light speed. Okay, so tracking the cash is a good idea. Never mind her ex is a dangerous drug dealer who also happens to smuggle illegal weapons. Small details. Besides he's in prison. They track down the money, pay some bills and live the good life. What could go wrong?
Well let's see - how about Jazz's former boss settles a grudge by framing her for murder, a crazy gang member is stalking her, and the city decides to shut down Candy Girls. What's a woman to do? Get help from a sexy homicide detective, a collection of her shady friends and come out swinging. What else?
Well let's see - how about Jazz's former boss settles a grudge by framing her for murder, a crazy gang member is stalking her, and the city decides to shut down Candy Girls. What's a woman to do? Get help from a sexy homicide detective, a collection of her shady friends and come out swinging. What else?
328 pages, Paperback
First published November 13, 2014
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June 24, 2017
I received this book from Goodreads First Reads in exchange for an honest review...
I found this book very cheesy, and annoying. I couldn't enjoy it at all.
I found this book very cheesy, and annoying. I couldn't enjoy it at all.
May 14, 2015
I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
I had a strange experience with this one. Whenever I'd pick it up and start reading, I would find myself wanting to keep turning the pages. Yet the moment I had to put the book down that interest seemed to get closed between the covers just as much as the pages I had just read. From that I can only conclude that Devilish Details was, while entertaining, not very compelling. It had plenty of fun elements thrown in with humour, action, and a rather likable cast of characters. But the continuation to the story did not plague me enough to read it outside of my breaks at work (the only exception to the rule being the last 20 or so pages which I wanted to finish before taking a new book to work). The book got placed on the table, and it sang no siren songs to me, urging me to see what'll happen next.
Speaking of which, I had another strange experience with this book. Whenever I would read it, I'd catch myself thinking there sure is a lot of stuff going down in the story, only to suddenly note I was already over 2/3 done finishing it, realizing there wasn't actually that much happening after all, in relation to how many pages I had read. The pages go by fast, partly due to the pleasantly uncluttered font used, partly due to the general good flow of the text.
I must make it a point to mention the plethora of typos as well. I have no idea if the copy I got was some pre-editorial version or some such, but if not, there sure were way too many typos. Ain't the best typo evader out there myself, but as a reader, I find it a little distracting if there are too many of them. It breaks the flow. A more thorough editing job would be advised.
Extra words (or even the absence of words) in dialogues were also a little deterring. I wonder if the characters actually spoke in sentences like "I'll will done did" or if these were also merely mistakes some good editing could have solved... Either way, it was another flow breaker for me.
Also a half-Chinese called Chyna. Uh-huuh.
And yet, despite all, I do think I liked it enough to warrant three stars instead of two - though it was a tough call indeed. It had a good flow, good humour, and I really enjoyed having a strip club as the primary setting. That was basically the reason I joined the giveaway in the first place anyway, to see how a female author might write of that setting and the sex workers, as opposed to male authors. I particularly enjoyed how the matter of clients keeping their hands to themselves was the desired manner of conduct in the book, just like in real clubs of that nature. Rather, I should say I really enjoyed the viewpoint being taken to the backstage of a club. All points for that!
I had a strange experience with this one. Whenever I'd pick it up and start reading, I would find myself wanting to keep turning the pages. Yet the moment I had to put the book down that interest seemed to get closed between the covers just as much as the pages I had just read. From that I can only conclude that Devilish Details was, while entertaining, not very compelling. It had plenty of fun elements thrown in with humour, action, and a rather likable cast of characters. But the continuation to the story did not plague me enough to read it outside of my breaks at work (the only exception to the rule being the last 20 or so pages which I wanted to finish before taking a new book to work). The book got placed on the table, and it sang no siren songs to me, urging me to see what'll happen next.
Speaking of which, I had another strange experience with this book. Whenever I would read it, I'd catch myself thinking there sure is a lot of stuff going down in the story, only to suddenly note I was already over 2/3 done finishing it, realizing there wasn't actually that much happening after all, in relation to how many pages I had read. The pages go by fast, partly due to the pleasantly uncluttered font used, partly due to the general good flow of the text.
I must make it a point to mention the plethora of typos as well. I have no idea if the copy I got was some pre-editorial version or some such, but if not, there sure were way too many typos. Ain't the best typo evader out there myself, but as a reader, I find it a little distracting if there are too many of them. It breaks the flow. A more thorough editing job would be advised.
Extra words (or even the absence of words) in dialogues were also a little deterring. I wonder if the characters actually spoke in sentences like "I'll will done did" or if these were also merely mistakes some good editing could have solved... Either way, it was another flow breaker for me.
Also a half-Chinese called Chyna. Uh-huuh.
And yet, despite all, I do think I liked it enough to warrant three stars instead of two - though it was a tough call indeed. It had a good flow, good humour, and I really enjoyed having a strip club as the primary setting. That was basically the reason I joined the giveaway in the first place anyway, to see how a female author might write of that setting and the sex workers, as opposed to male authors. I particularly enjoyed how the matter of clients keeping their hands to themselves was the desired manner of conduct in the book, just like in real clubs of that nature. Rather, I should say I really enjoyed the viewpoint being taken to the backstage of a club. All points for that!
April 13, 2015
Wow, well written but some of it was easy to see through but not so much as some other books as the story proceeded. Kind makes you wonder if people actually still hide money in furniture anymore. It was a good book no denying it yet it was an adventure in the game of life, death and watching your back. The characters were well written, funny attitudes and humorous at times. The ending made me laugh as well which is one of the reasons I will read it again.
March 27, 2016
One of the things that I enjoy about murder mysteries is descriptions of the people and places that provide the backdrop for the main story. The main setting for Devilish Details is a nightclub in somewhat rough neighborhood in Baton Rouge, complete with a cast of characters that fit the setting well. The well crafted descriptions added to my enjoyment of this fast paced mystery.
I received a free review copy of Devilish Details through Goodreads Giveaways.
I received a free review copy of Devilish Details through Goodreads Giveaways.
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