Showing posts with label MaryJanice Davidson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MaryJanice Davidson. Show all posts

Monday, July 4, 2022

Truth, Lies, and Second Dates

By MaryJanice Davidson 
Fiction
301 pages
Paperback
Borrowed from Library 

So the library barcode obscures a good chunk of the synopsis, so I'm prevented from doing it the lazy way and have to type up something myself. Ah well. 

 Captain Ava Capp, commercial airline pilot, doesn't like going back to her hometown where her parents died and her best friend was murdered. However, twin brothet of aforementioned victim happens to be on Captain Capp's plane one day, as they are heading into aforementioned hometown, convinces Capp to attend 10 year anniversary memorial for victim. 

Doctor Tom Baker (medical examiner, not two hearted alien) is fascinated by the cold case and, when he runs into Capp and really drunk twin brother after the memorial, the physical attractiveness of Capp. 

Capp might still be in danger. Crimes are unsolved. You see where this is heading...

Davidson writes books that are very easy to read (I got to chapter 5 while my child was reading MAD Magazine. They don't let you check those out, but you can sit in the library and read them.) and have a lot of humor. 

This is the third book in a series, but they seem to be related, not sequential. So, even though I haven't read the other two, it didn't seem to matter.  

A funny book was desperately needed, as it’s seem to have taken about 2.5 weeks after the end of the school year to stop constantly clenching my jaw. I probably need a new job. 

One thing that Davidson did was compile a list of 60 tropes that she engaged with during the construction of this novel. 

Page 1 of the list:

For the most part, this novelists works are an anomaly in the range of books I typically enjoy; however, I continue to enjoy each one I've read. 

And I only got home with this book less than 17 hours ago, so it was a fast read two. 

Off to find books 1 & 2. 

(But not really, right now, because my tbr pile is tall.)

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Fred the mermaid trilogy

Sleeping with the Fishes (268 pages)
Swimming Without a Net (271 pages)
Fish out of Water (270 pages)

All: 
By MaryJanice Davidson
paperback
Fiction (romance)

This was a fun little trilogy and a very quick read. I've read other books by the same author - she has a particular campy, humorous style that I enjoy. 

Book 1

Wherein we meet Fred, the hybrid mermaid working at an aquarium. Her best friend has the hits for her boss, and two attractive men come into her life at the same time, drawn by the same problem: water pollution in the bay. 

All that gets resolved, more or less. 

Book 2 

Wherein Fred meets other Undersea Folk (many if whom don't like her, because reasons involving her father) as they debate whether to reveal themselves to the world. 

That mostly gets resolved. 

Book 3

Wherein Fred is dealing with the repercussions of the Undersea Folk revealing themselves to the world, her dad swims back into town, and her best friend is planning a wedding. 

This whole series was a pleasant brain candy - a few deaths/murders, a couple of sex scenes. Mostly just some good fun and amusing storytelling.