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I've read like four chapters. It's an easier read than Addie LaRue, and it's fine so far.
If by "almost done" you mean reading #11 in the series, yep!View attachment 417538
Three days till discussion time.
Everyone getting close to the end of Louisiana Longshot?
Actually, this is a four-and-a-half star book! OH MY! Finished it last night, and am still giggling over some of the scenes! SO...what happens when you plop a CIA operative down in a small bayou town in Louisiana with the dire warning, "LAY LOW!"? And what happens when that operative doesn't get in the house good before she's up to her ears in a murder mystery? And what if, at the center of the mystery is a pair of most redoubtable old ladies who seem to be running the entire town from behind the scenes? Mayhem. That's what happens. Utter mayhem. And when that story is told by an author with a genius for making characters come to life, and a remarkable talent for absurd dialogue that never-the-less rings entirely true, you have a book well worth reading! I didn't really know whodunit until right at the very end, which is nice in a mystery, but I'll tell you right now...had I known from page one, the journey would have been JUST as important as the destination, and I'd have loved this book just as much! I had laughed out loud twice before page 25, and laughed so hard I spit iced tea on my lap before page 75. This is a keeper, and I'm out after the rest of the series! |
Glad you joined us this month, and read Louisiana Longshot, despite it not being the type of book you'd usually choose.I read it despite it not being the type of book I would normally read. I'm not a fan of murder mysteries or first person narratives. However, it was a free download and an easy read, so I got through it quickly.
Never thought about that, but that description fits.I liked the two old ladies, Ida Belle and Gertie, they were like an aging Thelma and Louise.
I think I'm too much of a realist for cozy mysteries. However, that said, I loved the Shopaholic books, which I know a lot of people can't stand, due to the absurdness of Becky. So I guess to each their own.I'm so sorry you guys didn't enjoy it. I did...all six times I've read it, and laughed like a hyena every time. Probably because of my extremely lively sense of the absurd. And I keep telling you all that my sense of humor is a twisty as a macrame hooty owl on an aging hippie's bedroom wall! The Miss Fortune series tickles both the sense of humor and the absurd, and I'm wiling to put up with a good bit of suspended disbelief to get there (Monty Python, I love you so!).
I've wondered if me being a city girl is part of why I can't relate to these books. I can certainly see how living in a similar place and knowing similar people would make the books more believable.However, part of my love for these books is the time I spent actually living in small Louisiana towns, and knowing people VERY much like the residents of Sinful, with all their absurdities! I know they seem overblown to most people, but they live and breathe! I promise, chere. They do!
LOL. Now I'm crazing banana pudding.The book also made me crave banana pudding, so there's that.
Nice to see you commenting in our book club thread. That's a pretty wide range of book genres, so maybe one month we'll be reading one that interests you. Hmmm... I think one of the short stories in May is a romance. So maybe you can check it out.Doesn't sound like a book I would like at all. I only like Romance, Biography/Autobiography, and True Crime.