This was an easy read but sometimes felt like the character development was ...
354990
This was an easy read but sometimes felt like the character development was a bit weak.  As always, some references to previous characters and the authors placed great avenues for new books about the neighbors on the street.
124851
First off let me just ask why there so many books out there that have someone from a large police force come to a small town to become sheriff to get away from all that crime and relax a bit.  Of course when they take over suddenly there is a murder, the first one in decades.  Sometimes I feel like I am reading the same book over-and- over again.  Now having said that this book was pretty well written and interesting.  The main character was rather likeable but somehow everything felt too familiar.
3403948
A very easy read but not a lot of substance. I enjoyed the characters, especially Belladonna the cat, but there wasn't much depth to them and, more than once, I wanted to shake the sisters.

The writing isn't bad but it's not great either and, like several others, I noticed several editing errors that should have been caught.

Overall it's not a bad book and if you want a light read with likable characters it would probably work for you.
3256666
I liked a lot about this book. Like many books in this genre, it was an easy read with an easy-to-follow story, likable characters, and a twisty ending. In general, nothing too special but still pleasant.

Jacks and her sister Beth are both great characters. I've only read one other book by these authors, but I've found their character development to be great in both books. It's definitely the strongest characteristic in this book. The pacing was a bit more patchy, with some slow spots, some spots that were exciting but far too quick, and an ending that came out of nowhere.

The book ended on a very random note, in my opinion, and didn't really feel like we had come to the end of the story. This lack of a satisfying ending was by far my biggest problem with the book. It all felt so rushed and there wasn't enough of a denouement for me to feel like I knew what was going to happen to Jacks after the last pages. I'm sure this ending will be fine for many people, but I don't like to have so many things left unanswered. It's why I am a big fan of epilogues. But I am not many people, just one, and I really enjoyed this book, all things considered. I've already added the other books by these authors to my to read list.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
475975
I could figure out a good chunk of the plot on my own, but there were still a few surprises that kept me hooked. I enjoyed the writing style of the author and found it to be an easy read.
3659744
Likable enough characters and it was an enjoyable read, but at times I just felt as if it was missing something, or like the story just became somewhat affected. I can't figure it out. I didn't really like the ending either, which tends to just ruin books for me, but I would still recommend it.
2328101
The premise is solid, but some of the character development is a little lacking... I found myself confusing characters as the tone of their character was so similar to others in the story.  It will be interesting to see if the characters develop more as the series goes on, or if it was a one hit wonder!
4598463
This was just okay. It seemed predictable to me and I had the feeling of having read similar books before. However, the characters were sympathetic and the writing enjoyable. Not an essential read in my opinion.
750130
It was okay. I felt like the characters could have been developed a little more and it could have developed the plot a little more. But it was interesting/intriguing enough that I read it from start to end...and I was interested enough to read another Georgia Lee Maxwell book afterward.
690833
I feel like this book had good elements but I didn't feel very connected to the characters.  Easy read, good ideas, worth reading.
1743238
I wavered about what to rate this book, simply because while it was a fine read for what it was, I didn't really feel confident that I'd remember it later.

Several of the characters did have some interesting quirks that made them more than just archetypes, and I enjoyed them for that--but they began as archetypes nonetheless. So while on the one hand there were some things about the corporate character that made him multidimensional in ways I appreciated and enjoyed, such as his feelings for the various people in his life, I also certainly didn't feel like he was someone new I'd never met before.

As others have mentioned, it's Joe that gets fleshed out the least here. We see him do a lot of cool things, but by and large they're exactly the things you'd expect a similarly positioned character in another novel to do.

So overall, I feel it's a three, because we get solid material, but not in a way that makes the book stand out as different than anything else or makes it stick in the mind.
2999861
Sometimes it felt as though a little too much was going on at times bit overall it was a good story.
3428798
This was a very easy read, full of interesting facts however I almost felt I was reading cliff notes for another book.
116525
This was a good book, but it wasn't great.  That being said, it was easy to read and held my interest fairly well.  However, the book left me wanting something more.  I'm not sure if it was character development, plot line or just general story action.  It just felt light or at least a little anti-climatic.
3682400
Some of the characters were well developed however the main heroine was not one that appeared to have much empathy or warmth for others with the exception of the servicemen that she assisted.  However given the behaviour of her father following the death of her mother made her more understandable.
2374837
The story is a bit on the simple side. No complex relationship or emotions. I felt like the author had to try really hard to create some conflict and it seemed a bit weak. For a free book, it was decent enough, but I would recommend a little more relationship development. If I had paid for this book, I might be a bit more disappointed.

A simple light read if you're not in the mood for some angsty characters.
4322830
I found it to be a pretty simple story, nonetheless well written. some of the story lines felt a little underdeveloped or resolved very quickly, but if you're looking for a light lgbt read you might like it