I usually love Molly Harper novels. I was a little unsure when she pivoted from urban fantasy to mystery, but A Proposal to Die For was fun, so I approached this novel expecting a similar experience. I got off to a bad start with this one. I am used to Harper's sense of humour and I like it, but it seemed subdued in this book. I felt like she didn't hit her stride until page 130. That's a long time to wait.
I started to warm up to Lainey halfway through the book, but once again, that's a long time to wait. Add to that, when I noticed that I was 60% through, there was still no murder. It made me doubt the book's title. Shortly thereafter a death occurred and suddenly the pace increased exponentially. Harper is also known for including a romance angle to her books. Lainey's romance story line also took a long time to get moving. The final 40% of the novel had a lot of ground to cover.
It pains me to give a Molly Harper book less than four stars, but this one started off so sluggishly that I can't in good conscience give it full marks.
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