Good Morning, Killer

Rating:
Summary: good but flawed
Review: ... The book is a quick read, and the writing is smooth. I will read this author's next book. However, the relationship between Ana and her boyfriend Andrew is unbelievable. First, we are told that they have discussed living together, which suggests that they have at least been dating a few months, but they seem to have a total lack of understanding of each other. Andrew's character is not developed enough for the reader to figure out why he is treating Ana so badly. Ana, on the other hand, consistently behaves like a teenager -- she exhibits so little common sense or self-control in her dealings with Andrew that you doubt she could have passed FBI psychological tests. This incomprehensible relationship drives some very peculiar plot twists that untimately seem unbelievable to me. In the midst of all this, the main story of the serial rapist gets lost.

Rating:
Summary: good but flawed
Review: I agree with the reviewer "samantha". The book is a quick read, and the writing is smooth. I will read this author's next book. However, the relationship between Ana and her boyfriend Andrew is unbelievable. First, we are told that they have discussed living together, which suggests that they have at least been dating a few months, but they seem to have a total lack of understanding of each other. Andrew's character is not developed enough for the reader to figure out why he is treating Ana so badly. Ana, on the other hand, consistently behaves like a teenager -- she exhibits so little common sense or self-control in her dealings with Andrew that you doubt she could have passed FBI psychological tests. This incomprehensible relationship drives some very peculiar plot twists that untimately seem unbelievable to me. In the midst of all this, the main story of the serial rapist gets lost.

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: I unfortunately have to agree with some of the other negative reviews of Good Morning Killer. I read North of Montana when it came out and loved it, and in fact re-read it to refresh my memory before settling in with this book. What a disappointment! I found myself unable to even finish the book (I basically just skimmed the last few chapters to get the general idea) as it deteriorated into an unbelievable mess. Ana's relationship with Andrew was not developed enough for me to want the details of the inevitable train wreck. While I like April Smith's writing style, this book's storyline was unbelievable. Also, I found myself wondering if the book's events were somehow supposed to take place BEFORE North of Montana, since there was no mention whatsoever of the fling with Donnato and the fact that he was supposedly getting a divorce at the end of North of Montana. And what about Poppy, whom we left dying in North of Montana? After such great efforts from April Smith, including Be the One, this one was a huge disappointment.

Rating:
Summary: Jim in Atlanta
Review: Shockingly bad. The main character was so screwed up I could not imagine her solving the crime. How are we supposed to believe in her competence when she so clumsily and incompetently tries to cover up her own "crime?" Her relationship with the detective was only sketched in, and we are supposed to accept their grand passion? Perhaps worst of all, I saw the "surprise" resolution of the book coming about halfway through. Horrible.