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Bless The Bride. Rhys Bowen (2011)

by Rhys Bowen(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1445837722 (ISBN13: 9781445837727)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Chivers North America

series

Molly Murphy Mysteries

review 1: So here's the deal: I saw Molly Murphy #13 at my library, was interested, but felt I needed to read the prior books first. As a result, I have been steadily making my way through the series, bringing me to book 10, in which Molly is getting ready for her wedding while investigating one last case -- a missing bride in 1900s New York's Chinatown.The series as a whole has, to me, been suffering from stilted dialogue, implausible events, and an overplayed storyline about Molly's desire for independence vs. her fiancé Daniel's desire for a more typical (for 1908) stay-at-home wife. To be fair, most of the novels give a glimpse of the issues of the time, such as working conditions or, in this case, the Chinese Exclusion Act. I have valiantly kept reading the series, but this bo... moreok was almost impossible to get through for the reasons given above. I didn't think I could take anymore of Daniel's condescension or Molly's dithering. It remains to be seen whether I can make it to the book that piqued my interest in the series in the first place.
review 2: Molly Murphy Books have turned into default reads for me, which is good and bad.Good – well, because the stories are good! I know in advance I will like them and can reach for the next installment of the series with confidence knowing I won’t be disappointed.Bad – because I am running out of available titles!! This was Book 10 so I only have 11, 12 and 13 left (which I will blow through in no time) and then I will have to wait until the titles are released before reading more. Book 14 is only due out in 2015.This is also how I felt when I finished all the titles in Sue Grafton’s alphabet series: going from a new title whenever the mood strikes, to waiting years between installment. I like having a dependable “go-to series”; you’re never at a loss for something good to read! less

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