Ginny Aiken

The main character is in her 20s but has the empathy of a four-year old and the attitude to match. When she's not berating the (and I quote) "know-nothing (but drop-dead gorgeous) jock they've hired as her co-host", she's going on and on about his eyes. Or his smile. Many eye-roll worthy moments. This book relies heavily on a certain stereotype. Here's a quote: "You're really willing to go into an unsafe dirt tunnel."
"Aren't you?" Horror fills his face. "Any footballs or golf balls down show more there?" Painful.
That aside, there's also the fact that she has a vending machine mentality of Christianity as in she would live her life however she wants and expect blessings regardless.
Her aunt encouraged her to go through her co-worker's purses and later, when the damage has been done, shrugs it off. She treats the people in her life little better than dirt. There's no getting around it. show less

The main character is in her 20s but has the empathy of a four-year old and the attitude to match. When she's not berating the (and I quote) "know-nothing (but drop-dead gorgeous) jock they've hired as her co-host", she's going on and on about his eyes. Or his smile. Many eye-roll worthy moments. This book relies heavily on a certain stereotype. Here's a quote: "You're really willing to go into an unsafe dirt tunnel."
"Aren't you?" Horror fills his face. "Any footballs or golf balls down show more there?" Painful.
That aside, there's also the fact that she has a vending machine mentality of Christianity as in she would live her life however she wants and expect blessings regardless.
Her aunt encouraged her to go through her co-worker's purses and later, when the damage has been done, shrugs it off. She treats the people in her life little better than dirt. There's no getting around it. show less

So this book had some really great points but also I think that the christian references in the murder mystery were a little overkill. I know silly me for not realizing that the book was a christian fiction and even if I would have known I probably would have read the book.

The fact is the MC was great, funny, and I really liked her but the trouble was all the Christian reference and who really killed the lady was a little crazy to me. Not that I would not recommend the book I just think you show more have to be able to tell a story if you are going to use Christianity in a book and it did not fit well with this one. show less

Amelia Baldwin is a costumer for theater productions and lives in 1990 Chicago. On a visit to Winona, Minnesota, to visit a refurbished theater there, she falls through the stage floor and time-travels back to 1900. The author could have come up with a great book based on that premise, and there are some interesting tidbits about how much work there was to do back then versus now, but the author took the easy way out and turned this into a bodice ripper with a "perfect," unrealistic ending. show more Don't waste your time. show less