Armed and Fabulous

First things first – I’ve heard tons of negative comments about this series. Why? Simply because some people feel that it is TOO much like the Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich. Since I am one that has read the ENTIRE series so far, I can say with certainty that Chafer has written very original characters with their own fascinating stories & plot lines. While I can see why there may be some comparison – it pretty much ends with her being conflicted a guy. Seriously though; name one time where you haven’t been conflicted when it comes to a male. Yea.. I’ll wait . (:

Lexi – I freaking love her. She reminds me of me sometimes.. Well; really just her smart-ass attitude, but still! She is smart, sassy, head strong and is show more completely aware of her flaws – yet she uses them to her advantage instead of letting them get the better of her. Yea. Smart Cookie. She works as a tempt at an Insurance Company. Why? Who knows – she comes from a family FULL of cops.. maybe she wanted to be different! Anyways – she’s working late one night in the basement library and on her way to drop some papers off on one of her bosses desk – she finds him dead on the floor . Thinking that the killer may still be in the building, she hides in the closer. To her surprise, she isn’t alone.

Enter Adam – Lexis direct boss. (Who, might I add – has a SERIOUS Swoon Factor going on!) He’s not exactly the person he’s been letting everyone believe he is. You know, typical, boring Insurance Company Boss Man. Nope. Not this guy . Try bad ass undercover cop trying to catch a fraud ring – and now – his lead suspect is dead. He’s having an AMAZING day. As if that wasn’t complicated enough, Lexi is now a key witness and it seems that someone wants her dead. The kicker? He’s got his hands full with Lexi since she has this uncanny ability to find dead bodies.

Then you have Solomon (working the Serious Swoon Factor himself!) – who is working the case with Adam, and now – Lexi. You also have Lily, Lexi’s best friend – who by all accounts is NOT being left out of the fun! With the four of them going at this, the book is filled with page turning hilarity . Watching as they tried to uncover this ring and who was after Lexi proved amusing – especially since Lexi and Lily decided 1 too many times to play detectives without the big boys.

Then you have Lexi’s family. Especially her brothers! They really know what it means to protect their sisters honor!

“Isn’t it safer if I go with you?”
“No. I don’t want you seen. Plus your family is ready to lynch me.”
“Seriously?”
“I told Garett you were in my custody until this was all over, and he promised to do scary things to my nuts.”

SEE! They are an epic kind of awesome!

The chemistry in this book is amazing. The story line flowed effortlessly. I LOVE me a good love triangle & it seems that this serious is shaping up to be just that! Seriously; it makes for some awesome story lines! In my opinion, Camilla Chafer has a hit on her hands. I can’t wait to read book 2 – Who Glares Wins – which I purchased earlier today! So be looking for that review! show less

A delightful, engaging, and capable female lead who is not the stereotypical 'brassy bitch'. She's the together girl next door that you're secretly jealous of and still can't help but like. Funny without the ditzy klutziness of Stephanie Plum, sexy without the 'sleep with the male lead at the drop of a hat' tendencies, she keeps her eyes wide open and does her best to think ahead. A fun easy read.

This book was better when it didn't try to be a version of the Plum mysteries--the good cop/sexy not really a cop bit was totally Evanovich fanfic. But it was *good* fanfic, at least, so I'm planning to at least read the next one.

Although I like the characters, the storyline wasn't believable enough for me. It would have helped if there was more detail and the experiences of the characters were drawn out a little bit more. It felt as though everything was a little choppy. Lexi and Lily were fun characters but I felt as if they could have been developed a little more; same with the characters of Maddox and Solomon, so I couldn't give it more than 3 stars. I also expected Lexi to be a little tougher. From the cover of the book I expected her to be a gun toting strong woman who would kick butt and take names later.

I loved this book. With all that testosterone, who wouldn't love it? I kept wavering back & forth throughout the whole book on which guy I liked more. Maddox is sweet and oh so hot but Solomon is that super hot bad boy type. This kinda reminded me of the Stephanie Plum series except this girl isn't ditsy at all. She is actually smart and doesn't just stumble over the answers. Don't get me wrong.. I love that series also. I will definitely be reading more of this series.

Chick-lit romance, murder, and mystery. Most of the time the characters are superficial non-entities. But then there was that occasional flash of connection to the plot that kept me reading like many first books in a series I have read.

I loved this book, it is really funny. Lilly her best friend is hilarious.