Sweet Revenge
by Diane Mott Davidson
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Author: Diane Mott DavidsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Print
Published: 2008-08-26
ISBN: 006052734X
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Avon
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- Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson
- A Goldy Culinary Mystery, Book # 14
- Avon Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers
- First Avon Books Paperback Printing, September 2008
- ISBN-10: 006052734X, ISBN-13: 978-0060527341
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Book Review: A Downward Trend for the Series
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the 14th of the Culinary Mystery series featuring caterer Goldy Schulz. These books have sort of become an obligation for me, rather than ones I look forward to with baited breath. I will keep reading them I'm sure, because it's like catching up on what's happening with old friends. The actual mysteries are OK but seem to be getting a little repetitive. This time around it's the height of the Christmas season and so Goldy's catering business is packed with business. This serves to drive the hectic nature of the events that occur; actually now that I think about it, all of these books are "hectic" as Goldy struggles to juggle all that comes her way.
I have to say I am a little worried about the future of this series. It is hard for new plots to top previous plots anymore and so Goldy is starting to act more and more outrageously. In this novel she acts spontaeously quite a few times with very little fore thought and gets herself into so many dangerous situations that you have to wonder at her judgement. She breaks the law at will to get answers to her questions, even though she is married to a cop. And even he seems to be growing tired of the way she takes matters into her own hands all the time. The supporting characters were two dimensional and added little to the plot except to be in the right place at the right time in order for Goldy to become even more of a busy body. And the residents of Aspen Meadow, the Colorado town that is the centerpiece for all of the novels in the series, are as kooky as can be... really over the top. So much so that realism suffers as well as credibility.
This is really too bad. I have been a fan of the series since it's inception and have twice been to Ms Davidson's author's readings at the Tattered Cover bookstore in Denver. Goldy has been a great character but it seems like the well is drying up. It may be time for Ms Davidson to retire this series and begin a new one.
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