slayra reviewed Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Review of 'Spying in High Heels' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Maddie Springer designs shoes for kids and dates a lawyer named Richard. All is fine with their four-month relationship when Maddie realises she might be pregnant. But before she is able to tell Richard, he disappears along with twenty million dollars. Then comes along a sexy LAPD detective named Jack Ramirez that doesn't believe Richard is innocent but finds Maddie cute. Eventually Maddie finds out she didn't really know her boyfriend but she is determined to prove his innocence because she sort of believes it and mostly because she rather meddle with dangerous people than take a pregnancy test.
This story is slow to take-off, but it finally does around Chapter 7. Unlike some reviews, I didn't find it as funny as [a:Janet Evanovich|2384|Janet Evanovich|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1308327981p2/2384.jpg]'s Stephanie Plum, but it had its moments. Even though it's supposedly Maddie who is trying to find Richard and putting the pieces together, Maddie's best …
Maddie Springer designs shoes for kids and dates a lawyer named Richard. All is fine with their four-month relationship when Maddie realises she might be pregnant. But before she is able to tell Richard, he disappears along with twenty million dollars. Then comes along a sexy LAPD detective named Jack Ramirez that doesn't believe Richard is innocent but finds Maddie cute. Eventually Maddie finds out she didn't really know her boyfriend but she is determined to prove his innocence because she sort of believes it and mostly because she rather meddle with dangerous people than take a pregnancy test.
This story is slow to take-off, but it finally does around Chapter 7. Unlike some reviews, I didn't find it as funny as [a:Janet Evanovich|2384|Janet Evanovich|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1308327981p2/2384.jpg]'s Stephanie Plum, but it had its moments. Even though it's supposedly Maddie who is trying to find Richard and putting the pieces together, Maddie's best friend Dana is the one with the brains - all the good ideas and logical bits come from her. The end is quite satisfying and I enjoyed reading the last 2/3 of the book, but I didn't find Maddie that interesting or lovable. And what's the thing with room two-ten that becomes two-twelve? I actually thought it was part of the plot, but now it definitely looks like it is a typo. It's an entertaining read, but it could be better.