Over Maya Dead Body

A very good ending to the Serena Jones Mystery trilogy. I'm not ready for it to be over; I wish there was a whole other trilogy of Serena novels! (At least three more, maybe more) The light-hearted humor in these books, contrasted with the solemnity of some of the crimes, with a really confident lead, sparkles with life and draws in the reader.

In this one, we finally have the end of the famous love triangle, where the author actually let her readers have some input on who Serena ends up falling for. I dislike love triangles in particular, but since both guys are worthy suitors and the outcome isn't a known thing from page one, it didn't bother me too much, though it was my least favorite part of the books. I actually like Nate better in this book, but she always should have ended up with Tanner from the very beginning, you know? Or a dark-horse candidate that was better than both would have been a fun twist...

The mystery strikes close to home (an honorary relative and a vacation to Martha's Vineyard) in this one, and I loved how it was all-hands-on-deck in trying to solve this mystery. Aunt Martha is a huge favorite of mine, and she was her normal bigger-than-life self here, including a big surprise from her near the end that had me grinning and chuckling.

Thanks to the publisher for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.