Jaclyn’s Review: Nobody Tells Lia Anything by Carol Maloney Scott

Nobody Tells Lia Anything (Spooky Matchmakers #1)
written by Carol Maloney Scott
published by Carol Maloney Scott, 2019

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Did I enjoy this book? This book had a really cute plot idea. It was unique and fresh, which I really appreciated. Unfortunately, I had a really hard time with the actual writing in the book. There were many things that were alluded to in the beginning but never fully realized. For example, it was very obvious that Lia’s boyfriend was suspicious from his very first sentence. However, the plot with his character was strange at best and the resolution was unsatisfying. The characters were woefully underdeveloped, and the writing skimmed over many things that could have added depth to the story. Lia was very immature and naive. I wanted this to be OK for her character, but it was not written in a believable fashion. Surprisingly, I had no issue with the Granana ghost plotline. But again, she didn’t show up as often as I wanted her to, nor did she really advance the plot in any meaningful way. The most unbelievable part of the story was Lia’s new love interest, who seemed to fall madly in love with her without ever meeting her. He was undeterred by her current boyfriend and uninterested behavior. Overall, I thought the idea of the story was cute, but I could not get past the poor writing.

Would I recommend it? Though this book had a cute premise, I just couldn’t suffer through the poor writing. I would not recommend this book.
 

 

About the book – from Goodreads: Lia needs ANSWERS from beyond, NOT matchmaking!

When twenty-something Lia’s grandmother dies, her life is knocked upside-down. In order to satisfy the terms of her inheritance, Lia is forced to move to the family’s apartment complex in the scenic mountain town of Applebarrow, leaving behind her dead-end job and long-term boyfriend, Jason. While she’s happy to fulfill her Granana’s unusual dying wish to play social director to the eclectic group of tenants, she’s surprised to discover they are not what she was expecting.

Her days as an RA in her college dorm were inadequate preparation for personalities such as a jealous librarian who names her Thanksgiving turkeys, a charmingly naive mechanic who thinks New Wave is beach music, and a volatile menopausal woman who claims to be a delicate flower.

To add to the mayhem, she meets Logan, an attractive young bartender with a penchant for rescuing her from absurd antics, such as losing her phone to a raccoon and thinking Long Island Iced Teas contain little alcohol. As Jason’s behavior becomes increasingly suspicious and erratic, Lia can’t help being drawn to Logan’s thoughtfulness, wit, and intense blue eyes.

As she adapts to her new community, secrets and lies emerge, and Lia wonders what the deceased, AND living, people in her life are hiding. Working to uncover the evidence, Lia hopes a wacky, unexpected visitor from beyond will provide the answers she craves – before she loses her grip on reality, and the love of her life.

 

 
 

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