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4.0 out of 5 starsAntiques,Collectables, &Mystery
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2019
Any mystery needs to appeal & be relatable to the reader. This story begins in the setting at an Auction of a family's property. The main character,Jaymie and her sister Becca, both collect items that are easily found in most auctions. At this auction Jaymie see an old Hoosier cabinet, because she loves items from the past especially those for the kitchen. It was easy for me to relate to because I once found N Antique Hoosier Cabinet that I loved and had to have, so I was able to relate to falling in love wean object that has so much history. I bought mine, my husband restored it and it's my favorite piece of furniture. The Hoosier Cabinet is surrounded by mystery and has a story to tell and that's what the mystery is about. Jamie is 32, has a sister 15 years older and the dynamics of their relationship is typical of most siblings where the Becca feels she needs to guide her younger sister, and that never bodes well. Jamie is fortunate enough because of her family dynamics to be able to pursue independent career choices. Her personal life has been upset because she has to review what happened to her last failed relationship and she must decide how to deal with the aftermath. It's all part of life and the book has, many interesting characters. Overall I found it interesting. Those thing that bothered me was at times there seemed to be a deliberate attempt to use a thesaurus to replace ordinary,daily vocabulary with words that were similar but didn't always seem to fit , and some seem out of context. I have my Masters so vocabulary is always interesting to me but it's almost as if someone just looked in th thesaurus and thought, 'this word fits when maybe it didn't seem to fit.
Jamie is at the crossroads of her life seeking independence and looking introspective at her life and what she values and throughout this mystery her values come to light. There is mystery and more than enough suspects. The book was enjoyable and there was a choices I add but that's what reading is about decisions that determine the course of the story. After her unexpected breakup with the man she thought she loved she has to make personal decisions and 2 interesting but very different men enter her life. Personally I'm hoping that she makes a better decision the next time around than she did the first round. I'm older an although handsome might be an initial response I'm hopeful she will eventually realize in future books that the matures matching values has more longevity than "good looking.". My preference is Daniel because he has the same values and because every mystery always has the character linked to a detective and they go off in the sunset and solve mysteries. I think the story has so much more potential if " the good guy wins." Daniel is always there for her, something she has never had because her parents seem so detached from her life others than financially.
Now about the mystery of the Hoosier Cabinet, I highly recommend reading the story and sincerely hope the author continues to surprise the reader with the choices the main character makes and doesn't go down the expected path. This had an unexpected ending, some things didn't quite fit but that tends to follow real life .
