Carol T. (babeofbluegrass) reviewed The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites (Sarah Deane, Bk 1) on + 31 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Could not get into this book. As much as I enjoy watching the birds in my backyard, this book tells me far more than I want to know about birds! Sarah Deane takes a break from graduate shcool and heads for sunny Southern Texas to join her boyfriend, Philip, on a birdwatching expedition. Philip's rare sighting of a pair of hook-billed kites gets things off to a great start until he ends up strangled by his binocular straps and the rest of the birders are both suspects and sitting ducks.
Leanne D. (eclecticmusicmama) reviewed The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites (Sarah Deane, Bk 1) on + 426 more book reviews
Book 1 of the Sarah Deane & Alex McKenzie series
This book appealed to me being set in wildlife refuges and national parks and centered around bird lovers.
I thought having so many characters in the first book of series bogged it down, although it was helpful having a page at the front that listed the characters.
I found it a bit more graphic than the cozies I usually prefer.
I will probably try Book 2 to see how it reads. This one was a mixed bag with me, holding my interest at times, but at others dragging to where I didn't know if I would get through it.
This book appealed to me being set in wildlife refuges and national parks and centered around bird lovers.
I thought having so many characters in the first book of series bogged it down, although it was helpful having a page at the front that listed the characters.
I found it a bit more graphic than the cozies I usually prefer.
I will probably try Book 2 to see how it reads. This one was a mixed bag with me, holding my interest at times, but at others dragging to where I didn't know if I would get through it.
