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4.0 out of 5 stars
it was alright, February 20, 2005
This review is from: Murder Under a Mystic Moon (Chintz 'n China Series) (Mass Market Paperback)
I wouldn't say that this is the best installment yet, but it was pretty entertaining...but probably not for the reasons you think.
After finishing my reading of this novel I realized something about the Chintz 'n China mysteries....they're not really about the mystery, they're about the characters. To be honest, the characters are the only reason I enjoyed this book. I didn't really care about the Klakatat monster or even the murder "mystery" (which falls flat on its face, by the way).
Now, I have to complain about the sex scenes again. They were just a bit too graphic and they seemed out of place in a novel like this. I don't know about the other readers, but I really don't care about Emerald's sex life. Now, don't get me wrong; I'm not uptight about this stuff. I've read novels (Michael Cunningham's come to mind) which can be very graphic in that department, but at least those kinds of scenes belonged there and went right along with character development. In the Chintz 'n China novels, they're just an annoying distraction.
All in all, don't expect a good (or even decent) mystery, but read it for the characters. Some stuff is even left unexplained: Like, what happened to Jimbo's fence?
The fourth book is titled 'A Harvest of Bones' and is due out December 2005.
-Ater
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
evil lurks ..., April 21, 2005
This review is from: Murder Under a Mystic Moon (Chintz 'n China Series) (Mass Market Paperback)
3rd in the Chintz'N China series featuring Emerald O'Brien, this is a series I buy off the shelf. Emerald, a medium, is a down-to-earth single mom raising her nerdy, star-gazing daughter and precocious son, who is also a medium while trying to run her china/tea shop where she also gives Tarot readings. Emerald gets drawn into the investigation of a body found in the woods when her friend asks her to check it out for anything supernatural. Emerald and her friends - and family - end up stumbling across a much greater mystery than anyone can imagine, while also laying the groundwork for future stories. Most of you know how much I love my psychic stories, and this author is one of my favorites in the paranormal mysteries. She can't seem to write quickly enough for me. The first 2 are Ghost of a Chance and Legend of the Jade Dragon. December will bring us A Harvest a Bones.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
In My Own Backyard, February 10, 2005
This review is from: Murder Under a Mystic Moon (Chintz 'n China Series) (Mass Market Paperback)
I was so excited to be waiting for the mail delivery of this new installment of Ms Galenorn's Chinz and China series. How would this series progress...what characters would I get to know better; knowing already and feeling a part of the trio of women friends, yet wanting to evolve with the town into personal knowledge of more quirky folks. YES!! It came to pass, and so very entertainingly! Emerald and her psychic gifts were waiting, her children growing older and clearer in my mind as pages were turned. Her Native friend and partner Murray opening herself to her heritage from book to book slowly, as the blooming of a flower. The little old neighbors, the annoying newswoman,others who came into view and most of all, Jimbo. Ah, it felt like being home again! But nothing was more awe-inspiring than the insight into a most primal creature. Again, Yasmine has taken us deeper than the heart, if that can be done. Brava!!!
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