The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point).
Kindle freebie on November 16, 2020 (currently $4.99 and in Kindle Unlimited as of writing this post)
Overall rating 4.28 with 478 ratings and 72 reviews
The Perfect Death by Stacy Claflin Series: Brannon House #1
on January 21, 2020
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 204
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
Goodreads
Amazon, Audible, Libro.fm
Kenzi Brannon loves the single life in California. She hasn't looked back since the day she walked away from her painful past.
Everything comes crashing down when Kenzi gets a call about her estranged sister's suicide. If that news isn't shocking enough, she also learns that she is now guardian to Ember, a niece she doesn’t even know.
Kenzi heads up north and finds herself in her family’s long-abandoned house. Neighbors whisper rumors of hauntings, but Kenzi has a more serious concern—mounting evidence points to her sister’s death not being self-inflicted.
When things in the house move seemingly on their own, Ember thinks it’s ghosts. But Kenzi fears something far more sinister. Could the person who killed her sister now be after her and her niece?
I liked Kenzi. She was smart, cool in the face of situations, and kind to others. She did a good job with getting to her niece and providing what she needed. She cared about what Ember wanted and let her be involved in the decisions. I did feel neither of them were quite concerned enough about their safety with a murderer out there.
Most of the characters other than the few main ones were cliche. I would have preferred more development or more gray scale rather than all good or all bad. This added to the unbelievable feel for me. The mystery plot was straight forward and expected. I can’t believe they didn’t think it was a murder initially!
The Perfect Death is the start of the new Brannon House series. My favorite parts were the development of Kenzi and Ember. With the twist at the end, there is sure to be more along those lines in the next book, Family Secrets. It releases next week and I’m reviewing it on audio.
These are only Kindle freebies I get, or ones through author newsletters which anyone can sign up and get for free. I don’t include things like Kindle Unlimited or Prime Free Reading (I do have it). Both Tantor and Audible have occasional free audios (to anyone) and I do include those. Since I one-click on 1-2 freebies a day or probably at least 5 a week, I came up with this feature to make sure I start reading them.
So I have thought about doing a Thrifty Thursday Challenge someday. For now, what I think would be fun is if you have read and reviewed a freebie, link up to your review (Goodreads, blog, facebook or wherever) below.
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About Stacy Claflin
.Stacy Claflin is a USA Today bestselling thriller author who has published more than 75 novels, including Girl in Trouble and The Perfect Death. She has always been curious about the human mind, and in her quest to learn more, she earned a degree in Psychology. Her favorite course was Abnormal Behavior, which has been useful in writing fiction.
Her love for thrillers goes back to her early childhood when she fell in love with Unsolved Mysteries and America’s Most Wanted. When Stacy was five, she got mad at a babysitter who wouldn’t let her watch the evening news. These days, she spends her free time listening to true crime podcasts or watching documentaries on the subject.
She has been telling stories for as long as she can remember, and as child would often get into trouble for trying to convince friends her wild tales were true. Now she puts her creativity to better use by writing page-turning stories that leave readers begging for more.
Stacy occasionally dabbles in other genres, so as you peruse her library of works, you’ll find some romance and paranormal tales, all with strong suspense elements.
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
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This sounds pretty decent but maybe not complex enough for my taste. Thanks for sharing, Anne?
Yes, I get that. Sometimes you just need a simple fast read though. I have the second one on audio for review which comes out next week, so we will see if I like it enough to continue further.
Maybe the author will fill in the characters of the secondary people as the series progresses, but glad you engaged with Kenzi and her niece.
We will see. I am starting the second book soon.
Looks like I downloaded this one in November. I have no memory of it!
Yes I have over 5000 books on my tbr and 3048 freebies. I have read some of the freebies though.
I’ve read this author in the past maybe once or twice. I think I liked it? Who knows? I wish I could remember more books. This might not be one for me either. I like to get to know side characters-sometimes more than I like the main characters.
We will see how it goes. I’m starting the second book now.
I hope you enjoy. I looked and had only read one by her that I gave 3.5 stars to.
This sounds like a good read. Kenzi sounds like a great character and I like that this is a shorter read. Great review!
Thanks Carole. Not everything is long or complex. This was a short, interesting read.
Sounds skippable. I have a different freebie by this author that I have yet to read.
Certainly I could go either way. It was pretty good, also short. I’m not sorry I read it and I liked it well enough that I am reading the next in the series.