Book Review: 39 Bayshore by Donna J. Grisanti

Book Review: 39 Bayshore by Donna J. Grisanti

Publisher:  Phoenix Publishing Group

            Independent Book Publishers Association

This book had an interesting plot idea. Unfortunately it didn’t live up to expectations. Carolyn is suffering from ill health, the sale of her business and the death of her mother. Her three aunts, none of which are blood related, buy her a falling down and decrepit home as a present to shock her back to life. She soon has more problems then you can shake a stick at.

First off, the formatting in this book was horrid. Bold and italicized words appeared in totally random spots. Double words (portport or thatthat) appear sometimes three times on a page. The author’s name sometimes popped up in the middle of a page of paragraph. This made the book hard to read and I almost put it down but I pushed through.

The book started with a murder that is never again mentioned in the book. Never. What was the point of even including it?

There are a ton of characters. Just when you think you have the whole cast figured out the author adds a new face. The supporting cast gets a bit muddled at times. The author tries to explain people and why they are there but it starts to ramble.  Some characters aren’t even introduced until nearly the end. The ending feels rushed and slapped on. The “mystery” seems like an afterthought.

This is supposed to be the first book in a series. I am hoping that the next book will be better and at the very least not be so slow. I’d be reluctant to give it a try.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.