Sprinkled (Lacey Luzzi Mafia Mysteries #1)

AudioBook Review: Stars: Overall: 4 Narration: 4 Story: 4 A rather unusual start, Lacey’s stripper mother has died, three years have passed, and she is just discovering her heretofore unknown maternal grandparents. A bit of an odd duck, Lacey is outrageously confident considering her complete lack of skills, sense or experience. Which makes for a rather fun listen: she’s not stupid, just rather clueless. And suddenly she’s discovered her ties to a ‘mafia family”, far less Sopranos and far more Keystone cops. This is a completely unrealistic and utterly fun story: leave your expectations at the door – the mystery is clever, the action is non-stop and the laughs are sprinkled throughout. Lacey and her compatriots are brash, daring, impetuous and missing a key tether to the thought of consequences, which just gives this story a feel of a chick lit / cozy mash up. Narration for this story is provided by Caitlin Kelly, with a voice that is perfectly suited to the character of Lacey: cheerful, chirpy and holding a touch of youth that provide a solid presence for Lacey. Distinct changes in pitch, tone, delivery and accent appear with secondary characters, and make the transitions from character to character easy to distinguish. A clever presentation added to the enjoyment of this story, and kept me engaged. I received an AudioBook copy of the title from the narrator via Audio Book Blast. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

I think it\’s unfortunate that Lacey is compared to Stef Plum, they are way different. And that\’s a good thing. Lacey is NOT somebody\’s knock-off, but a really fun person in her own right. And the stuff that happens to her, and the messes she gets into will make you laugh yourself silly! Any under 50 can relate to her, and the overs can remember being like her. Her pal Meg is soooo like my best friend since the 4th grade! No plot spoilers here, just be prepared to have fun. Remember: A good laugh is like 10 minutes on a rowing machine (old YMCA ad). Caitlin Kelly is great as the audio performer! Peppy and easy to listen to, with good voice interpretation of the numerous characters (pun intended). This book was a gift courtesy of AudioBook Blast

Struggled to finish and kept hoping it would get better. Storyline had potential to be funny but characters were not developed and it was too predictable. I like Stephanie Plum for fun and this was not like it. This was tough to finish and not funny, which was a shame because it could\’ve been.

Entertaining if you can suspend a lot of disbelief and get past the fact that the main character is a 29-year-old woman who has the sex drive, maturity level, and hygiene habits of a teenaged boy. Three stars because I didn\’t hate it, though I\’m not sure why.

Don\’t bother buying it. I usually finish even the not so good books but after 3 attempts I can\’t do it.

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