Review: Sense and Scent Ability

Sense and Scent Ability by Renee George
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A mediocre example of a genre that, in my experience, tends to mediocrity. The mystery is largely progressed through the main character's unexplained superpower, but the solution ends up basically being dropped in her lap anyway. The romance subplot is even less developed, and seems to exist basically because it's expected to, not because the couple is particularly likely; there's little if any justification on the page for their romance.

"Expected" describes the book pretty well, in fact. The love interest even has green eyes - that's the level of cliche we're dealing with. The main character (I hesitate to say "protagonist" - she does try to solve the story problem, but as I mentioned doesn't really resolve it, instead being handed the solution) is the usual small-town small business owner. She can take extended time away from her business without issue in order to deal with the plot, though, because she has a faithful assistant. Her BFF doubles as the murder suspect. There's a hot cop as the love interest. It's all made from box mix.

If you have an endless appetite for books exactly like this, this is one. If you're looking for originality and capable execution of mystery and romance plots that work in their own right, which I was, this is not the book for you.

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