Enjoyable despite it hitting a few of my pet peeves.

I really enjoyed this book despite it hitting two of my pet peeves – the protagonist being a suspect and constantly hounding the police with suspects. I don’t like the protagonist being a suspect because it adds artificial tension – the reader knows the hero is innocent, will find the guilty party, and be absolved of the crime, at least in this genre. I think the protagonist pestering the police falls into the same sort of category in that, again, in this genre, it’s too early in the book for the killer to be revealed, and just serves to make the hero look silly and antagonize the police.

The reason I liked this book is because of the setting – I spent one summer study abroad trip in Rome, and still remember many of places mentioned – and because I liked the three main characters plus three or four of the side characters. It’s a nice set up for a series.

One serious objection, however: she’s lived in Rome for six months and still having trouble finding Trevi?!?!

Highly recommended – it’s almost like a Roman Holiday!

The characters are good, but the story is rather boring with lots of repetitions and no suspense. The plot is also weak, making this book readable, but not very entertaining. PS: If you bake a cake at 375 for 20 minutes in Italy, you will get a bad surprise.

I really enjoyed this book, I wanted to give it 4 stars but there were too many inconsistencies and errors. My favorite part was the opening of each chapter, it added to the story without being straight fluff. Despite its issues, I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys cozy mysteries