Truth, Lies, and Second Dates
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Summary
Truth， Lies， and Second Dates is a sweet and sassy contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson。
Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade。 She’d much rather leave it， and her home state， behind forever。 But when she finds herself back in Minnesota， against her better judgment， everything goes sideways in a way she never expected it to。
M。E。 Dr。 Tom Baker has never forgotten Ava and the cold case she ran away from。 When she shows up unexpectedly in town， in spite of himself， sparks fly。 Which is terrible because he can’t stop his growing attraction to her。 Can these two Type-A’s let their guards down and work together to put Ava’s tragic past behind her for good？ And keep their hands off each other at the same time？
Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade。 She’d much rather leave it， and her home state， behind forever。 But when she finds herself back in Minnesota， against her better judgment， everything goes sideways in a way she never expected it to。
M。E。 Dr。 Tom Baker has never forgotten Ava and the cold case she ran away from。 When she shows up unexpectedly in town， in spite of himself， sparks fly。 Which is terrible because he can’t stop his growing attraction to her。 Can these two Type-A’s let their guards down and work together to put Ava’s tragic past behind her for good？ And keep their hands off each other at the same time？
Editor Reviews
08/10/2020
This standalone contemporary romance from Davidson （The Love Scam） is just as raucous and riveting as fans will expect。 Snarky commercial pilot Ava Capp returns to Minnesota 10 years after the murder of her best friend， Danielle， only to discover， at the anniversary memorial service， that Danielle’s family believes Ava was the killer。 To blow off steam， Ava heads to a bar， where she meets and makes out with a hunky stranger。 The next morning she gets a call that the funeral home has been vandalized。 Luckily， the stranger from the night before can corroborate Ava’s alibi—and he’s already on the scene in his role as the county medical examiner。 Quirky Dr。 Tom Baker is determined to solve Danielle’s cold case， and he’s willing to work with Ava to do it， though he can’t be sure that she is not the murderer—but that does nothing to douse their chemistry。 The banter comes a mile a minute， as do the twists， though Davidson struggles to juggle the suspense with the romantic development， leading to some wonky pacing。 Still， the mystery will keep readers turning pages， and Ava’s raunchy internal monologue creates plenty of laugh-out-loud moments。 It’s a wild ride and， despite some turbulence along the way， the destination’s worth it。 Agent: Ethan Ellenberg， Ethan Ellenberg Literary。 （Dec。）
About the Author
MaryJanice Davidson is the international best-selling author of several books， including the Betsy the Vampire Queen series。 Her books have been translated into several languages and are available in fifteen countries。 She writes a bi-weekly column for USA Today and frequently speaks to book clubs， writer's groups， teaches writing workshops， and attends conferences all over the world。 She has published books， novellas， articles， short stories， recipes， and movie reviews。
Reviews
JackieBCentralTexas
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BOOK BLURB A sweet and sassy contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson！ My Thoughts For me this books author is synonymous with the words fun， humorous， impossible and tongue-in-cheek。 All if which applies but there is so much more to the story as well。 Main character commercial airline Captain Ava Capp is multi-layered， as are her supporting characters。 The way in which there are multiple twists and turns from Ava’s past that affect her present situation were handled with a mixture of mystery combined with comedy as others have noted。 For a third book in a series I never felt the lack of reading previous books to get a gist of what lead up to this story， it just sucked me in on its own merit。 Just when you thought there were no more surprises the story twists again and proves you wrong。 A thoroughly enjoyable read from beginning to an ending I saw coming with a surprise twist I did not。 [EArc from Netgalley]
Lynn
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Ava our heroine is a pilot and has herself a fun crew who are now her friends。 They keep her laughing and taking life as it comes。 Now she finds herself back in her hometown right in time for the ten year memorial for her best friends death。 When she tries to skip the memorial， her life takes an interesting twist。 Will this be the moment when everything changes and makes her face her life once and for all？This was a story filled with quirky adorable fun-loving characters that make you laugh thro Ava our heroine is a pilot and has herself a fun crew who are now her friends。 They keep her laughing and taking life as it comes。 Now she finds herself back in her hometown right in time for the ten year memorial for her best friends death。 When she tries to skip the memorial， her life takes an interesting twist。 Will this be the moment when everything changes and makes her face her life once and for all？This was a story filled with quirky adorable fun-loving characters that make you laugh throughout the book。 It had a mystery， a romance， and some fun facts about flying which I did enjoy。 I will be honest and say that this was not one of my favourite books， and I did end up putting it down more than picking it up to read。 I just could not connect well with the characters， so for me， this was a three star review。 Thank you so much to the author MaryJanice Davidson， St。 Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an advanced copy of the book to review。 All opinions expressed for this review are unbiased and entirely my own 。。。more
Linda McCutcheon
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"If this was a book， I'd be thinking about how empty and aimless my life as a single woman is and how I need to make a change， if this was a book。"So begins this refreshing ode to all the tropes we love in our romantic comedies and our murder mysteries。 Truth， Lies and Second Dates by Mary Janice Davidson is the perfect pallet cleanser if you have been overwhelmed reading some overwhelming dramatic fare。First our heroine， Captain Ava Capp， is an airline pilot which was was such a nice equal oppo "If this was a book， I'd be thinking about how empty and aimless my life as a single woman is and how I need to make a change， if this was a book。"So begins this refreshing ode to all the tropes we love in our romantic comedies and our murder mysteries。 Truth， Lies and Second Dates by Mary Janice Davidson is the perfect pallet cleanser if you have been overwhelmed reading some overwhelming dramatic fare。First our heroine， Captain Ava Capp， is an airline pilot which was was such a nice equal opportunity career choice from the many interior designers or bakers found in cozy mysteries （no disrespect to these careers。 I can neither design or bake。 Just there is an abundance of them solving murders lol）。Second she has had serious tragedy in her life from at 17 having her best friend murdered to a stint in rehab for drug abuse。 Now she is reluctantly returning home for the 10 year memorial for her friend。 She is shocked to learn she is now a suspect。Third she starts to develop an unlikely romance with Tom the younger medical examiner。 Though the crime is serious the banter and observations throughout are reminiscent of TV greats like Moonlighting， Bones and even Buffy the Vampire Slayer。I solved the crime and never understood why Ava was every a suspect but I laughed most of the way and truly enjoyed the author's wink to her readers that this was all in fun。i received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley for a fair and honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sharon Grow
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Captain Ava Capp is a pilot with the Northeastern Southwest airline。 She would prefer to stay out of Minnesota as her dear friend， Danielle， was murdered there ten years ago， a murder that has never been solved。 When a faulty drug test puts her on a 72-hour delay from flying and an act of vandalism involving her friends’ ashes makes her a suspect， she needs to find out who would do such a thing…and why。 She is pleased when her initial meeting with Dr。 Tom Baker， a member of the Ramsay County med Captain Ava Capp is a pilot with the Northeastern Southwest airline。 She would prefer to stay out of Minnesota as her dear friend， Danielle， was murdered there ten years ago， a murder that has never been solved。 When a faulty drug test puts her on a 72-hour delay from flying and an act of vandalism involving her friends’ ashes makes her a suspect， she needs to find out who would do such a thing…and why。 She is pleased when her initial meeting with Dr。 Tom Baker， a member of the Ramsay County medical examiner’s office， leads to a chance at romance。 He is helping raise his very intelligent niece Heather along with Heather’s grandfather Abe。 What will happen when Danielle’s killer finally makes a move to eliminate Ava as well？ I have always enjoyed Ms。 Davidson’s writing style as her story is laced with humor and friendly sarcasm that makes the words speed by。 I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review。 （by paytonpuppy） 。。。more
Long Jacke
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很有辩证性的书
Leslie aka StoreyBook Reviews
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This book made me giggle with all of the tropes and kept me enthralled with the mystery of who killed Danielle ten years ago and why was it resurfacing？I had read a previous book in this "series" that was ok， not horrible but not great。 So I was a little hesitant to read this book but am glad since I was pleasantly surprised。 I loved Hannah， the precocious niece of Dr。 Tom Baker， the ME for the town in Minnesota。 She is just a little too smart for her own good， but she helps keep Tom grounded。。。 This book made me giggle with all of the tropes and kept me enthralled with the mystery of who killed Danielle ten years ago and why was it resurfacing？I had read a previous book in this "series" that was ok， not horrible but not great。 So I was a little hesitant to read this book but am glad since I was pleasantly surprised。 I loved Hannah， the precocious niece of Dr。 Tom Baker， the ME for the town in Minnesota。 She is just a little too smart for her own good， but she helps keep Tom grounded。。。most of the time。 I loved the nerdy talk from Tom and Hannah and even Ava。The tropes are what kept me in stitches - yes everything was expected when it came to the characters， but it all worked in my mind。 G。B。 and India are two hoots on top of everything else。The romance between Ava and Tom took time to grow but when they finally came together， sparks galore。 They had some missteps but it worked well into the storyline。 It was interesting that they were both interested in the macabre of Minnesota。"Who knew the capital of Minnesota was such a hotbed of exotic/weird murders？"There are remnants of the previous book at the beginning and the end involving Blake from the 2nd book。 I like how it was tied together to create a flow from one story to the next even though they were not intertwined。We give this book 4 1/2 paws up。 。。。more
Margaret Yelton
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Overall I found Truth， Lies， and Second Dates to be a pretty easy read， at times it was funny at times it had a serious side to it。 I enjoyed the Ava character， but found Tom to be a little to ditzy for my liking。 This was my first book by this author， and I will try more of her books。 I would recommend this book to others。I received a ARC from NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press and was under no obligation to leave a favorable review， all opinions expressed here are my own Overall I found Truth， Lies， and Second Dates to be a pretty easy read， at times it was funny at times it had a serious side to it。 I enjoyed the Ava character， but found Tom to be a little to ditzy for my liking。 This was my first book by this author， and I will try more of her books。 I would recommend this book to others。I received a ARC from NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press and was under no obligation to leave a favorable review， all opinions expressed here are my own 。。。more
The Romance Book Disciple （Samantha）
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Truth， Lies， and Second Dates is my 1st Davidson book！ I was excited to dive in， and I didn't really look into the book much before starting。The cover and title made me think this would be fluffy。 There are certainly light， fun times， but there was a darker side as well that was unexpected （but not unwelcome）。 Ava has a tragic past that is haunting， but her current life is vibrant， funny， and full！ I really loved the side characters in the story; it reminded me a bit of the side characters Truth， Lies， and Second Dates is my 1st Davidson book！ I was excited to dive in， and I didn't really look into the book much before starting。The cover and title made me think this would be fluffy。 There are certainly light， fun times， but there was a darker side as well that was unexpected （but not unwelcome）。 Ava has a tragic past that is haunting， but her current life is vibrant， funny， and full！ I really loved the side characters in the story; it reminded me a bit of the side characters in a Stephanie Plum book-zany！ After many years away， Ava returns to her hometown and the source of her painful past。 It is there she connects with the ME， Dr。 Tom Baker。 Together with Tom， she begins to solve the mystery of what happened years ago， find love， and learn to forgive herself。Personally， the romance is light。 Its not bad or anything， but as a hard core romance reader， I categorize this more women's fiction with a romance than straight up romance。 The driving force of the story is in Ava's growth as a character-accepting her past， coming to terms with it， putting it behind her， etc。 Ava and Tom are great， but their romance isn't the focal point。Fans of Kristen Higgins， Janet Evanovich， and Christina Lauren will enjoy this comedy of errors and find it a delightful way to pass a weekend in front of the fire！ t POV: 1st t Tears: no t Triggers: （view spoiler）[Ava was in rehab for drug abuse （hide spoiler）] t Series/Standalone: standalone t Cliffhanger: （view spoiler）[no （hide spoiler）] t HEA: （view spoiler）[yes （hide spoiler）] other low heat romances like Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne， Size 12 is not Fat by Meg Cabot， My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella。。。then you will probably like Truth， Lies， and Second Dates！ Truth， Lies， and Second Dates See full review on The Book Disciple["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Letty
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To be really honest， I'm a little confused with this one。 There were many times when I didn't know where the characters were or how they ended up in a certain place and why they ended up in a certain place。 It was a weird but witty murder mystery， and I didn't really get why the mother of the deceased， Danielle， was now， after ten years， accusing Ava of having committed the murder of Danielle。 The dialogue was funny at times， and I actually did like Ava and Tom， most of the time， but my favorite To be really honest， I'm a little confused with this one。 There were many times when I didn't know where the characters were or how they ended up in a certain place and why they ended up in a certain place。 It was a weird but witty murder mystery， and I didn't really get why the mother of the deceased， Danielle， was now， after ten years， accusing Ava of having committed the murder of Danielle。 The dialogue was funny at times， and I actually did like Ava and Tom， most of the time， but my favorite character in this story was Tom's niece， Hannah， a precocious and funny child。 I loved her。 I don't know， I didn't dislike this book， I think perhaps this writing style just didn't jibe with me。 Thank you to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for the review copy。 。。。more
Kerry - Readkerryread
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This book was a little confusing for me， it was kind of a mystery， kind of a romance but also just an place for witty quips。 There was so much dialogue it was really hard for me to tell who was speaking at times so that was really distracting。 Captain Ava Capp is a pilot and doesn't spend too long in one place。 She does make a stop in her home town and just happens to run into the brother of her best friend who was murdered 10 years ago。 Dr。 Tom Baker is the current ME for the county and someone This book was a little confusing for me， it was kind of a mystery， kind of a romance but also just an place for witty quips。 There was so much dialogue it was really hard for me to tell who was speaking at times so that was really distracting。 Captain Ava Capp is a pilot and doesn't spend too long in one place。 She does make a stop in her home town and just happens to run into the brother of her best friend who was murdered 10 years ago。 Dr。 Tom Baker is the current ME for the county and someone who can't forget the case of Ava's friend。 It just so happens that Ava and Tom share a passionate make out session， just before discovering something goes wrong at the memorial。 While it appears Ava is a suspect by the family， she is also determined to find out what really happened and why someone is still trying to cause trouble。 There was some really heavy moments in this book， that was not in line with a typical romance。 However I really like Dr。 Tom and his extended family。 He is taking care if his niece and his sisters father-in-law is also helping。 The niece provided some levity and also pushed them together in some sweet moments。 Dr。 Tom and Ava also have something in common， they are both extremely blunt， and have no filter which is something they both seemed to have issues with when connecting with others so it was great to see that they both felt understood without judgement。 Overall this book was enjoyable if often confusing and a little over the top。 Also Tom was a virgin， and while it's nice to see a male virgin other than the female virgin， it still bothers me。 I received a free copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
M。 K。 French
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Captain Ava Capp had left her past and home state of Minnesota behind for over a decade， becoming a pilot and flying all over the world。 Returning to her home town unexpectedly， Ava runs into Dr。 Tom Baker， the medical examiner that is now looking into the murder of her best friend， which had driven her away。 An attraction between them exists， so can they solve the cold case and still work together？While this is the third in a series of novels exploring romance novel tropes and spinning them on Captain Ava Capp had left her past and home state of Minnesota behind for over a decade， becoming a pilot and flying all over the world。 Returning to her home town unexpectedly， Ava runs into Dr。 Tom Baker， the medical examiner that is now looking into the murder of her best friend， which had driven her away。 An attraction between them exists， so can they solve the cold case and still work together？While this is the third in a series of novels exploring romance novel tropes and spinning them on their head， there's no need to have read those to enjoy this one。 This is a murder mystery as well as a romance， and MaryJanice injects a lot of humor into the text as well。 As with her prior novels， some of that is parenthetically added to the text， which is stream of consciousness from Ava's point of view。 Dialogue is witty and snappy， full of fun banter and snark， just how I like it。 Chapters are short， matching the snappy dialogue， and makes the "just one more chapter" instinct an incredible time sink。 Before I knew it， I read more chapters than I intended to！Ava and Tom have great chemistry。 He's very literal and a little goofy， with a precocious niece that has a very polysyllabic vocabulary at a very young age。 It's adorable， and they mesh with Ava's quirky sense of humor very well。 The bulk of the story is told in conversations， so it zings back and forth very quickly。 There is description where necessary， but that tends to take a backseat to the conversations。 Ava and Tom have very witty banter and help each other out in more ways than one。 Just like the other books in this series， we have a list of tropes that were played around with for this novel， as well as the parenthetical commentary for which ones were inverted。 I really enjoyed this book， and it was a fun way to spend my afternoon。 。。。more
Rachel Calunan-Chiu
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This book was hilarious。 I honestly love Captain Capp！ She has such a funny personality that I couldn’t put this book down。 In light of what she has been through， she is the type of person to make any situation manageable- regardless of what people think about her。I love how Ava and Tom got together and he felt a need to be her bodyguard and find the real killer。 It’s great how the author added someone on the spectrum to have such a big role in this story。Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to r This book was hilarious。 I honestly love Captain Capp！ She has such a funny personality that I couldn’t put this book down。 In light of what she has been through， she is the type of person to make any situation manageable- regardless of what people think about her。I love how Ava and Tom got together and he felt a need to be her bodyguard and find the real killer。 It’s great how the author added someone on the spectrum to have such a big role in this story。Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book。 Such a light hearted read I couldn’t put down！ 。。。more
Jeanne
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This is a quirky story that pokes fun at the very tropes that we expect when reading。 You will definitely laugh out loud at times and enjoy the story， even the dark humor。 Sometimes you have to stop running to find the thing you're missing。 And it's okay to remember the past without losing yourself。 Be prepared for witty tales of near catastrophes and a pint sized genius who will one day rule the world。 This is a quirky story that pokes fun at the very tropes that we expect when reading。 You will definitely laugh out loud at times and enjoy the story， even the dark humor。 Sometimes you have to stop running to find the thing you're missing。 And it's okay to remember the past without losing yourself。 Be prepared for witty tales of near catastrophes and a pint sized genius who will one day rule the world。 。。。more
Denise
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Oh my gosh！ This was the best book and I adore these two characters。 I think they're best two in a book I've read this year。 Captain Ava Capp （lots of jokes here） doesn't like strings and ends a semi-regular booty call with Blake （you know Blake from his own book or his twin's book）。 She ends up flying to Minnesota， a place she's avoided for ten years because of the horrible memories of her childhood friend's murder。 It just so happens the friend's twin brother （yes， a different set of twins） is Oh my gosh！ This was the best book and I adore these two characters。 I think they're best two in a book I've read this year。 Captain Ava Capp （lots of jokes here） doesn't like strings and ends a semi-regular booty call with Blake （you know Blake from his own book or his twin's book）。 She ends up flying to Minnesota， a place she's avoided for ten years because of the horrible memories of her childhood friend's murder。 It just so happens the friend's twin brother （yes， a different set of twins） is on her flight and invites her to the 10-year memorial。 Things go downhill from there。 It turns out the family blames her and that's just the beginning of her problems。 Dr。 Tom Baker remembers the case from when he was young and carries the cold case around with him and is trying to raise a genius niece。 They are thrown together and sparks fly ultimately they work together on the case。 Tom was such a strange character that I loved and it was clear Ava was the only woman for him。 But he lives in the hated Minnesota， so what will they do？ 。。。more
Dawn
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Ava Capp is a pilot who， ten years ago， lost her best friend to a horrible murder。 She hasn’t been home to Minnesota since， or at least not for longer than a layover。 When she returns and is convinced to go to Danielle’s memorial， things fall apart。 The funeral home is vandalized and Danielle’s ashes are scattered。The one shining light is the Medical Examiner， Tom。 She feels a connection to him and he wants to help her figure out who did it。 OpinionThe two main characters are quirky， both with t Ava Capp is a pilot who， ten years ago， lost her best friend to a horrible murder。 She hasn’t been home to Minnesota since， or at least not for longer than a layover。 When she returns and is convinced to go to Danielle’s memorial， things fall apart。 The funeral home is vandalized and Danielle’s ashes are scattered。The one shining light is the Medical Examiner， Tom。 She feels a connection to him and he wants to help her figure out who did it。 OpinionThe two main characters are quirky， both with their own social issues that somehow make them more relatable to each other。 The support characters， of which there are many， are quite interesting。 I love that the story has many of the traditional features of a mystery。 Multiple suspects， danger and irate characters are a few。 The story flowed quite well and I certainly changed my mind a few times over who was the guilty party。 It was down to the last few chapters before I knew for sure who it was。Many thanks to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Gina Moltz
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Truth， Lies and Second Dates was not my cup of tea。 Seemed like I was confused at least once a page。 Storyline had potential。 But I felt like there was too much explaining， back stories， little asides and tangents。
Mary
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Ava lives her passion as she captains’ flights all over the world。 The one place she hates to visit is Minnesota。 She grew up there which wasn’t an easy road so with all the bad memories， she prefers to stay away。 Running into a friend from childhood on her flight has her attending a 10 year memorial for her best friend。 From there， well everything gets really crazy。 The one bright spot is meeting Tom and he ends up helping her unravel all the craziness。 Tom is the county medical examiner and is Ava lives her passion as she captains’ flights all over the world。 The one place she hates to visit is Minnesota。 She grew up there which wasn’t an easy road so with all the bad memories， she prefers to stay away。 Running into a friend from childhood on her flight has her attending a 10 year memorial for her best friend。 From there， well everything gets really crazy。 The one bright spot is meeting Tom and he ends up helping her unravel all the craziness。 Tom is the county medical examiner and is not sure what to make of Ava but knows he enjoys spending time with her。 Now， this story was funny， unexpected and a pleasure to read。 I had fun with Ava and Tom as they navigated all the pitfalls happening to Ava。 Hannah， Tom’s niece， is a joy with her intelligence and straightforward honesty。 This is a new author for me and I loved the writing style and pace of the story。 I was pulled in and excited to figure out what would happen next。 I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Margaret Watkins
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Although a romantic crime drama， I found this book difficult to get into。 I started reading it three times before I was finally able to get to the meat of the story。 Even then， despite the humour and really good plot， I found it difficult to follow the storyline， which was continually interrupted by the characters' inner dialogue。 The characters for the most part are interesting and complicated and I did not see the end coming。 I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I was not so distract Although a romantic crime drama， I found this book difficult to get into。 I started reading it three times before I was finally able to get to the meat of the story。 Even then， despite the humour and really good plot， I found it difficult to follow the storyline， which was continually interrupted by the characters' inner dialogue。 The characters for the most part are interesting and complicated and I did not see the end coming。 I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I was not so distracted by the inner chatter。 I received a copy of this novel as a gift through NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Kelly （AndKellyReads）
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Meh？ I don't really know but I didn't jive with this book all that well。 I don't know if it was the writing style or if it was the heroine， or if it was the storyline， but I just wasn't feeling it。 I also didn't realize this was the third book in a "series" and that made it a tiny bit harder to even get into in the first place because I constantly felt like I was missing a punchline。 I liked it， and I did read it pretty easily once I got over the big hiccup in the beginning but I don't know。 I k Meh？ I don't really know but I didn't jive with this book all that well。 I don't know if it was the writing style or if it was the heroine， or if it was the storyline， but I just wasn't feeling it。 I also didn't realize this was the third book in a "series" and that made it a tiny bit harder to even get into in the first place because I constantly felt like I was missing a punchline。 I liked it， and I did read it pretty easily once I got over the big hiccup in the beginning but I don't know。 I keep coming back to the writing style because it felt kind of stilted and immature， and I don't think this is YA which is why I point that out。 Overall it was fine。 I know it'll hit the mark with a lot of people， I just wasn't one of them。 I did like Tom though， so he was a bright spot。 **Thank you Netgalley for the review copy！！** 。。。more
Holly Kerr
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It's been a while since I've read MaryJanice Davidson- love her Undead series！ - and when I got my copy of Truth， Lies and Second Dates， I was pleased she hasn't lost any of her snarky wit。 Ms。 Davidson writes whatever she wants and it's like she's having the time of her life。 This book will entertain you， leave you chuckling， might make you confused， and give you the feels for Ava and Tom。 Thanks to Netgalley for the copy and this opinion is mine and mine alone。 It's been a while since I've read MaryJanice Davidson- love her Undead series！ - and when I got my copy of Truth， Lies and Second Dates， I was pleased she hasn't lost any of her snarky wit。 Ms。 Davidson writes whatever she wants and it's like she's having the time of her life。 This book will entertain you， leave you chuckling， might make you confused， and give you the feels for Ava and Tom。 Thanks to Netgalley for the copy and this opinion is mine and mine alone。 。。。more
RateTheRomance
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DNF 35%This book is meant to be a standalone within a series， but references the previous books （which I have not read） so often it's confusing。 Besides that the plot spins all over the place and there is simply TOO MUCH going on for the reader to stay engaged。 Sadly， this one was not for me。 Thank you to netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 DNF 35%This book is meant to be a standalone within a series， but references the previous books （which I have not read） so often it's confusing。 Besides that the plot spins all over the place and there is simply TOO MUCH going on for the reader to stay engaged。 Sadly， this one was not for me。 Thank you to netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Hayley Wood
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3。5 StarsNot sure what to think of this book - I adored the snark and sassy characters- I loved the representation of Tom and his niece being on the spectrum。 But on the other hand， each character was so snarky and sassy it was hard at times to tell who was speaking because they all sounded the same after a while。 The mystery element of this book was super unique - I liked it！ It kept me reading to find out 'Who Done It'Oh， I almost forgot - I loved how the author annotated and added little pers 3。5 StarsNot sure what to think of this book - I adored the snark and sassy characters- I loved the representation of Tom and his niece being on the spectrum。 But on the other hand， each character was so snarky and sassy it was hard at times to tell who was speaking because they all sounded the same after a while。 The mystery element of this book was super unique - I liked it！ It kept me reading to find out 'Who Done It'Oh， I almost forgot - I loved how the author annotated and added little personal notes in some chapters！ Thank you Netgalley and St Martin's Griffin for an early copy to give my sassy thoughts。 。。。more
Bobbie
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I have known about this author for quite awhile now， but for some reason I have never read her books。 I decided to rectify that and am glad I did so。 This was such an enjoyable story once I understood the author’s voice。 This book is smart， snarky， and most of the time just plain funny。 I love how the author includes the reader into the concept as if we are all in the plot。 The characters were so different from most romantic comedies but that was the trope that made this so entertaining。 If all I have known about this author for quite awhile now， but for some reason I have never read her books。 I decided to rectify that and am glad I did so。 This was such an enjoyable story once I understood the author’s voice。 This book is smart， snarky， and most of the time just plain funny。 I love how the author includes the reader into the concept as if we are all in the plot。 The characters were so different from most romantic comedies but that was the trope that made this so entertaining。 If all her books have the same wit with mystery and romance， it will not be the only book I read of this authors now that I know what i have been missing。 。。。more
CK
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Good book。 Found a few good chuckles and laugh throughout the book。 Just couldn’t love it for some odd reason。 Overall good read！
Paula
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I often think of MaryJanice Davidson as a paranormal author but she also writes a smart contemporary romance too。 Truth， Lies， and Second Dates is that in spades。 Full of snark and eccentricities this is a fun read。 One not to take to serious which is needed in these too serious times that we live in right now。 Comedy， romance， and mystery， it is all here。While either fight or flight is the go-to for a survival mode of operation， Ave takes this to the limits by becoming an airline pilot。 I found I often think of MaryJanice Davidson as a paranormal author but she also writes a smart contemporary romance too。 Truth， Lies， and Second Dates is that in spades。 Full of snark and eccentricities this is a fun read。 One not to take to serious which is needed in these too serious times that we live in right now。 Comedy， romance， and mystery， it is all here。While either fight or flight is the go-to for a survival mode of operation， Ave takes this to the limits by becoming an airline pilot。 I found it humorous to think of how far her flight mode took her until it didn’t。 Ava has her issues but she fit right in with her friends， all nutty than a fruitcake。 The best part， they know and don’t care。 Even the serious stuff is not handled so serious。 Mel Brooks， this is right up your alley。 Someone should buy the movie rights today。An ARC of the book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Donna Hines
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Let us remember: "A literary trope is the use of figurative language， via word， phrase or an image， for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech。 The word trope has also come to be used for describing commonly recurring literary and rhetorical devices， motifs or clichés in creative works。" WikipediaAs for this newest work by MaryJanice Davidson I wasn't feeling the humor， romance， or the mystery because it felt like everything being tossed at me all at once。Now to be fair prior to readin Let us remember: "A literary trope is the use of figurative language， via word， phrase or an image， for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech。 The word trope has also come to be used for describing commonly recurring literary and rhetorical devices， motifs or clichés in creative works。" WikipediaAs for this newest work by MaryJanice Davidson I wasn't feeling the humor， romance， or the mystery because it felt like everything being tossed at me all at once。Now to be fair prior to reading I received this from the author，" Let's hope you don't find it a *complete* waste of your time。 Just a partial waste would be fine。" ;-）This was probably my first clue going into this that perhaps it may not be for a thriller/mystery fan。I've actually never read a defined 'trope' work prior to this so I'll put that out there。 As for this novel it started off with Ava's best friend being killed。 Ava is quite the feminine superior character in that she holds a fab career， is quite independent， and is extremely tenacious in every aspect。The events are set in motion for disaster immediately upon uncovering Danielle's murder （best friend）。The unraveling fiasco that followed was way too much for my taste so much so that I asked my college aged son to define his definition of a trope as my original definition wasn't fitting。I can only state that I sometimes will read fellow reviews by reviewer friends to see if I'm correct in my thoughts and framing but sadly non of my fellow reviewers read this one。So I'm flying solo and going out on a limb to note that it's not my cup of tea but perhaps it may be yours。 I've never been one to say don't read anything that interest you nor will I do that here。Authors put many years of hard work， effort， and love into every book so it's worth a read on that note。 。。。more
Janet Graham
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Snarky， Action-Adventure， Rom-Com， MysteryThis is such a funny book！ It is irreverent， snarky， witty， and fun。 It has some bad language， some graphic sex， and some blood and guts。 The humor is such that it steals the negativity away from everything else。 I enjoyed it so much that I am going to read more of this author's work。 I received this ARC book for free from Net Galley and this is my honest review。 Snarky， Action-Adventure， Rom-Com， MysteryThis is such a funny book！ It is irreverent， snarky， witty， and fun。 It has some bad language， some graphic sex， and some blood and guts。 The humor is such that it steals the negativity away from everything else。 I enjoyed it so much that I am going to read more of this author's work。 I received this ARC book for free from Net Galley and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Jessica Kimbel
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Captain Ava Capp left her home town in Minnesota 10 years ago and has never looked back。 With the death of her parents in a car accident shortly after the murder of her high school best friend， Ava planned to leave it forever。 Unfortunately， her best friend’s twin brother is on her flight on the exact weekend of the 10 year anniversary of Danielle’s murder， and convinceds her to go to the memorial。 Ava attends， but so does the killer， and soon she is searching for his identity with the help of t Captain Ava Capp left her home town in Minnesota 10 years ago and has never looked back。 With the death of her parents in a car accident shortly after the murder of her high school best friend， Ava planned to leave it forever。 Unfortunately， her best friend’s twin brother is on her flight on the exact weekend of the 10 year anniversary of Danielle’s murder， and convinceds her to go to the memorial。 Ava attends， but so does the killer， and soon she is searching for his identity with the help of the local coroner， Tom Baker。 Can they find him/her in time before Ava becomes a victim？ Or before she falls for the hunky， on the spectrum coroner？This book brought me pure joy！ It was fantastically blunt and real， yet still incredibly hilarious the entire time。 Ava and Tom’s chemistry is undeniable and perfect。 I highly recommend this book to all readers， but especially to those who love the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich！ 。。。more
Madm007
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This was a cold case， murder mystery theatre presentation， starring Captain Ava Capp， pilot extraordinaire aka Captain Belly Flopper， and an on the spectrum （maybe） Dr Tom Baker， ME， aka Uncle to Whiz Kid Genius （I totally adored） Hannah， who had more answers than Alex Trebeck AND had more questions。 A ton more characters but these were my faves。 Oh， and Hannah's G-Father， the voice of logic and reason lol。 Ava's BFF was murdered ten years ago back in Minnesota， don't ya know？ She got shnookered This was a cold case， murder mystery theatre presentation， starring Captain Ava Capp， pilot extraordinaire aka Captain Belly Flopper， and an on the spectrum （maybe） Dr Tom Baker， ME， aka Uncle to Whiz Kid Genius （I totally adored） Hannah， who had more answers than Alex Trebeck AND had more questions。 A ton more characters but these were my faves。 Oh， and Hannah's G-Father， the voice of logic and reason lol。 Ava's BFF was murdered ten years ago back in Minnesota， don't ya know？ She got shnookered into coming to a memorial being held on the tenth anniversary of her death。 Well， she meets Tom， who's fascinated by death， hello， ME here， and she learns some very startling information。 That's all I can say without spoilers。 The storyline is serious， but this is told in such a way， you are never quite sure in which direction the emotions might lead。A journey I quite enjoyed taking， along to a happy ending。 。。。more
Shelleen Toland
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Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade。 She’d much rather leave it， and her home state， behind forever。 But when she finds herself back in Minnesota， against her better judgment， everything goes sideways in a way she never expected it to。M。E。 Dr。 Tom Baker has never forgotten Ava and the cold case she ran away from。 When she shows up unexpectedly in town， in spite of himself， sparks fly。Ava's best friend was murdered 10 years ago and she also lost her parents。 She got depend Captain Ava Capp has been flying from her past for a decade。 She’d much rather leave it， and her home state， behind forever。 But when she finds herself back in Minnesota， against her better judgment， everything goes sideways in a way she never expected it to。M。E。 Dr。 Tom Baker has never forgotten Ava and the cold case she ran away from。 When she shows up unexpectedly in town， in spite of himself， sparks fly。Ava's best friend was murdered 10 years ago and she also lost her parents。 She got dependent on drugs and then decided to get her act together and became a pilot。Ava ends up back in her hometown and goes to her friends memorial but things don't turn out well since people blame her for her friend's murder and things start to happen。Thank you to St。 Martin's and NetGalley for the ARC to review。 。。。more
KelseyReadsRomance
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