March 15th's Friday Post

We've made it to Friday!  This week, that means another Friday Post.  I'll be linking up to:

Book Beginnings
First Line Friday
Friday 56
Book Blogger Hop

My teasers for the first three will be coming from Stark Raving Mod by Diane Vallere.

This is book 13 in her Samantha Kidd series, which has a fashion theme.  Of course, they are mysteries.  I mean, this is me, after all.

I just love how this particular book opens:

There’s nothing quite as exciting as a padlocked trunk.

Isn't that a great opening?  It definitely made me want to read more.

At 56% into the book, we get this exchange.  Samantha is talking to Detective Loncar, the retired police homicide inspector who is now working as a PI.  She's sort of hired him/working with him at this point in the book.  She starts off this snippet by saying:

“I know you want me to leave, but we need to talk about last night. While you were polishing off a flight of whiskey, I was chasing a lead, fending off an attack, getting you out of there safely, and discovering a new clue.”
“I’m on the edge of my seat.”

That pretty much captures their relationship.

I enjoyed the book as always.  I'll be reviewing it next Thursday.

Meanwhile, here's this week's Book Blogger Hop:

On average, how long do you spend writing a review?

For a book review, I figure an hour on the writing of the review itself.  If I sit down and really truly focus, I can get it done in less than that.  But I get distracted, and that's about how long it takes me to draft the review when you factor in that.  Fortunately, my reread to edit only takes a few minutes, as does my scheduling of the review.