Official Review: A Few Trivial Felonies by Sandra Sperling

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Re: Official Review: A Few Trivial Felonies by Sandra Sperling

Post by Kelyn »

Not my cup of tea, but it's always nice to see a book written with good character development. It's one of the things I look for in the books I read. The humor is simply the icing on the cake. Thanks for the great review!
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The contradiction between the two characters in the form of Rachel and Vivian sounds quite amazing.
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From a sampling, this seems like an interesting crime novel about a recent widow, Rachel, who turns to her friendly neighbor, Ruth, for a solution to the widow's financial issues and what is proposed is a bank robbery. The only issue is that the other neighbor, Vivian, is suspicious and a bit vindictive of Rachel and will do anything to get Rachel and Ruth into trouble. It might be worth a second look. Well done.
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The cover art is definitely an attention grabber! Just the looks of it give readers the impression that it will be a fun read. The sample was funny; I especially enjoyed the beginning regarding Rachael's stomach bug. Congrats to the author on BOTD! :)
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A little humor will certainly go a long way in these times. Trust the killjoys like Vivians to ruin it. The cover of the book caught my attention. Thanks for a lovely review.
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The title of this delightful book piqued my interest. The story sounds interesting and humourous. Ruth and Rachel sound like quite a hoot. A testament to the great character development. I am adding this book to my reading list, for the humour and great storytelling. Thank you for your great review.
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It sounds like an interestingly funny story. Great review. I know people who live in Minnesota and Oregon so it should give me a few good references to which I am familiar.
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It is so sad Rachel lost her husband. I hope Vivian doesn't get the two women into so much trouble. Nice review, I enjoyed reading it.
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The book been captivating and being
a well-written tales plus a lot of humor and some crime thrown in for good measure makes it a must read.
Nice review, thank you
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I can see why you picked it up from the cover. Sounds like a fun book (for the most part anyway as losing a spouse isn't really fun). I am really curious how Rachel comes up with additional income now.
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I wouldn't mind having a good laugh. I guess Vivian is the character that makes Rachael and Ruth look like saints despite being trivial felonies. Thank you for a great review.
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I say I love this book if I read only a sample. I want to read more because I love it. In real, people living with cut out pension or reducing pension was hurt. Its hard to survive and facing day by day high costs. Thanks BOTD.
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This book sounds so upbeat. I love that it made the reviewer laugh so much. It seems that the author was very successful at creating the humor that was wanted. It’s a plus that’s so well-edited too. Thanks for a great review!
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Well-written comedic books are few and far between. This sounds like a brilliantly written, howlingly funny story. You're really piqued my interest in this one!
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This seems interesting and engaging; the characters seem lively and entertaining.
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