Thirty-Nine Again Book

I am not sure what I was expecting when I started this novel since I will confess I had no idea what "Chick Noir" was but the explanation in the synopsis I can say with confidence is right on the money "It's like chick lit, but with guns and dead bodies instead of shoes.", yep, that kinda covers it generally.

Sabrina is engaged to Scott who is pretty much a weak minded corporate type that has no real moral compass. She is a cancer survivor which tends to make her a survivor in general as it turns out, she is also very loyal which accounts for a couple of early TSTL moments (To Stupid To Live) but the key to those type characters being irradiating or endearing is whether they learn from their mistakes ..... boy does she learn some hard lessons.

Evan is a bit of an enigma at the start of this novel but becomes a much more fleshed out character as the story goes along but his real thing here is the reader trying to figure out his real motives/feelings.

The fact people are seriously trying to kill them makes romance a bit hard to come by for a good portion of the novel but it does keep you on the edge of your seat since this is not a series, people can get killed. The unexpected suspense is the best thing I got from this novel since I really was not expecting it, I was grabbing a book that might be slightly entertaining that I could put down easily during Christmas, this was not the best decision since this was a "I can't put it down novel". It does have a surprise twist towards the end you never saw coming, nice touch.

Bottom Line: This was a great reading experience, great characters and a surprisingly great story. My only minor complaint is that after all the dust settles the novel kinda stumbles around for the ending couple of chapters but that is not a buzz kill by any means, enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.