I have to admit that I'm not much of a mystery novel lover, I have read a few here and there, but I'm not addicted by any means. With that said, I really enjoyed this novel! I have read a few of the True Blood books, so I was familiar with Harris' writing style. And I agree with Liz, I just felt that the series went too far, and I couldn't bring myself to finish the series.
Now for the good part, my thoughts!!
Shakespeare's Landlord has all the elements to be a great mystery story, with a great heroine and supporting cast, and a cozy town where they all live weaving in and out of each others lives.
Lily Bard has a dark past that Harris only hints at, which makes the reader eager to know what would make her run and set up home in a small town like Shakespeare. But she's managed to create a little niche for herself by starting a cleaning business and keeping herself to herself. That's the way she likes it.
I found myself obsessed with finding out what had happened to Lily, and what she could be hiding, and I was hoping too that we didn't have to read the next book to find out! I think it was interesting to have a mystery in a mystery so to speak. While trying to figure out who the killer was, we were also looking to find what Lily was all about.
One of the most fun aspects to "Shakespeare's Landlord" is that it had me guessing until the very end, which is a very good thing for a mystery and something which doesn't happen for me very often. As with most first books in a series it took me a little time to get into the story, but when I did I had great time visiting Shakespeare town.
It seems like all of us were more interested in finding out what happened to Lily than the actual mystery itself, lol. I have a hard time with Harris's writing style myself. I couldn't finish the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse series, so it took a bit for me to finish this one.
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