A Beach Wedding To Die For (Cozy Mysteries To Die For Book 2) by Judy Moore – Review by Anantha Rusum
A Beach Wedding To Die For by Judy Moore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A beach wedding to die for
I had loved A book signing to die for and had started reading this book with great expectations. The book took off very well, I loved the setting. Preparations are on for a beach wedding, where the bride Amelia is all set to tie a knot with a financial banker, Charlie. But Amelia has a notorious history where weddings are concerned, she had already jilted two grooms at the time of taking the ceremonial vows twice before.
For her third wedding, her two exes are stalking her. Her brother and sister loath her as their children’s funds were tapped in for the wedding expenses. To top it all, the current groom and his mother get a shock of their lives when a secret is revealed to them on the day of the wedding. Everyone has a reason to despise Amelia. And soon after the wedding, she is found dead, stabbed by a knife.
Beck O’Rourke is a childhood friend of Amelia and also happens to be the bridesmaid for all her weddings. She is forced into solving the murder mystery along with the handsome cop, Devon Mathis. So far, so good.
But as the plot progressed, I was a little disappointed as the storyline became more predictable. At one point of time, somewhere in the middle of the book, when Devon suggests that Beck look into something, it was very easy to guess how the mystery would unfold further. I did read the book till the end but the plot took an expected route.
Beck’s decision in the end did surprise me. I felt she was too amateur and naïve in the sleuth business to take such a huge step on her own. I was expecting something similar to the lines of “And then there were none” Or “Murder on the Oriental express”. But the plot left me a little disappointed. I love this author and hope to read a lot more from her. Here’s hoping that the storyline is tighter the next time around.
