Same characters are present: Danni, Ryan, and Chris. Ryan’s backstory was unnecessary yet it sounded captivating and made Danni suspect him.īook 2: Sailing into Trouble didn’t take long to dive into someone died at the boat party-the mystery man Kelton is dead. This is a personal opinion, and unsure if there was even a funeral scene in this quick read. Overall the series or books are a mystery of who-done-it and usually is someone not mentioned or less likely would think is the killer.īook 1: Running into Trouble was a quick read and would have liked to see more compassion about losing a close friend that you have lived with and shared grade school to college goals. This lets me know that Danni still acts like a teenager although she is a junior to senior in college through the complete series (Books 1-3). (I see how this would work if you read the novels not in sequence with the key points repeated). The writing is simple, sometimes repetitive with the character development or Danni’s insight about certain characters like the cop Chris, friendship with Ryan since seventh grade (mentioned in most of the books), and uses words like “super cute” or “super cool” which is a bit humorous to me. Danni Girl Mysteries is an easy, fast paced, cozy mystery read for Young Adults however, the characters would make this novel fall under New Adult.
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