BOOK REVIEW: Jalapeno Cupcake Wench (The Amazing Gracie Trilogy #1) by Carol Kilgore

I want to love this book. I really do.

Gracie would be my bff in real life; she's funny, a bit of a mess, and independent. Plus, she's good with a Glock.

The title of the book is awesome, and it's one of the reasons why this book jumped to the front of my TBR list.

However, Gracie can't make up for the plot issues and wordiness of the novel.

First, I really dislike when books end without all plot points addressed--and there's one that I hope is figured out in the next novel. Also, a second love interest was introduced in the final few pages of the novel--another big no-no for my reading preferences. Finally, there were some chapters in the book that were unnecessary to the plot, and overly descriptive. For example: I don't need to know every item on a sandwich, unless the sandwich has a plot point in the novel. I realize many of you may think I'm being picky, but I teach creative writing, and look at points like this a lot in student writing.

If you want a cute novel, and don't care about the plot point issues--this is your book!! I liked Gracie so much that I am tempted to read the second book in the series, but I have a long TBR list, and I don't know if I should give it time or not based on the plot point issues.

RATED: 3 Stars

NOTE: I won a Kindle edition of this novel from Goodreads, and did not receive any compensation for this review.