The story is told from the perspective of the lead character, Harper.making it easy reading. I shan't say too much as it could be a spoiler, but it was the absolute hatred behind the violence that made me wonder if I will be able to read many of these if it continues. My only - not really a complaint, because it's entirely personal to me - but I was uncomfortable with the violence against her, and I have a feeling it wasn't a one time thing. Harper Connelly is very complicated in a way that made me want to read more. There was a smidge of sex but no goofy romance, thank goodness. The plot was very good, the clues were well laid out, and the characters fully formed. It's not really a cozy, and the female detective does have a 'thing', but it's a paranormal thing, and intrinsically attached to her detecting. So having ranted about what I don't like, I reckon I should mention that I liked Grave Sight very much. (I do not like romances in any form I find them far less believable than mysteries even). Nor do I want my mysteries combined with quilting, sewing, animals etc), and she has to have a love interest with whom she fights attraction but ends up in bed. I abhor the trend cozy mysteries have taken - If the detective is female she has to have a gimmick (like recipes included YUCK! I love recipe books, I love mysteries. I started Grave Sight not expecting much.
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