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10 January 2012

TOO BIG TO MISS: An Odelia Grey Mystery - Sue Ann Jaffarian


From the back of the book: Too big to miss—that's Odelia Grey. A never-married, middle-aged, plus-sized woman who makes no excuses for her weight, she's not super woman just a mere mortal standing on the precipice of menopause, trying to cruise in an ill-fitting bra. She struggles with her relationships, her crazy family, and her crazier boss. And then there's her knack for being in close proximity to dead people . . . .
When her close friend Sophie London commits suicide in front of an online web-cam by putting a gun in her mouth and pulling the trigger, Odelia's life is changed forever. Sophie, a plus-sized activist and inspiration to imperfect women, is the last person anyone would ever have expected to end her own life. Suspecting foul play, Odelia is determined to get to the bottom of her friend's death. Odelia's search for the truth takes her from southern California strip malls to the world of live web-cam porn to the ritzy enclave of Corona del Mar.

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Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!! I had no idea what kind of book I was going to read when I started this humdingah!

Best of all, I loved Odelia's moxie, once she found it. Bless her, she's a big girl like me, plenty to love, but has to work on her 'go get 'em 'tude. Thankfully, she has her plus size bud, Sophie. Sophie has helped many other zaftig women in the area with her support group and morning walking group. Sophie is larger than life in more than dress size. So when she commits suicide, Odelia knows something is wrong with that picture. And she begins to investigate.

She learns some astonishing info on someone she thought she knew well. Rather than deter her, it makes Odelia work harder at finding out what happened.


There's a bevy of twists and turns in this fantabulous book and I cannot wait to read more adventures of Odelia. She has a new relationship with a sweetie and a green cat...what's not to want to discover?


Five shiny larger than life diamonds......

7 comments:

Mary (Bookfan) said...

Like you I had no idea what to expect with this book - and I loved it! She's a lovable character and so are her friends.

Vickie said...

Mary: I love books like this!

Sherri said...

Sounds like a good one Vickie! I'll have to put it on my wish list for my Nook! Thanks for the great review Vickie!

Aurian said...

Ooo I like this! Being very plus sized myself!

Aurian said...

Hi Vicky, I am missing you! Are you allright?

Vickie said...

Aurian: Oh, sweetie, I am fine, just honkin' busy. I've been on mid shifts and all I do then is sleep and work it feels like. Then my break days were busier than I'd thought they'd be.

And I think you would enjoy this book. It was superbly written and I loved the characters, especially Odelia.

Thoughts of Joy said...

I have one eBook in this series, but I'm not sure which one. Glad to see you really enjoyed it.