{"id":22359,"date":"2018-09-11T11:02:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T15:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=22359"},"modified":"2022-10-12T08:45:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T08:45:08","slug":"review-hitting-the-books-by-jenn-mckinlay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/11\/review-hitting-the-books-by-jenn-mckinlay\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-22359\" data-postid=\"22359\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-22359 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_zvrg800 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_jxmg911 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7wmp161 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/hitting-the-books-jenn-mckinlay.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1s2o100 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When a stack of library materials is found at the scene of a hit and run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the investigation as the police try to link the driver of the stolen car to the person who borrowed the books. Before Lindsey can delve into the library&#8217;s records, the victim of the hit and run, Theresa Houston, suffers another &#8220;accident&#8221; and the investigation shifts from driver negligence to attempted homicide.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A clue surfaces in the confiscated library materials that could crack open the case and it is up to Lindsey to piece it all together. But things are not as they seem in the sleepy town of Briar Creek and when the driver of the stolen car turns up dead, Lindsey, her staff and her library friends have to hit the books before the murderer gets the last word&#8230;<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_it5s110 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a66y001  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg?resize=146%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Sep 11, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Library Lover&#8217;s Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>9<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$12.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Lindsey Norris looks out a window while working at the Briar Creek Public Library, she witnesses a hit-and-run accident. A car hits tennis coach Theresa Huston and flees the scene. When a second attempt is made on Theresa\u2019s life, it\u2019s obvious the incident with the car was not accident and the drive had tried to run down Theresa on purpose. Lindsey swears she will play it safe and focus on her job and her love life and won\u2019t get involved in the case, but soon she is using her research skills to try to uncover the person who is trying to kill Theresa.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although this book is part of an ongoing series, new readers will enjoy it as much as those who follow the series. I\u2019ve read most of the books in the series and find it to be inconsistent. Some of the installments have been exceptional and some a little too lightweight. <strong>Hitting the Books <\/strong>is somewhere in the middle. The plot is interesting and the book moves quickly. Lindsey acts more maturely in this outing and hers and the other characters\u2019 dialogue is realistic. I\u2019m glad Lindsey and British actor Robbie Vine are now just friends and investigative partners. He is better boyfriend for Emma, the chief of police, than as a potential love interest for Lindsey. Lindsey has now been living with her boyfriend Sully for six months, but still questions her choice to move in together. She worries about this throughout the book and makes a surprising decision.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even though Lindsey keeps saying she isn\u2019t going to get involved in the case, she makes a good investigator and with Robbie\u2019s help, learns things that Emma isn\u2019t able to. There are a few different viable suspects in the attempts on Theresa\u2019s life and other crimes, so I remained interested what would happen next in the investigation throughout the book. I like that Lindsey is able to use library circulation records to help Emma solve the case. The author doesn\u2019t simply tells us Lindsey is a library director, there are many scenes that take place in the library with Lindsey on the job or on the case. There are scenes with Lindsey helping library patrons and also getting together with other library employees and friends for their weekly \u201cCrafternoon\u201d sessions for discussing books, doing a craft, and snacking. As expected,\u00a0 the book discussions usually lead to talking about the case Lindsey is investigating. I enjoy the rapport and inside jokes between the characters that make these scenes are the highlight of the book for me. There are even book discussion questions, recipes, and instructions for making a craft item at the end of the book for readers who want to have a \u201cCrafternoon\u201d of their own. Although this isn\u2019t my favorite of the books in this series, it\u2019s still an enjoyable read for fans of the author or of anyone who enjoys a good cozy, especially one set in a library.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1z7q000 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CLWshH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/hitting-the-books\/id1323591609?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/hitting-the-books-jenn-mckinlay\/1127621681?ean=9780451492692#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/hitting-the-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jenn_McKinlay_Hitting_the_Books?id=BnNCDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a stack of library materials is found at the scene of a hit and run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,89,48],"tags":[148,223,367],"class_list":["post-22359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berkley","category-christine","category-reviews","tag-3-5-stars","tag-cozy-mystery","tag-mystery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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Before Lindsey can delve into the library's records, the victim of the hit and run, Theresa Houston, suffers another \"accident\" and the investigation shifts from driver negligence to attempted homicide.<br \/><br \/>A clue surfaces in the confiscated library materials that could crack open the case and it is up to Lindsey to piece it all together. But things are not as they seem in the sleepy town of Briar Creek and when the driver of the stolen car turns up dead, Lindsey, her staff and her library friends have to hit the books before the murderer gets the last word...<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Sep 11, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Library Lover's Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>9<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$12.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Lindsey Norris looks out a window while working at the Briar Creek Public Library, she witnesses a hit-and-run accident. A car hits tennis coach Theresa Huston and flees the scene. When a second attempt is made on Theresa\u2019s life, it\u2019s obvious the incident with the car was not accident and the drive had tried to run down Theresa on purpose. Lindsey swears she will play it safe and focus on her job and her love life and won\u2019t get involved in the case, but soon she is using her research skills to try to uncover the person who is trying to kill Theresa.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although this book is part of an ongoing series, new readers will enjoy it as much as those who follow the series. I\u2019ve read most of the books in the series and find it to be inconsistent. Some of the installments have been exceptional and some a little too lightweight. <strong>Hitting the Books <\/strong>is somewhere in the middle. The plot is interesting and the book moves quickly. Lindsey acts more maturely in this outing and hers and the other characters\u2019 dialogue is realistic. I\u2019m glad Lindsey and British actor Robbie Vine are now just friends and investigative partners. He is better boyfriend for Emma, the chief of police, than as a potential love interest for Lindsey. Lindsey has now been living with her boyfriend Sully for six months, but still questions her choice to move in together. She worries about this throughout the book and makes a surprising decision.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even though Lindsey keeps saying she isn\u2019t going to get involved in the case, she makes a good investigator and with Robbie\u2019s help, learns things that Emma isn\u2019t able to. There are a few different viable suspects in the attempts on Theresa\u2019s life and other crimes, so I remained interested what would happen next in the investigation throughout the book. I like that Lindsey is able to use library circulation records to help Emma solve the case. The author doesn\u2019t simply tells us Lindsey is a library director, there are many scenes that take place in the library with Lindsey on the job or on the case. There are scenes with Lindsey helping library patrons and also getting together with other library employees and friends for their weekly \u201cCrafternoon\u201d sessions for discussing books, doing a craft, and snacking. As expected,\u00a0 the book discussions usually lead to talking about the case Lindsey is investigating. I enjoy the rapport and inside jokes between the characters that make these scenes are the highlight of the book for me. There are even book discussion questions, recipes, and instructions for making a craft item at the end of the book for readers who want to have a \u201cCrafternoon\u201d of their own. Although this isn\u2019t my favorite of the books in this series, it\u2019s still an enjoyable read for fans of the author or of anyone who enjoys a good cozy, especially one set in a library.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CLWshH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/hitting-the-books\/id1323591609?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/hitting-the-books-jenn-mckinlay\/1127621681?ean=9780451492692#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/hitting-the-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jenn_McKinlay_Hitting_the_Books?id=BnNCDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}