Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie
Reviewed by: Sarah Baker, Circulation Assistant
Genre: Mystery
Suggested Age: Adults
What is the book about?: Abby Cooper is a psychic intuitive in the suburbs of Detroit. Her intuitions are usually spot on, but they didn’t warn her about the impending death of a client. Now Abby wants to help solve the case, but her career as a detective might not make it past case one!
My Review: Abby starts out great! She’s believable, not just as a woman, but as a psychic. The processes that Abby uses are described throughout the book along with why she uses them. It lends the story more gravitas than I thought it would. Her interactions with her friends, clients and family are relateable. But when it came to her interactions with handsome Detective Dutch Rivers…wow does she blow it. Abby cuts him off before he gets chances to explain or apologize; she takes it out on him when he steps back for professional reasons (not sure what weird ethics/conflict of interest regulations they broke but I’m sure that figured in to his decisions); despite his help, she doesn’t thank him. And while I know attraction makes people irrational, this was a bit too far. The story and setting were well done. I felt like the clues were revealed in appropriate ways, and at a pace that kept you interested. They were easily spotted but hard to put together, just like real life. Unlike some cozy mystery detectives, Abby doesn’t come across as overly nosy or butting in where she shouldn’t. Her rationales are believable and sympathetic. This was book one – I’ll definitely be on the lookout for the rest!
Three Words That Describe This Book: Fun, Flirty, Fast
Give This a Try if You Like… Supernatural reads, cozy mysteries, sassy female leads
Rating: 4/5
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