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A Hard Day for a Hangover (Sunshine Vicram #3)
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Dec 03, 2022
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"A Hard Day for a Hangover" by Darynda Jones is Book #3 in the "Sunshine Vicram" Series!
This story picks up just days after Book #2 "A Good Day for Chardonnay" left off and it's the wildest ride yet for Sheriff Sunshine Vicram and her Del Sol Crew! Sunshine wishes her days would slow down just a little but today isn't that day!
Today, Sunshine and her team have their hands full with one incident after another:
- Doug, the town flasher, stabbed with a knitting needle...
- Randy, the pesky raccoon, on the loose again...
- An assault victim rescued at Cooper Canyon...
- A friend reports a home break-in...
- A teenage daughter, goes rogue investigating on her own...
- A prisoner escapes custody from a hospital...
To top it off, Sunshine sees a basket of Ruby's muffins' sitting on a desk in the sheriff's office. Could the presence of those 'cursed muffins' be causing another sudden spike in crime? It's quite possible!
The momentum is whip fast, faster than Sunshine would like while in the throes of a raging Tequila hangover. It's wild, it's fun, it's super mysterious and handsome Levi Ravinder is still hanging around. Sunshine is smiling and doesn't care what Levi's up to as long as it happens within her viewing range. He's such a distraction! She's loved that man since they were both kids, so it's all in a day's work, right?
This is definitely the best book and my favorite of this series but it's also the last one, which stinks! My only niggle is the ramp-up of more bloodiness than its predecessors, but the story is solid, the small-town humor first rate with an appropriate amount of snarkiness, and the quirky mix of characters is almost perfect!
This is the first book in this series I've read a digital copy rather than listened to the audiobook. It's strange how I hold the memory of what these characters sound like, so reading the words was like listening to the audiobook in my head. Does it make sense that I can hear their voices without actually listening to the audiobook and what does that say about me, I wonder? Regardless of what y'all think, it was a fun experience!
Simply said, I just adore Sun & her Del Sol Sheriff's Crew, her friends and her family. I'm awfully sad to see them all go but I'm thinking this author has something up her sleeves for another series and I'll be waiting patiently. I highly recommend this book and the entire series where each book was a solid experience! 4.5 stars!
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for a widget of this ARC through NetGalley. It has been my pleasure to give my honest and voluntary review.
This story picks up just days after Book #2 "A Good Day for Chardonnay" left off and it's the wildest ride yet for Sheriff Sunshine Vicram and her Del Sol Crew! Sunshine wishes her days would slow down just a little but today isn't that day!
Today, Sunshine and her team have their hands full with one incident after another:
- Doug, the town flasher, stabbed with a knitting needle...
- Randy, the pesky raccoon, on the loose again...
- An assault victim rescued at Cooper Canyon...
- A friend reports a home break-in...
- A teenage daughter, goes rogue investigating on her own...
- A prisoner escapes custody from a hospital...
To top it off, Sunshine sees a basket of Ruby's muffins' sitting on a desk in the sheriff's office. Could the presence of those 'cursed muffins' be causing another sudden spike in crime? It's quite possible!
The momentum is whip fast, faster than Sunshine would like while in the throes of a raging Tequila hangover. It's wild, it's fun, it's super mysterious and handsome Levi Ravinder is still hanging around. Sunshine is smiling and doesn't care what Levi's up to as long as it happens within her viewing range. He's such a distraction! She's loved that man since they were both kids, so it's all in a day's work, right?
This is definitely the best book and my favorite of this series but it's also the last one, which stinks! My only niggle is the ramp-up of more bloodiness than its predecessors, but the story is solid, the small-town humor first rate with an appropriate amount of snarkiness, and the quirky mix of characters is almost perfect!
This is the first book in this series I've read a digital copy rather than listened to the audiobook. It's strange how I hold the memory of what these characters sound like, so reading the words was like listening to the audiobook in my head. Does it make sense that I can hear their voices without actually listening to the audiobook and what does that say about me, I wonder? Regardless of what y'all think, it was a fun experience!
Simply said, I just adore Sun & her Del Sol Sheriff's Crew, her friends and her family. I'm awfully sad to see them all go but I'm thinking this author has something up her sleeves for another series and I'll be waiting patiently. I highly recommend this book and the entire series where each book was a solid experience! 4.5 stars!
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for a widget of this ARC through NetGalley. It has been my pleasure to give my honest and voluntary review.
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Reading Progress
November 22, 2022
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Started Reading
November 22, 2022
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November 22, 2022
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to-read
November 22, 2022
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advanced-reading-copy
November 22, 2022
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netgalley
November 22, 2022
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humorous-fiction
November 22, 2022
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small-town-fiction
November 27, 2022
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45.0%
"There's no shortage of goings-on in book #3 of this series! Sheriff Sunshine Vicrcam and her deputies have their hands full with one incident after another. The action is whip fast, faster than Sunshine would like while coping with her Tequila hangover! It's wild, it's fun, it's super mysterious and handsome Levi Ravinder is still hanging around, so Sunshine is smiling. It just might get a bit hot & steamy soon! :-D"
November 30, 2022
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100.0%
"This is definitely the best book & my fave of this series! I'm so sad it's the last though, there should be more but, there's not! My only niggle is the ramp-up of more bloodiness than its predecessors but the story is solid, the humor first rate, & the characters are the best! I know IF I'd listened to the audiobook, it would be a solid 5 star winner! I love Sun & her Del Sol crew! :-D
A full review & rating soon!"
A full review & rating soon!"
November 30, 2022
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Finished Reading
December 3, 2022
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December 3, 2022
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December 3, 2022
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Dec 03, 2022 07:11PM
Delightful review, Terrie! I'm so glad this was good, but I'm sorry it's the last in the series. At least it went out on a high note! 💕
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I’m so glad that me hearing voices makes total sense to you, Nancy!😂 I’m gonna miss these quirky characters a whole bunch🥰
Well, I’m sure you’ll get to that review once life gets out of your way. I still have a review I want to write from a book I finished in May😵💫 The best part is reading the book anyway, right? Thanks so much, Sheyla!
Thanks, Melissa! There’s so many great pieces in each book in this series. Darynda Jones is a very creative writer!
I’m glad the series keeps delivering for you! It’s not my normal genre, but I loved your review, Terrie!! 🤗
Excellent review, Terrie! 💜 It's always so sad to bid farewell to characters that we hold dear and I'm glad this series has been fun to follow.
I am so glad that this series has ended on a high, although it’s a shame it’s come to an end, I always feel so sad saying goodbye! Wonderful review Terrie 🧡
Thanks, Ellie! It’s a real plus to end on a high point even though it’s hard to say goodbye to such great characters!,🤩
Fabulous review, Terrie. I will miss Sunshine and her crazy crew as well. Loved the audio book. Lorelei King nailed it. 🥰🎧
Thanks, Darla! This is only book in the series I didn’t listen to the audio but I remembered the sound of Lorelei King’s animated voicing in my head as I read the words. She’s quite the narrator. I’m glad Jones ended the series with this third book. It was the perfect amount of Sheriff Sunshine Vicram and her Del Sol Crew!