Rumors of My Death by Gina Ranalli
Source: Review copy from publisher
Links: Amazon, Smashwords, Goodreads, Author’s website
Elizabeth Michelle Aster is having a bad day.
She set fire to her kitchen. She accidentally killed her canary. She lost her job. She lost her girlfriend.No wonder people call her Diz-Aster. It couldn’t get any worse. Could it?
It can. She hires a guy to murder her, but ‘Bullwinkle’ bungles the job, yet he just keeps trying in one botch-up after another. The ghost of her dead canary is haunting her, and talking to her with a Spanish accent. The mysterious new woman in her life is a bit off herself, and definitely not what she seems.
It can’t get any worse than that.
At least she still has her collection of Converse Chuck Taylors.
Right?
Have you ever had a bad day that just seems to keep getting worse? That is what happens to Dizzy, and it’s hilarious to read. This book is funny, sarcastic and over-the-top in exactly the way you want a comedy book to be.
Dizzy seems like a nice enough person, but she’s a magnet for bad luck. How else can you explain losing your job, losing your girlfriend, setting fire to your kitchen and killing your canary, all within a span of a couple hours? I felt bad for her, even while snickering and giggling at her misfortune.
This is a great book that will have you laughing and thinking that your life is pretty good. It’s a quick weekend read that is sure to leave you smiling. After all, what can you expect from a character that is told:
You make the Titanic look like a tiny little misadventure.
Challenges read for:
2013 Ebook Challenge
