Book Review: Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss and Tell

Book: Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss and Tell (Veronica Mars book #2) by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: January 20, 2015

Rating: 5 stars

Review:

Veronica Mars found herself dealing with a case that brought back horrible memories. She was hired by the Preuess Insurance Company who represent The Neptune Grand hotel, they wanted her to disprove a young woman's claim that she was raped by an employee of the hotel. However Veronica wanted to do more than that she wanted to bring in the attacker.

This wasn't going to be an easy case for her not with the employee in question unable to be reached. While she was off trying to figure out the best way to approach this case, her father and investigative partner Keith was trying to put together a case against corrupt Sheriff Dan Lamb and the police department for Eli "Weevil" Navarro. Weevil had been arrested and had falsified evidence used against him to try to get a conviction.

As Veronica's investigation started to heat up there were more and more secrets that were being unveiled but every bit of information she gathered was making it appear harder to close this case.

If I said this was well-written that would be an understatement because this book is exceptional. It's definitely more mature since all the characters are older and the subject matter that the book deals with but I wasn't disappointed at all with reading this. Many familiar faces show up in this story but I found that all the characters stay in character but you can tell they have grown.

Even if you have never seen one episode of Veronica Mars or seen the movie, this book is written so that the reader can easily figure out who each character is and what they are about. This story is full of suspense and drama with a very intense mystery.

There is only one issue I had with the story, it appears the author may have the idea to involve a love triangle for Veronica, it's hinted at. But I hope this idea is not expanded on in the next book. Veronica's love life is nearly perfect (I do not want to mention any spoilers) and doesn't need to be ruined with the dreaded love triangle.

I would definitely recommend this book but maybe not to younger readers for the subject matter.