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The Spellman Files (The Spellmans #1) - Community Reviews back

by Lisa Lutz
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Mike Finn
Mike Finn rated it 9 years ago
When I started "The Spellman Files", I expected it to be a light-hearted, anarchic, PI story, with attitude. What I got was different and probably better. "The Spellman Files" is full of witty lines and comic situations that spin out of control but at heart, it's really quite serious and more tha...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 10 years ago
The Spellmans are a dysfunctional family of detectives. When Rae, the youngest, goes missing, her sister Izzy drops what she's doing and goes looking for her while delving into the Spellman family's past. Who kidnapped Rae Spellman? And does it have something to do with a cold case Izzy is working o...
msleighm books
msleighm books rated it 11 years ago
Colorful cast and imaginative situations. Looking forward to reading more of this series!
book reviews forevermore
book reviews forevermore rated it 11 years ago
Posted on October 8, 2013 by thebookgator Recommended for: someone looking for the literary equivalent of Bringing Up Baby This book won’t work for some, but head into it in the right frame of mind and it’s a fun ride, a modern screwball comedy crossed with spy caper, Harriet the Spy meets Cl...
everydayjam
everydayjam rated it 12 years ago
I may give the second in this series a look, because other people have raved about the author, but I'm not expecting to like it, much. In this, book one, the mystery was OK, though I saw the outcome about half the book before the protagonist did, and the writing was not bad. Humorous, even. But, and...
Vellichor Afternoons
Vellichor Afternoons rated it 12 years ago
I ADORED this book.It's a mystery, but saying that seems so reductive. It's really a story about family, the kind you both love, despise, and blackmail, though good-naturedly.It's also a story of a very snarky young woman, one whose voice is so clear and so darkly comic that I found myself laughing ...
Books, You Guys!
Books, You Guys! rated it 12 years ago
This one was my fault, for not really researching the book before I started it. I thought I was reading a mystery, but it was actually chick lit.As far as chick lit goes, though, it's not bad. The characters are satisfyingly complex, even if I didn't find any of them very likable (except Rae & Inspe...
Sharon L
Sharon L rated it 12 years ago
this book was a nice and fun read. it wasn't about the mistery as much as it was about izzy. izzy is immature, likeable, subborn and describe herself as having a nose, ears. eyes, hands, hair just like any normal person. the spellmans are a disfunctional family, each with their on characteristic. wh...
Sharon L
Sharon L rated it 12 years ago
this book was a nice and fun read. it wasn't about the mistery as much as it was about izzy. izzy is immature, likeable, subborn and describe herself as having a nose, ears. eyes, hands, hair just like any normal person. the spellmans are a disfunctional family, each with their on characteristic. wh...
Going for Goldilocks
Going for Goldilocks rated it 12 years ago
Probably a 3.5. It was entertaining, but I could see some of the shtick getting tired quickly in subsequent books.
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