I recently learned the term cozy mysteries and I think it might be my new favourite genre for the next little bit. Beach Reads and Deadly Deads certainly fits into that cozy mystery. I'm not sure the true definition but for me it means murder and mystery without the blood and guts and maybe a love story on the side.
Beach Deads and Deadly Deads follows the story of Mia. She's just arrived on the island of St Clair for a much needed vacation - mandated by her boss. Just shy of her 30th birthday and she doesn't remember the last time she took time off. She's also about to commit to becoming an owner of the accounting firm she works for and once she does that there will be no vacations ever. So with a promise to relax and enjoy she steps on to the island of St Clair with the news a previous resort guest has gone missing.
Mia has read enough mystery novels that she figures herself part sleuth. Also, it's hard to relax until she knows what happened to the woman who went missing - maybe she was murdered. Intent to solve the mystery and also have a one night stand, Mia engages in conversation with everyone she crosses and there sure are a lot of mysterious people staying at the resort.
I really enjoyed this novel. My first read by Allison Brennan even though she already has many titles. I gave it 4 stars but I think I could move that to 4.5 if Goodreads would only allow half stars. I would recommend this to anyone who thinks they only like romance novels and are ready for a change. I will also note that I saw someone's comment on Goodreads that they didn't finish the book because of profanity and I would say that I barely noticed any profanity.