Monday, June 8, 2020

Solving Sophronia by Jennifer Moore - OPTIONAL

Solving Sophronia by Jennifer Moore, 224 pages. Covenant Communications, 2020. $15.

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13

BUYING ADVISORY: HS – OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Meeting by chance in the library at yet another boring society event, 22yo Sophronia and her friends have committed to go after their unconventional dreams. Sophronia wants to be a reporter and finds her chance when she comes across a murder scene as the police arrive. Detective Jonathan is not pleased to find a haughty woman poking around his work -- especially when she finds more headway in cracking the case than he does.

Following the mystery with Sophronia and Jonathan chasing after clues is fun as they are forced to work together and navigate societal rules. The mystery is the focus of the book, though, of course, Moore weaves in romance that is as entertaining as it is cheesy. Overall, I enjoyed the story and liked the message of how we can achieve our goals, but I wasn’t wowed by Moore’s writing. The mature content rating is for mentions of drugs and illegal activity; the violence rating is for blood, gun use, and murder.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

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