Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Ok, I tried. I really, truly did....I have faithfully read every single one of the Hannah Swenson mysteries. This current one is just a sad little prequel to a series I used to love, until the author took it completely off the rails. Yes, I would get annoyed with the interactions between Hannah and her intrusive, domineering family, Hannah's vacillation between Mike & Norman, Dolores's constant use of the word 'dear,' the endless descriptions of baking, and the salmon-flavored, fish-shaped kitty treats. And like many readers I was extremely distressed over the turn the books took when Hannah suddenly married Ross. But I have faithfully forged on anyway, and just recently purchased the newest book. I kid you not, I literally had to go back about six books and speed read through them to try to refresh my memory about what all has taken place. Everything is just so disjointed and out of order that it took me about two hours to sort them all out: when did Hannah first see Ross again? When did they fall in love? When were they married and why was Hannah covered in trash? Will she ever remember she owns a cell phone and remember how to use it? Will her friends and family stop eating Hannah's profits at the Cookie Jar, and expecting her to make them dinner on three hours of sleep?? What did she tell Norman and Mike about Ross? Did they have a honeymoon and if so was her family on it with them?? When did Ross leave and why? Did he and Hannah ever spend more than two days together after the honeymoon? How many more varieties of whippersnapper cookies are Andrea and Hannah going to create? Where is Ross now and is Hannah even married? I think I could probably continue to handle even all of that, but while reading through Banana Cream Pie, the conversation between Ross and Hannah regarding whether her pie was present at the murder finally tipped me over the edge. A woman has been brutally murdered and they are discussing in excruciating detail whether her pie was on the scene?? I am sorry Ms. Fluke, but I am truly finished. I worked in mental health for many years and we used to say that if someone made you start feeling crazy, they probably were. That is how these books have started to make me feel. My head is spinning, and I am, finally, finished.