It was refreshing to read a beach read in the winter. Though The Newcomer seems a bit long, I read it in one sitting. This is a classic fish-out-of-water story. The Newcomer revolves around Letty, formerly a Southern woman who now lives in NYC. When she finds her sister murdered, Letty and her four-year-old niece hightail it out of town and end up at a run-down old-fashioned motel in Florida. There they encounter a sympathetic motel owner; her son, a sexy, if somewhat skeptical, local cop; many hilarious stereotypical seniors; two bad guys; and an undercover female FBI agent (who should have had a bigger part).
The plot is rather cheesy (a heroine on the run with a big problem). There are multiple points of view (including that of a mother cat trying to move her newborn kittens to a safer home), some of which (the cat) seemed gratuitous. The little niece was adorable and well-captured; on the other hand, the motel guests were stereotypical. Overall, this was an okay-for-the-beach read. It was enjoyable and didn’t strain my brain, but wasn’t a great read.
I received a free copy from a Goodreads giveaway in exchange for a fair and impartial review.
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