Title: Terribly and phony
Product review: I would give this book no stars if I could. The main character is supposed to be youngish, and yet she calmly make wise pronouncements that even the anti-female, old, stubborn characters stop and listen to in amazement before deferring to her. She is also supposed to be in love with the male lead, but there are no words or gestures of affection beyond that of a not-too-close friendship. The mystery itself was a disappointing chase that ends in an anti-climactic confrontation. Last but not least the male lead is an idiot who blunders along after Fidelma and accidentally stumbles upon answers that he doesn't understand. I finished it in the desperate hope to salvage my time spent, but I wish I hadn't. I read extensively, and this is one of the only books I have ever had such a hard time getting through from sheer boredom.
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