Claws for Alarm

 I listened to the audiobook version of this 2nd book in the Nick and Nora mysteries by T.C. LoTiempo.   There is quite a bit of family angst in Claws for Alarm as well as a cat with seemingly unusual powers. I often wonder if the cat is a reincarnation of his previous owner- time will tell as the series progresses.  Fans of hidden passages and seemingly locked room scenarios will enjoy the investigation of the murder in this story.   

Claws for Alarm by T.C. LoTempio
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Enjoyable book and mystery but at times it just feels a little too over the top to me. The way so
E of the components overlap just seems a bit much. Additionally I feel it’s a bit to much like it’s trying to be a cozy romance as well with just a bit too much emphasis on the romantic interest and fawning over male models. My opinion may be influenced by the fact I listened to the book and the narrator’s inflection when reading those portions. I do enjoy the Nick character and his human like traits. The ongoing parallel mystery about the disappearance of Nick the PI is intriguing and will probably keep me coming back for more

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Challenge Prompts

The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

1. Goodreads and Reading by the Numbers #ReadingByNumbers2023 Book #  3
2. Library Love  #LibraryLoveChallenge  Book # 3  
3. Audiobook  #2023AudiobookChallenge #1
4. Literary Escapes  #LiteraryEscapes  CA
5. AtoZ   #2023AtoZReadingChallenge  #AlphabetSoupChallenge  C
6. Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge   T
7. Stacking the Series  #stackingseries2023 2
8. Series Catchup #seriescatchup2023 +1
9. Color Coded #6 black
10. What an Animal Book #1
11. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2023   Book #3
12. Back List Reader  #Backlistreader  Book #2
13. Cruisin thru Cozies  Animal #1
14. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #1
15. Craving for Cozies  Book #1
16. Six Shooter Challenge  Target #65  Shot #2
17. Medical Examiner Challenge 1 Toe Tags  poisoned
18. 23 in 2023 # 2
19. 52 Book Club  #the52bookclub2023  #35  Book you Meant to Read Last Year
20. 52 books in 52 weeks  #14 storyteller
21. Around the Year in 52 Books #14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
22. Bookworm #47  Read a book that involves a conspiracy 
23. BooklistQueen  #booklistqueenreadingchallenge2023  #30 An Audiobook
24. Beat the Backlist #BTB2023  #42 this house is alive (or at least very important)
25. Cozy Mysteries   #11 An author who uses initials
26. HP Quidditch 23 #53 mentions Harry Potter
27. Nerdy Bookworm  #NerdyBookwormChallengeXO #14 Listen to an audiobook
28. Nerd Daily #thenerddaily #nerdreading2023 # 18  GUILTY PLEASURE
29. PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge #40  A book by an author with the same initials as you
30. Pick your Poison  # 32 A book with a moon on the cover
31. Read with Allison #34 Audiobook
32. Sci and Nature # 2  With an Animal on the Cover
33. Unruly Reader Bingo  #8 Fire Drill