There are lengthy bits of meandering in the story, and the book was really in need of some good editing, and IMHO about half the book is superfluous. If all five of the 2018 nominees were put in a ‘heap’, this would come out at the bottom. Three of the five books were excellent one was ok and this one is quite a burden to read. It even got me wondering who is it that nominates books to become candidates for this award, so I looked it up. It’s basically three people whom I had never heard of.

It all started with “A is for Alibi” and Kinsey Millhone (our PI heroine) was 30. The year was 1982, and she was a refreshing addition to the male dominated P.I. genre. I enjoyably read the series up to “L is for Lawless” when I lost interest in the family drama that had become most of the books plots at this point. I also discovered Marcia Muller. So Y was not my favorite in the series. Something just felt off. The plot involved a sexual assault on a teenager and it really made for some uncomfortable reading not just because of the crime committed but also the attitudes of the teenagers and adults. Given the book's events take place in the 1970s and 1980s though these unfortunately wouldn't have been unpopular or uncommon opinions. Regardless, it just felt jarring to read even if things haven't changed much in today's society.Out of curiosity, I looked up what else I could have accomplished in the last two months and I found out that it takes exactly that much time to graduate from Clown College. Damn! There's one more dream shattered. It took me almost a full 3 weeks to read this, more my issue than the book’s, but I think had it been one of my favorite books of the series it would have taken 7-10 and not 20 days to read. 3-1/2 stars rounded up. the teenage characters all sound like 30 yos. You can have one be so introspective, but not all of them.

Four juniors were implicated in Sloan's death: Bayard Montgomery, Troy Rademaker, Fritz McCabe, and ringleader Austin Brown. This could have been much less interesting had it not been for the return of Ned Lowe, the bad guy from the previous book, X. Kinsey is still fairly young, but she seems more cautious than in the past. She is reluctant to carry her gun, and overall, she seems less sure of herself. I also wished for more of Henry and Rosie, although I have to say that I didn’t miss Rosie’s strange culinary concoctions or her bad wine. Once or twice is enough, thanks. The birthday party was a joy until, ahem, the interruption.I understand that Sue Grafton had millions of fans who love the character and the series exactly as they are, and I suppose that one should never argue with success. But I truly regret the fact that Grafton decided to leave Kinsey Millhone stranded in the 1980s, never to age or evolve or to confront the challenges of the years that followed. Frankly, after fifteen or sixteen books I got tired of reading about Henry, Kinsey's ninety-year-old landlord, about Rosie the Hungarian bar owner and about all the rest of these characters who, like Kinsey, never changed at all. I do have to say though I kind of wonder what is the end plan for Kinsey. At this point she has a ridiculous amount of money so she's just working and still living with Henry because she chooses to. She can move on anytime. She's now 39 years old so one wonders if she wishing for something new. The epilogue of the book ends in 1990, and now I wonder what's going to happen to Kinsey in this new era. The 1990s was what, the beginning of the AIDS crisis in America, more women in the workplace fighting for equality, we had a lot of scandals going on in America and worldwide, and we are going to start to see the rise of the computer age.

And, to end it all? Sue Grafton didn't even finish writing the series. Not only that, but she left explicit instructions before her death to not allow anyone else to write the last book to finish it. I am wondering if she actually thought that nobody else could write the masterpiece-level literature of listing everything in every room that Kinsey walked into. How could anyone live up to the standards of writing a small summary of every past book when a character walks into a room and Kinsey's jogging routine? It can't be done! I want to make sure you’re awake for this because I have one final word of advice. You don’t never want to mess with women, son. They will take you down.” I started, skipped to a bit before the end and then wrapped it up by reading the finish. Enough reading to reinforce my dislike of the entire thing. Now, remember - this is subjective. These are my personal thoughts/reactions to the book. A jumping bean moth begins its life as an egg and a caterpillar living in a seed pod (called a jumping bean). This moth is from Mexico.

Y is for Yesterday

Of #1 New York Times-bestselling author Sue Grafton, NPR's Maureen Corrigan said, "Makes me wish there were more than 26 letters." With only one letter left, Grafton's many devoted readers will share that sentiment. Sure, saints are supposed to be all good and pure, and maybe they don't usually cuss like sailors and drink like fish, but I think the Almighty will make an exception for me in this case. When I hit those pearly gates and Saint Peter asks why I deserve to get in, I'll just say, "I read the entire Kinsey Millhone series." And, then, those gates will open, the balloons will fall and glitter and stuff... That sounds about right, huh? Ten years ago, in 1979, a Climping freshman named Iris Lehmann stole a standardized test to help some upper class friends.

The old English sheepdog is an affectionate, long-haired dog that was originally bred in Great Britain. You may recall my review for X and how frustrated I was with that book. I thought that the majority of that book was just filler. Kinsey felt off and Henry drove me nuts. It also seemed to have two stories smashed into one and neither of them worked. But with "Y is for Yesterday" Sue Grafton hits everything on such a pitch perfect level I have no qualms about saying this book is a five star read. I can’t even recommend this book to a completest as I understand there will never be a ‘Z’ book, as Ms. Grafton had no plot idea chosen yet. I would have titled the book “Y is for Yawn”, and truth be told, I once entered the contest to name one of these books in the series – it happened to be “J” and my entry was “J is for Jalapeno”. I didn’t get chosen… Iris mixed drink recipe "Flame thrower--Kahlua, banana-flavored liqueur, creme de menthe, and rum."

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I honestly could not stand Kinsey's cousin Anna. I felt like she shoved her way into Kinsey's life and was trying to take over. But in this one we get some revelations about this character and I still don't understand how Kinsey didn't punch her in her face. But it definitely changes things for the good with the series so I'm kind of curious about where Grafton's going to go with this character next. Dinosaurs flourished during the Jurassic period, 208-146 million years ago. Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus were two dinosaurs that lived during the Jurassic.