A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones [Review]

A Hard Day for a Hangover (Sunshine Vicram #3) by Darynda Jones
Format: ebook
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Date read: October 21, 2022

Sunshine Vicram
1. A Bad Day for Sunshine
2. A Good Day for Chardonnay
3. A Hard Day for a Hangover - Hardcover | Kindle

Darynda Jones
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there’s just too much going on right now. There’s a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There’s her persistent and awesomely-rebellious daughter Auri, who’s out to singlehandedly become Del Sol’s youngest and fiercest investigator. And then there’s drama with Levi Ravinder—the guy she’s loved and lusted after for years. The guy who might just be her one and only. The guy who comes from a family of disingenuous vipers looking to oust him—and Sunshine—for good.

Like we said, the new day can take a hike.

Thoughts on A Hard Day for a Hangover: Not going to lie, Sunshine has a lot on her plate this time around. I mean, there's an injured girl, a old case that should have been investigated (but looks like it was buried instead), Auri's incessant need to put herself into VERY DANGEROUS situations, and Levi. As we all know, Sunny has loved Levi forever, but the world (and his sometimes awful family) keeps getting in the way and keeping them apart.

Well, plus, Levi is very good at going to ground and remaining hidden when he wants to.

Anywho. Sunny is busy. Fortunately, she has a solid group of people who have her back, a secret town council who truly have the town's best interests at heart, and a family who supports her. She also has enemies who aren't above using anything and everything they can get their hands on to hurt Sunny and those she loves.

While Sunny does her best to solve the cases that keep popping up around town, the not-so-great side of Levi's family are making their move. And since Levi is Sunny's special someone (even if they have trouble admitting it to one another), she's not about to let anything happen to him.

More than a few dangerous situations, a whole lot of banter and snark, SMOLDER (you know, just whenever Levi and Sunny are within a mile or two of one another), and a whole lot of closure. I've enjoyed Sunny and her unexpected foray into sheriff-dom with the people of Del Sol. I liked watching old hurts be excised and good things happen as people reconnect. Am I sad to say goodbye? I AM. Am I pleased with how things ended? YES, INDEED!