I read the first book in the series a couple of years ago and gave it a 3/5 stars because while I loved the fact that the lead character was a minority, Raina spent too much of her time whining.

However, I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the sixth book in the series where we find Raina and her hot-to-trot grandmother preparing for Halloween and working on her first solo case as a Private Investigator (actually, she's putting in hours to get her PI license and this is her first solo case).

Raina is definitely less whiney and actually has a policeman boyfriend. Her grandmother is still a hoot and worth reading the books for (and her posse -- fellow residents of her senior citizens home).

While I had vowed I wouldn't read any further books in the series, I have now changed my mind and if any of the books are on sale, I will totally snap them up.