Darynda Jones has done it again! This is the beginning of an amazing series that I can't wait to dive into as they appear. The story is set in a small town in New Mexico. Our heroine is the sheriff and this is the town she grew up in. But after a harrowing experience she left as a teenager. Now she is back and determined to solve the ultimate crime. The one against herself, Meanwhile she has bad guys to stop and people to protect. Including her teenage daughter.
Excellent story by one of my favorite writers! Thank you St. Martin's Press @us.macmillan.com and @netgalley.com

Well, she's done it again: Darynda to the rescue! I was so sad about the Charley Davidson series ending - & can someone please make me t-shirts with her best comments - but was happy to learn about this.... as expected & like a great meal, it was engaging, fulfilling & left me wanting more, More, MORE! Your appetite for all things Darynda & smart, snarky mysteries shall definitely be appeased here - pick it up & enjoy, y'all!

Del Sol, New Mexico. Hometown of Sunshine Vicram, the newly elected Sheriff who didn't even know she was in the running. On her first day on the job, she sees a missing rooster report, a flasher, and an escaped inmate and a missing teenager. 

Returning to Del Sol also means facing her past and protecting her own teenaged daughter, Auri. Although new in town, Auri has spent summers with her grandparents there and knows a few people. But the one who befriended her first is Sybil. Only now Sybil is missing, another boy goes missing and a snowstorm is hindering everything.

With help from not one but two sizzling hot guys. One, a man from her past who still makes her insides gooey and one a hot U.S. Marshall. 

There were so many side plots and things going on you couldn't blink or you would miss a clue! This book was both heartbreaking and hilarious. Who can do that??? This new series is one to watch! I absolutely loved this story and look forward to more!

April 7th, 2020 by St. Martin's Press/ NetGalley

This book was amazing!! Sunshine and the rest of the characters kept you hooked along with all the twist and turns in the mystery of the missing girl. I can’t wait for more books in this series and highly recommend that everyone reads this book!!

I have voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this title given to me via NetGalley. Wow what can I say about this title it was just an awesome read. This book was just something so wonderfully different I’ve never quite read anything like this. You should read to find out you won’t be disappointed. I’m definitely going to read more by this author.

She tries a little too hard with this book. Hard to get into the characters, not sure if I’ll continue with series or not.

So I didn't agree with the other readers regarding this book, but it is all of our opinions and we are entitled to them. Yes I found this funny but I did get frustrated with lack of common sense, I get it is fiction and I had to get over that because I love rom-coms and even ridiculousness but I found myself getting frustrated. And then their was the visions yet not informing anyone of those could have avoided a lot. Didn't hate but didnt love like the others.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for the opportunity to read and review A BAD DAY FOR SUNSHINE by Darynda Jones. I received a free copy in exchange for my honest review.

Five stars and here’s why:

LOVED IT! I didn’t think Ms. Jones could top the Charlie Davidson series, but she’s created a new world and cast of characters that kept me up all night reading. Total book hangover! Ms. Jones writes compelling characters bursting with snark and sass that jump off the pages. I can’t wait for more books in this new series. Highly recommend!

I always get very excited when I hear that Darynda Jones is writing/releasing a new book. So after the conclusion of the Charley Davidson series, I really looked forward to seeing what she would come up with next. Darynda is one of my favorites authors, so I would've one-clicked this book without even reading the blurb (and I only do that with a few authors). A Bad Day for Sunshine is the first book in the Sunshine Vicram series. The main character is Sunshine and she just got elected as sheriff of Del Sol, New Mexico, the town where she grew up in, without her knowledge. So she and her fourteen year old daughter, Auri, move back to Del Sol.

This town is pretty weird and has some interesting characters living there. It took me some time to learn all the new characters and get used to everything. Also a lot was going on, so it felt a bit chaotic at times. Multiple things were happening at the same time, so I really had to focus to remember what was going on. I am used to this from Darynda, but this being the first book in the series I just had to get used to everything. I do have to say that there was no dull moment. The story didn't give me the opportunity to get bored. I was intrigued, and curious to see what would happen next. It was mysterious, suspenseful, funny, and heartbreaking at times. Darynda Jones always finds the perfect combination of elements to keep me hooked to the story.

I already feel strong connection to the characters, and I really loved that the book was told from a dual mother/daughter POV. Both Sunshine and Auri are amazing, and I absolutely love their unique relationship. Also I am intrigued and already in love with Sunshine's almost-old-flame Levi Ravinder. He is broody, stand-offish, but he has a great heart. I can't wait to learn more about him, and see a relationship develop between him and Sunshine. There are a couple of secrets I can't wait to see unfold in the upcoming books. A Bad Day for Sunshine is in my opinion a great first book to a new series. And I think fans of her Charley Davidson series would enjoy this book as well.

Darynda Jones is known for her Charley Davidson grim reaper series. In A Bad Day for Sunshine, we get another snarky, smart yet troubled heroine tackling her first day as sheriff in her home town. In classic fashion, things go sideways, there are a ton of quirky loveable characters and old secrets. While I wanted to LOVE this new series, it seems derivative of Charley's world but more tepid.

Readers see the series set up a mile away and it's hard to invest in series reading. Do I keep at it or do I read one spectacular stand alone. I'll on the fence but am a big fan!!

First I would like to thank Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I didn't think Ms. Jones could write anything I would as much as I enjoyed the Charlie Davidson series. But, thankfully, I was wrong!!

I love Sunshine Vicram, the wonderful way Ms Jones writes carries through with these new characters and I can't wait to go back to see them again. In fact I think I will just reread this story, I enjoyed it that much!

Darynda Jones is a clever, fantastically funny writer, and that's mostly what kept me reading this one. I liked her characters and their feisty personalities. I did not like the sex and offensive language (otherwise, it probably would have been given five stars). The story of the missing teen is an interesting one, as she had foretold the abduction for years before it actually happened. I am grateful for the chance to have read it.

Great story line. I like the characters and the relationship developments between the characters. This is a fast paced, action packed read. You don’t know what’s going to happen next. There’s many twists and turns that keep you guessing. It definitely caught, and kept, my attention. It left me hanging at the end and I have so many unanswered questions. I have a long wait for the second book. If you liked Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson series, you may like this one. It has the same feel, flow, and kookiness.

Wow! First book I have read by this author and my first reaction is Wow! This was an awesome book. Love all the characters and the interaction between them all. Looking forward to reading more books by this author.

OMG - what great characters! This book is snarky, funny, and a bit mysterious! It's a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day! The characters are amazing, they have great personalities that make you really care about all of them and personally, I can't wait for more in this series.

What a fast, fun read. Sunshine Vicram returns to Del Sol, NM, elected the Sheriff although she never ran for the office. Her daughter Auri accompanies her. On her first day on the job she begins, with her most colorful staff, to look for a missing girl. The basic story follows this investigation but also steps into her background, her daughter’s entry to a new high school and the challenges she faces there and Sunny’s history in Del Sol, romance (sort of) and the interaction with her staff. This is one that should be the start of a series. Thanks to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for an Arc for an honest review.

abduction, law-enforcement, romance, suspense, situational-humor, verbal-humor, family-dynamics, friendship

Hard to put down! All kinds of cops, all kinds of fun, a plot line that has many threads woven together to keep us reading through to the end and waiting for the next one! It also has plenty of misdirection, plot twists, and red herrings. The publisher's blurb is pretty good at providing hooks and hinting at an overview, and I see no need for spoilers. Just let it grab you by the imagination so you can enjoy the fun stuff while working on the tough stuff. I absolutely loved it!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from St Martin's Press via NetGalley. Thank you!

Interesting plot with many complicating factors, some of which were unnecessary to the story. Initially I wondered whether this was a book for young adults or adults but the assessment of each new character’s sexual attractiveness was off-putting and convinced me it was aimed to an adult reader. My belief is that it didn’t add to the the story line of the attraction between the main characters Sun and Rav. I would like to read the next instalment and find out the origins of the background crime against Sun. I appreciated the early attraction between Sun’s daughter and Cruz and also the friendship Sun appears to hold for Quincy and Audi’s friendship with Jimmy. Good themes to explore.

This was another Gold Star for Ms. Jones! I loved Sunshine and Auri. I can't wait for more from the rest of the Sheriff's Office and town. The Book Babes are going to be a hoot!

I absolutely adored this book and couldn’t put it down once I started. The author connects you with the characters right from the beginning and gives you just enough to be on the cusp of figuring it out yet still remain just enough away to need to read more. I can’t wait to follow the characters on with their story in what I hope is the next book in the series.