Jane Kelly (1)

Meg has become one of my favorite heroines over the course of the three books in this series. She is flawed without being too hapless. She relates the stories in an amusing patter of what she thinks, says and does, and what the would like to say and do.

Jane Kelly is skillfully threading a fine line, from my point of view. I generally don't like farce mixed with serious material - I want my farce off the wall or not at all. Kelly, on the other hand, succeeds in portraying that farce of a life with a light hand that that is ruefully reminiscent of follies we all engage in without going overboard into seeming simply stupid.

I am glad to see a brief return of Claud and George, owners of the bed and breakfast that were the scene of Meg's last misadventures. I love those two characters, I think they'd make a great spinoff.

I'm eagerly looking forward to further adventures.… (mer)