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Exciting!
Gerald's story continues with mystery, intrigue, and high stakes. Since this is Gerald, there are also lots of complicated snafus to boot.
I'm immensely pleased to see the return of Reg, Melissande and Monk. With the addition of Monk's sister, Bibbie, the little troop feels complete. The characters all play off one another well, exasperating each other thoroughly for our amusement.
And now there's a magical detective agency, one of my favorite tropes to dive into!
The mysteries are man ...more
Gerald's story continues with mystery, intrigue, and high stakes. Since this is Gerald, there are also lots of complicated snafus to boot.
I'm immensely pleased to see the return of Reg, Melissande and Monk. With the addition of Monk's sister, Bibbie, the little troop feels complete. The characters all play off one another well, exasperating each other thoroughly for our amusement.
And now there's a magical detective agency, one of my favorite tropes to dive into!
The mysteries are man ...more

I only gave this book three stars beacuse, while it was good, I had no problem putting it down and completely forgetting about it. I think my main problem was with Melissande, who is a really bossy and pushy character. I didn't mind it so much in the first book when Gerald had the main POV, but this book focused mainly on Melissande. I'd rather have read about Gerald and what he was up to, but he only got a few chapters in this book. It was still funny, and still an interesting world, but I was
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Usually when I find myself wanting to reach into the book and shake sense into a character or characters, it means its a good book. This was just as good if not better than its predecessor, The Accidental Sorcerer. It was fun and made me giggle as well as get angry at a few characters. I even found myself grumbling out loud at the lead female. I definitely recommend this book.

Nov 24, 2009
June
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Dec 17, 2009
Dori
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Natalie Walker
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Sandra
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