Karen S. (CacaoBear) reviewed on 7/30/2009 + 85 more book reviews

So far, I have really enjoyed the Haunted Bookshop series. The interaction between Pen and Jack is well-written, and his stylized patter is fun to read.

My only complaint about this book is that whereas Pen and Jack seem to be getting more developed as characters, the other "peripheral" characters in the series are either fading away into obscurity or being so annoyingly overdrawn (Seymour and Brainert come to mind) that it is distracting to the story. The key to keeping a "small-town" series believable is to keep it's characters believable. Otherwise, everyone in town is either a murderer, or dead ... and what fun is that?

I look forward to the next book in the series, and I hope the author takes a little more time with the supporting cast. If the books narrow down to just Jack and Pen, I don't think they will be nearly as good ...

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