Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Book Review: Frogs, Snails, And A Lot of Wails


Title - Frogs, Snails, And A Lot Of Wails

Author - By Janet McNulty
Genre - Young Adult/Fantasy
Series - Book 2 in the Mellow Summers Series
Publication - April 20th 2012

Synopsis
Mellow Summers has already solved one murder mystery when she met the ghost Rachel. But now that Rachel has gone, Mellow hopes to continue with a normal life. But normal is not in her future. One night Timothy shows up claiming to have been murdered. Now Mellow must help another ghost solve a mystery. At the same time, various businesses have experienced thefts of small, but valuable items. Even the Candle Shoppe is a victim. In investigating Timothy's murder and the many thefts, Mellow is led to the dreaded and haunted Pen Mill's Estate. Can she solve both mysteries before she gets scared out of her wits?

Opening Sentence 
 My name is Mellow Summers. In case you aren't already aware, I have gained a bit of a reputation as a sleuth who speaks to ghosts.

Review 
I received this book for a honest review from the author. This book is the 2nd installment in the Mellow Summers series, and takes place not long after the first one ended. This one starts with Mellow going on spring break and hoping to have a nice relaxing week, at least that's what she wanted. Mellow is a girl next door type who you can't help relating too, it's fun to see her grow in the stories as a person. The supporting characters are well written they have great personalities I think they help make the books so enjoyable. I mean who would want to be friends with a biker gang who's leader is Tiny?

This installment Mellow is tasked with finding out who murdered Timothy, and figuring out who is robbing local shops. The robberies aren't big crazy bank heists either they are sneaky little valuable stuff from local shops even the Candle Shoppe is robbed. Mellow just seems for being a magnet because aside from being in several locations during the robberies she's also has a new stalker Jeremy a guy who just can't take a hint.

Like the first one I enjoyed reading this book, the story sucked me in right away, it was a quick enjoyable read. The characters are well written so it's easy to want to know more, and that's what I wanted most of all was more. My only complaint is they are two short but I enjoyed reading them.

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