About the book:
Weelcome to Chapelwick, a leafy English town in the hills of Shropshire, where chocolate pecan cookies come with a helping of sabotage.
Maplemead Castle is crawling with ghosts, and the new owners need them gone. When Melody Bittersweet and the Girls’ Ghostbusting Agency arrive on scene, they quickly identify the troublemakers swinging from the chandeliers… literally.
A century ago, stunning trapeze artist Britannia Lovell plunged to her death, and has done every night since. But did she really just fall, or was there something more to her demise?
Forced to work with Leo Dark, her scoundrel ex, and infuriating, irresistible reporter Fletcher Gunn, Melody’s investigative powers are under strain (i.e. lost in a pink mist of lust and confusion). She needs her team on top form, but best friend Marina’s cake pipeline goes AWOL, assistant Artie’s distracted by a giant sausage roll, and the pug is scared witless by a lion.
Somewhere, hidden in the castle, is a heart-breaking secret, but what will it take to find it? And is there a chance it could set Britannia free, or is she doomed to repeat her last fateful act forever?
My thoughts:
‘Melody Bittersweet and the Girls’ Ghostbusting Agency’ (or ‘The Chapelwick Mysteries #1), was one of my top ten books of 2016, so I was beyond eager to find out what Melody, Marina and Artie would get up to next. Kitty French did not disappoint with this sequel.
Melody is quirky and, obviously, has this unusual talent of being able to see and communicate with ghosts. But, she is also really relatable and likeable. Her best friends and co-worker Marina is a fierce, Sicilian force that you would always want in your corner, and Artie, the young apprentice is loveable and develops further in this book.
So our trio return, along with the characters of Melody’s mum and nana, ex-boyfriend Leo and his scary twin assistants, and reporter Fletch with his romantic interest in Melody, and this time the ghosts in need of help are circus performers trapped in a mansion. As Melody strives to untangle their love triangle and release them, much hilarity ensues as well as some heartache.
The story is a funny and comforting read. These stories to me, are the equivalent of cuddling up on the sofa with a blanket and a cup of hot chocolate. And I can’t wait for the next!
Many thanks to Kitty French, Bookoutre and Netgalley for a review of this book. This is my honest opinion.
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