Review: Awesomeness!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2013
Review Courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyI loved the previous book in A Monster Haven Story series, MONSTER IN MY CLOSET and POOKA IN MY PANTRY firmly places this series in my top favorites. Zoey is a absolutely quirky and delightful character. Seeing her try to adjust to life as a helper of Hidden Creatures is really fun and leads to a variety of amusing situations that had me constantly laughing. Aside from the assorted Creatures Zoey deals with in POOKA IN MY PANTRY, the plot is wonderfully fascinating and adds to the hectic mess that becoming Zoey Donovan's life. I really like how the world building is expanding as new layers of mystery and changes for Zoey are presented POOKA IN MY PANTRY.Along with learning new things about her own abilities, being tested by Riley's probation officer and the Leprechaun Mafia, a horribly messy Pooka shows up. I really liked this character with his lack of boundaries, lack of desire for wearing pants, and the hilarious interactions between him and Zoey and her friend's pet fennec fox. The Pooka's appearance actually complicates the plot which revolves around luck. The concept of certain amounts of bad luck canceling out good luck actually had my brain spinning, but it was fun to see Zoey find a way to balance the good and bad luck that is plaguing her and her town.With the town in danger of too much bad luck, Zoey and Riley's relationship luck slowly moves towards the good kind. I liked how they actually sat down and discussed their relationship and I really felt bad for Riley as his noble actions in MONSTER IN MY CLOSET are the cause for a lot of the problems Zoey has to face in this story. Their relationship is very sweet and I was excited and amused to see them move their relationship forward under the watchful eye of Riley's probation officer who follows them around annoyingly writing notes in his legal pad and silently judging them.POOKA IN MY PANTRY is a delightfully quirky read with funny characters and an utterly fascinating albeit off kilter world. I will be first in line for FAIRIES IN MY FIREPLACE due in fall 2013 and awaiting news on the next three books scheduled in the A Monster Haven series.