Review: Never A Dull Moment
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2014
4.5 Stars would be more accurate.In "Things That Go Bump In The Night" Mia and the rest of the characters encounter a multiplicity of adventures.  One reviewer thought that the adventures has no transition but I felt that each adventure flowed smoothly into the next.  Moreover, I enjoy the humor and outlandish antics that transpire among the characters.  To me the latter makes the characters more real and adds to the stories rather than distract.  Case in point, I laughed until my side ached during the scene involving Murphy gestures toward Beverly while she was sitting in Gerald's car.  Speaking of Beverly, to say that I don't like her is a grave understatement and I am simply at a loss to express my disappointment and outrage at Angelo's behavior.  When a book can generate these kinds of emotions in its readers then I think it's a book worth reading.**POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT***One reviewer felt that Mia's Mom's expressions of uncharacteristic concern and/or love for her daughter was totally unfathomable.  I noticed the changed but chose to assume that after her husband's ordeal that Amanda had undergone a small "off camera" change that enabled her to see and feel past her own selfish nature just a wee bit.  In any event, I wasn't bothered enough by it to knock off a star from my rating.  However, what I did find a tad bit unbelievable was how  Mia was able to forgive Beverly after the 2nd betrayal seemingly without missing a beat.  I consider myself a forgiving person but even I would have had to have a bit of recovery time before the forgiveness flowed in Beverly's direction. Again, however, I wasn't bothered enough by this to subtract a star from my rating.This book isn't a scary as some of it's predecessors(I've read them all) but it's got action, adventure, humor, mystery, a bit of romance, wonderful characters, complex characters, ghosts and Murphy so I was quite satisfied.  I highly recommend this book, as well as, the entire series especially to readers who enjoy paranormal cozy mysteries.Buy it, Read it, Enjoy!  I'm off to read "Something Old" the next book in this delightful series.Thanks Alexie, please keep them coming and here's wishing you continued inspiration and success.