Review: Mix of mystery and comedy, but doesn't quite come together
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2013
The book description sounded fun, but with each chapter I found myself laughing less.  Many of the characters/situation were just so ridiculous that I found myself rolling my eyes rather than laughing.  The pushy friend who volunteers Maggie for a job, gets her involved in illegal outings, etc.  The cleaning sidekicks, starting with a clueless pregnant teen then moving on to a crotchety old man.  The schlub brother who uses his sister and of course is involved in the "naked man in the kitchen" scene.  Maggie pushing a wheelbarrow nearly three miles to the grocery store. The uber hot hubby (some backstory as to how he & Maggie got together would have made this a bit more believable) who "affectionately" refers to his wife as Uncle Scrooge.The ending, while not what I was expecting, was disappointing - it felt rushed and (MINOR SPOILERISH ALERT) that character wasn't all that well developed, so I didn't have the satisfactory "a-ha!" moment that comes from understanding the villain's motivation.The writing itself wasn't terrible (saving the novel from the dreaded 1 or 2 star review) but I definitely won't be joining the laundry hag on any future adventures...