Review: Second in a series, but it can stand alone
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2012
I read 'Ginger Dead House' immediately upon finishing 'Sweet Ginger Poison'.Like the first, this story was fun and interesting.  I liked the continuation of characters and the plot that kept me guessing.As a stand alone story, it is a great cozy read and I barely put it down.  As the second in a series, it was disconcerting.I had to stop reading to check to see if I had missed a book in-between.  From the end of SGP and the start of GDH, it seems that a great deal of time has gone by in Coreyville.The beginning of GDH opens with the surprise of the ladies having already started a B&B.; There had been no lead up or background for this venture.  I guess the ladies just had a whim and ran with it. Although Ginger can be impulsive, she didn't strike me as flighty in the first book.  I don't know why they would give up their homes and previously profitable businesses to do something so risky, and the author didn't explain.I adjusted my mental picture and read GDH house as a stand alone story, ignored my previously imagined backdrop, and make a conscious effort to accept changes that seemed unbelievable.  Taken individually, this tale is just as interesting as the first, but I do hope the author builds bridges instead of leaping over gaps in future books.