Review: Benedict is back!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
I had read The Girl With Nine Lives a few months ago and absolutely loved it. Benedict is one of my favorite characters, a talking cat to be sure, but done in a way that does not seem silly or childish, and Ellena Blackwell is endearing. The Girl Who Bit Back is the second in the series, and is every bit as good as the first. I sincerely hope this series continues to develop for a long time to come.When she gets the news that her biological father has passed and left some property in Devon to her, she and Benedict head to Devon to find they are the new owners of a run down, four story pub and flop house. The accountant’s verdict is grim, and Ellena has to join forces with the staff (which includes a dark eyed, tanned and buff manager named Brynn O’Connell) to turn deeply indebted business around. Of course the ginger cat becomes an instant celebrity at the pub, though he does not appreciate the bacon ban that is instituted after he gets a bit pudgy. Things seem to be looking up, until an unexpected call from her old flame Detective Calloway brings the past back to the present. The man she helped send to prison for murder, fraud, and a whole list of other charges, the one who shot her and nearly lit her friend on fire, has escaped prison. Calloway wants her with him, her mother wants her with her, and Brynn wants her to stay at Craggy’s Point. In the end it’s Benedict’s advice to bite back and mark their territory that she heeds.Great writing, engaging story, and characters that you can’t help but liking!