Review: Good Sense of Humor? Twisted is more like it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
This book really surprised me. Happy Ever After was so great that I did not think a follow up novel could compete with it.  G.S.O.H. Essential is a worthy prequel. It is very different from Happy Ever After and yet very similar.In G.S.O.H. Essential, we get to see Peter experiment for the first time with his house. You could read this novel as a stand alone but you would miss out on so much. This book will show you how some of Peter’s ideas in the past failed and when you think back to Happy Ever After, you’ll see how his plans grew into near perfection.Much like Happy Ever After, the story is told in two perspectives: Peter and Susie. In this novel, we get to see Peter outside his house. We get to see the stalking side of Peter. Peter is searching for Ms. Right and he finds Susie. While Vanessa in Happy Ever After had a family that had to be dealt with, Matt Shaw changes it up and has Peter contend with the ex-boyfriend and the best friend of Susie. It’s very different and nice to see Peter in new conflicts and new scenery.The other surprising part of this book is how funny it is. I actually laughed out loud several times getting some looks in the break room at my work. Peter’s view on life is so strange, you can’t but help find the humor in it. For example, Peter could tie you up, force you to watch as he beat your whole family to death with a baseball bat, and then, apologize profusely for knocking over and breaking your little league trophy. Then, ten seconds later, blame your family for putting up a fight. Then, another ten seconds later, blame you for having such a meddling family. There are many moments inside Peter’s head like that.I liked this book so much, I feel I should buy Matt Shaw the most expensive tv dinner I can find. (Read the book to find out what I'm talking about.)