A Saturday afternoon with cat and book. Willow keeps giving me weird looks at my helpless chuckles... this book is just odd and charming and insightful and funny, all at the same time.

This is my first experience with Alice Hoffman and I think I've found a new favorite author. Consensus seems to be that this isn't even close to her best novel... if that's true, I've got some wonderful things in store.

Really wanted to launch my Litsy account with a rave, but in my opinion, this book was just okay. There were parts I enjoyed, but I felt like it couldn't decide whether to be domestic drama, police procedural, or by the end, a Bruckheimer action thriller. Has anyone else read this one? Was it just a case of faulty expectations on my part?