Very Nice Funerals by Crusie and Mayer
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walkitoutThis is the second in the Rocky Start trilogy, and if the first book was weird, this one is so much weirder. I do not recommend starting with this book.
But it’s a good one! SPOILERS FOLLOW!
In the previous book, Darius very conspicuously failed to listen to Poppy at a key moment, when she was extremely clear and Darius and Poppy both suffered as a result and honestly, Darius learned nothing from the incident, but I went into this book really wanting to know what Poppy was going to do about it. Good news! Poppy dumped Darius. It wasn’t instantaneous, and she did a thorough job of establishing Darius’ character before dumping him. He really was committed to not listening to her. It was well-written, believable and I adored Poppy through the whole thing. Just amazing. The switcheroo with Mei and Marley and was fun, too, and it’s being developed slowly and I’m looking forward to seeing more in the final book.
We find out that Herc did not pay up as promised, but Max puts some pressure on him and gets him to do at least some of what he promised. So that was nice.
Someone rolls into town in a Cybertruck, which gets hacked and then dumped in the Little Melvin. That was fun. Tell us what you really think, Crusie/Mayer.
Poppy and Rose continue to clean up around the shop and Find Things. That is extremely enjoyable.
All in all, a very good outing, altho a bit grisly at times.
I’m hoping that we get some kind of closure with Herc in the third book. And given Betty’s comment about the Witches, I would not be surprised to see more of them, too. It’s been a really fun ride, tho.
But it’s a good one! SPOILERS FOLLOW!
In the previous book, Darius very conspicuously failed to listen to Poppy at a key moment, when she was extremely clear and Darius and Poppy both suffered as a result and honestly, Darius learned nothing from the incident, but I went into this book really wanting to know what Poppy was going to do about it. Good news! Poppy dumped Darius. It wasn’t instantaneous, and she did a thorough job of establishing Darius’ character before dumping him. He really was committed to not listening to her. It was well-written, believable and I adored Poppy through the whole thing. Just amazing. The switcheroo with Mei and Marley and was fun, too, and it’s being developed slowly and I’m looking forward to seeing more in the final book.
We find out that Herc did not pay up as promised, but Max puts some pressure on him and gets him to do at least some of what he promised. So that was nice.
Someone rolls into town in a Cybertruck, which gets hacked and then dumped in the Little Melvin. That was fun. Tell us what you really think, Crusie/Mayer.
Poppy and Rose continue to clean up around the shop and Find Things. That is extremely enjoyable.
All in all, a very good outing, altho a bit grisly at times.
I’m hoping that we get some kind of closure with Herc in the third book. And given Betty’s comment about the Witches, I would not be surprised to see more of them, too. It’s been a really fun ride, tho.