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Instead of taking place at the ag college in MA (I can't begin to spell the name of it!), this one has Peter, Dan Stott, and Tim going to Wales to help with their Hogweed problems.
the bulk of the book takes place in the past/or somewhere magical and the switchover from real to whatever that was is jarring.
I was sure Prof Shandy had been given an hallucinogen for some nefarious purpose.
For the first chapter after this switchover happens, I was thinking I might not finish the book, but it chang ...more
the bulk of the book takes place in the past/or somewhere magical and the switchover from real to whatever that was is jarring.
I was sure Prof Shandy had been given an hallucinogen for some nefarious purpose.
For the first chapter after this switchover happens, I was thinking I might not finish the book, but it chang ...more
DNF for this bizarre entry in one of my favorite cozy mystery series. Thought I’d try it one more time as the Reading the Detectives group is reading the series as buddy reads, after my first confused and disappointed read MANY years ago. It’s still not for me at all. Not sure what the author was going for, time travel fairy tale? But definitely not a favorite - never again, which is why I’m reviewing after three chapters...
Worst thing, besides an hour I’ll never get back: I used a credit for th ...more
Worst thing, besides an hour I’ll never get back: I used a credit for th ...more
Definitely the weirdest entry in this series (or maybe any mystery series). The "mystery" is a frame for Macleod to write a fantasy romp extended dream sequence, like just kind of plopping some of her characters down in the middle of a Welsh/Norwegian Monty Python sketch. It takes a mental adjustment, but once you get there it's quite fun and must've been a hoot to write.
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