This novel is very cheerful, but too manic for me.

And it didn't help that 3 main male characters have 5-letter names beginning with J, one of whom is Meg's cat. I tend to read when I have insomnia, and it got confusing, especially since Peel seems to assume the reader just recently finished the previous book in the series, smany of the basic contexts have less than no explanation.

I got about a third of the way through and just grew bored with the Meg's endless mental flip-flops, her indulgence of goals even she seems to see are stupid, etc. I am weary of "feisty" doormats, too.

I think Peel has some good instincts, but she definitely needs to pull back on the incessant 180-degree mindflips, not to mention improving the banter so it's funny without cues like "she grinned".

I will not be reading more in the series, but wish the author well; I think she has promise. ( )