We mostly liked this book. People found it amusing and the wackiness of the character entertaining. Yes, there were some annoying aspects to it — the footnotes were particularly irritating and a few of us were confused by references to characters and episodes from the previous book. But on the whole, the group enjoyed this and some even went on to read others in the series.
Joan led the group through a list of very silly questions and the bottom line was that we decided Henry put up with the Spellman nonsense because he wanted a little crazy in his life. Some of us weren’t so sure WE would want that craziness.
Isabel Spellman is described elsewhere as “sassy” but some found her to be immature, socially inept, and not terribly likeable. Rae, her significantly younger sister, seems to have it together better than Isabel.
The book did lead to an interesting discussion about some of the crazy antics of the characters.
Favorites were Morty, Milo, Rae, and Henry.
Least favorite characters were Izzy, Bernie, Rae, Milo and Petra.