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delaneybull's review against another edition
4.0
This book was really good. I enjoyed Isabel's perspective and quirkiness as much as I did in the first novel, and it was pretty well-paced. I would say that the action was sometimes repetitive and I wanted the story to move a little faster sometimes. I think it was a little slow because I was already pretty familiar with the characters, so the constant over-explanation was a little annoying. I also had some trouble with the footnotes. My kindle is a little old so it doesn't enjoy switching screens that often, so I experienced quite a few glitches, but that's of no fault to the author.
jerefi's review
3.0
Such a quick read. I find these Spellman books to be very entertaining in a "these people are crazy" kind of way.
designbug's review against another edition
5.0
i am a little bit obsessed with this series. i do think the endings of both this book and the first one moved too fast, but either way it was a fun mystery :D
sharonfalduto's review against another edition
The family of spies returns in a new tongue in cheek mystery, making each other miserable by not being able to turn off their spy inclinations even when dealing with each other.
mon_ique's review against another edition
2.0
Scored better than the first one, but Izzy's obsession with finding answer and then being proven wrong are getting annoying. I liked how she cleaned up at the end, but based on reviews fro the other books, it doesn't seem like she grows up all that much.
P.S. I love Henry.
P.P.S I love Henry and Rae's relationship :)
Sidenote- still some language, but way less than the first book.
P.S. I love Henry.
P.P.S I love Henry and Rae's relationship :)
Sidenote- still some language, but way less than the first book.
shanameydala's review against another edition
3.0
Another fun romp with the Spellman family and the perpetual childish Izzy. Makes for a fun ride.
mhall's review against another edition
3.0
Izzy Spellman is a 30 year old private investigator who works for her family’s detective agency. She has just been arrested for the fourth time in three months, and her family is losing patience with her. Her recent love interest has secured a restraining order against her, after she broke into his house. As she explains it to her 80-year old lawyer, in his office slash garage, Izzy is sure if she just keeps investigating, she’ll learn the truth about what everyone is hiding. As a member of the Spellman family detective agency, she has no other choice. She and her16 year old sister Rae have grown up in a family where each member has always investigated the others just as tenaciously as they go after real suspects.
As this mystery develops, Izzy learns more about the suspicious behavior of the mysterious man she has just begun dating. She also attempts to track down the answers to several other of her ongoing concerns about the quirks of her family–for example, why is Izzy’s mom secretly leaving the house in the middle of the night to slash the tires of a motorcycle parked in a distant neighborhood? And what’s going on with Izzy’s dad – has his mid-life crisis really evolved into what she deems a ‘retirement-age freak out’? And, no less importantly, why would her sister Rae’s math teacher save his used Kleenex in a desk drawer for weeks at a time? Izzy is sure she can find out the answer to these questions, but it might involve being arrested again.
As Izzy’s story unfolds in short chapters and transcripts of conversations she has recorded, fans of other humorous mystery writers will find themselves laughing. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz is a funny, quick read that focuses on the idiosyncrasies of the main characters just as much as solving crimes.
As this mystery develops, Izzy learns more about the suspicious behavior of the mysterious man she has just begun dating. She also attempts to track down the answers to several other of her ongoing concerns about the quirks of her family–for example, why is Izzy’s mom secretly leaving the house in the middle of the night to slash the tires of a motorcycle parked in a distant neighborhood? And what’s going on with Izzy’s dad – has his mid-life crisis really evolved into what she deems a ‘retirement-age freak out’? And, no less importantly, why would her sister Rae’s math teacher save his used Kleenex in a desk drawer for weeks at a time? Izzy is sure she can find out the answer to these questions, but it might involve being arrested again.
As Izzy’s story unfolds in short chapters and transcripts of conversations she has recorded, fans of other humorous mystery writers will find themselves laughing. Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz is a funny, quick read that focuses on the idiosyncrasies of the main characters just as much as solving crimes.
nyxshadow's review against another edition
4.0
http://nyx-shadow.blogspot.fr/2012/09/les-spellman-t2-les-spellman-se.html
carebear102106's review against another edition
3.0
Figured it out pretty easily, but I think it helped make the point of Isabel's narrow mindedness. I really like the characters. but the constant refrain of 'refer to previous document, Now in paperback' got really irritating. The author needs to stop constantly trying to be clever when telling people to read her other book.
alice2000's review against another edition
5.0
I am in love with this series- must have more Izzy, Rae and Henry!