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A review by judythereader
Devil May Care by Elizabeth Peters
2.0
While house-sitting for her eccentric aunt, Ellie starts to experience some strange phenoma. She also meets Kate's handsome next door neighbor, who becomes interested in the problem and starts to help her.
This book features several unpleasant people who are all possible villains. That part is good. The good guys are all good, but it's written in the 70's so it's proto-feminist. Kate will never marry and will always do as she wants, but her niece is going to marry someone who respects her intelligence all while expecting her to be a good wife. At least that's my impression of Ellie.
There are other things I really didn't like, but they would be spoilers so I'll leave them alone.
This book features several unpleasant people who are all possible villains. That part is good. The good guys are all good, but it's written in the 70's so it's proto-feminist. Kate will never marry and will always do as she wants, but her niece is going to marry someone who respects her intelligence all while expecting her to be a good wife. At least that's my impression of Ellie.
There are other things I really didn't like, but they would be spoilers so I'll leave them alone.