A review by violetturtledove
Being a Green Mother by Piers Anthony, Barbara Caruso

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

After the last book I really wasn't sure if I was going to continue with this series, and I'm still not sure if I want to keep reviewing them.  But at this stage there only two to go (I think there is a 8th, but I don't have it and therefore am not counting it), they're easy to read and awful enough to be entertaining. 

Let's see. This one isn't quite as terrible as the last,  especially once it gets past the bit at the start with the travelling community.  There's a lot of very silly plot points that I may have just been amused at before, but now I'm less inclined to forgive them. The crisis is easily avoided and therefore quite awkwardly forced into the story, and the resolution is nearly as silly.  Some of silliness was entertaining,  but mostly it had me rolling my eyes and questioning what I'm doing with my time. A few of the characters are only ever referred to by the instruments they play,  despite them being in about half the book. The main character performs a sexy dance for a giant fish. And it seems the further through the series we go, the longer it takes to build up to the character taking on the role of the incarnation. It didn't happen until the last couple of chapters here, so who knows how that trend is going to continue. 

But after all of that I'm still as least morbidly curious as to how the next book is going to go,  especially as the main character is going to be Satan. So I guess I can manage at least one more.