You can also read mine, and MLE's reviews on our blog.This book kind of makes me sad. I love the Matthew Swift novels, and it looks like these are taking over, which sucks. I want Swift back. I mean Griffin can do both, I will understand switching back and forth between series.Please.So in saying that, this is why I gave this book four stars. I liked it, but I didn’t like it as much as the Matthew Swift series.Sharon is not Swift.Sharon (Hello Sharon) is a new age, walking self help book, which can be funny at times; did get a little wearing. I love her group Magical Anonymous, some more than others. I really loved Sally the art loving Banshee, Gretel the gourmet troll, and Kevin the OCD vampire with acute Mysophobia. These characters were fun, chock full of Griffins writing idiosyncrasies, her odd way of seeing things. I also loved the running gags in this, Griffin is awesome with the running gags. I have been fond of them since The Great Muppet Caper (what color are their hand now), and there are two or three of them in this. I also liked that you get another perspective on Swift, one where you are not in his head and you can see just how fallible he is. That he can't do everything, that he needs help sometimes, and that he is really not a people person.I also liked the theory that every place has a soul, and that maybe the reason that no business can stay in business in certain buildings is because the soul is missing. We have a few buildings like that where I live, its a running joke to guess how long the new place is going to stay in business. I digress, I really liked the melancholy ending with the big bad evil, the way Griffin made you think, and maybe feel just a little bit sad for him. Yes he was evil, but maybe there, just maybe there was a reason why. Perhaps. Just sayin'
