*** - This was a fun sequel to Cathy's Book. There were interesting new characters introduced, and there were some truly hilarious hijinks - FondueGrrl, anyone? But I thought the mystery story line was weaker in this volume.I received a free review copy of this book.
Cathy only recently discovered that her boyfriend (and a number of others) is immortal - now she's attempting to fend off Victor's immortal father who also has his sights set on her romantically (talk about creepy). When a stint on a Greyhound leads to her diary (Cathy's Book) and her identity being stolen, Cathy has even more problems than before.
Victor is absent for most of the book because he's being held hostage to work on a formula to make everyone immortal. And since he's not around, his and Cathy's relationship doesn't get much of a chance to grow, which is a bit disappointing. Cathy's relationship with her mother is still difficult (Cathy's inability to hold down any minimum-wage job doesn't help matters), but Cathy does try to make things better.
The drawings are still lovely in this volume, especially the ones on 'parchment' from the Ponce de Leon letter. And there are some really funny scenes here - I loved Cathy's work at the fondue restaurant. There is just so much that can go hilariously wrong when you combine Cathy's klutziness with boiling cheese and all the craziness of food service jobs.
The mystery here seemed less put together. I had no trouble figuring out one of the bigger mysteries, and the others were also fairly well telegraphed. Also, I wasn't sure how well the 'extras' and interactive elements fit in this case. This was still a fun read, and I'm definitely interested in seeing how it all wraps up.
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