Reviews and Comments

Re-read this before the next book in the series came out.

I really like the characters and the tension in the plot is good but doesn't rely on some huge villain.

I stopped after a couple of chapters. I didn't like the main character, I didn't like the ghosts. Maybe it would have gotten better, but there wasn't enough in the first few chapters to make me want to put in the effort.

It was hard for me to really understand the main character's motivation. She throws herself into other people's problems but it's not really clear why (other than an off-hand reference to her taking care of people).

Some of the resolution stuff was a bit pat, but that's kind of to be expected with a light read like this.

Fairly predictable, but a nice story with sweet characters.

Some stories were OK, I skipped a bunch, and then just wasn't in the mood.

This is a nice book with characters you care bout and want to spend time with.

This is very similar to his other "Tales of the City" books. If you read those, then you have an idea of what this one will be like.

The one problem I had with this book is that it is written about the past. With the other books, he was basically describing "current events" and the people were all aging along with the books. This is a throw-back to a previous time, and so it felt a bit strange in that way. Not really so different for those who are coming fresh to the books (because for them, they are all in the past), but for people who have read the books as they were released, it just feels a bit odd.

Not the book for me as a hobbyist musician. His focus was on people who are very serious about becoming better musicians. I'm playing an instrument for fun and to exercise my mind, so most of what he talks about isn't useful to me.

I liked all the characters and enjoyed the story.

I enjoy these books, but I sometimes get annoyed at minor problems in them. There's a lot of talk about how likely the plane is to crash if Jon is on board because he'll mess up the electronics. OK, planes have lots of safety features. He might kill the engines and the radio, but the pilots can still fly the plane and probably even land it decently if they are skilled pilots. Yep, they may have to do an emergency landing, but knowing they have Jon on board, they should be prepared for that.

I read this on an airplane flight. I kept trying to decide if I would continue or stop it and try another book. Some items in the book were pretty interesting, but others just didn't resonate with me. I'm not sure whether or not I'll continue the series.

A good “beach read” kind of book

This was a fine book, but not really my style. The humor was about the only thing that kept me reading it. The characters are a bit like comic book characters, but that fits the style of the book. I did like most of them, even the ones that are the "unpleasant people".

One pet peeve is getting technology completely wrong. At one point someone is supposed to be good at navigating, so they could find the island without GPS (and so the coast guard wouldn't know). But, GPS doesn't work like that! Nobody knows whether you're using it (or LORAN, which is more likely for a boat). That doesn't really affect the plot, just a pet peeve.