A poor book that was almost salvaged by a kickass ending. Jessica Beck's output keeps on getting weirder and weirder. Maybe reading so many stories of them in succession helped in noticing these abnormalities. Acquaintances that suddenly speak intimately, with Suzanne stroking the hair of Angelica (where did that come from?)...the mayor, out of the blue, having a wild temper and a short fuse...the couple of Suzanne and Jake refusing to spend time together. All of this can be explained, and frankly I wouldn't have been this negative if I knew I would have an audience(and frankly the next, remaining books will get harsher treatment, probably), but hey, I cherish my freedom in writing a sincere review. So two stars despite the more than excellent ending? That sounds about right. ( )