Dana Hammer

Fanny Fitzpatrick and the Brother Problem: everything seems to be going wrong all at once for Fanny. Her mom is pregnant, and can’t stop puking. Her friend Athena’s brother Dionysius is in town causing chaos at every turn. Oh, and her former bully Daniel has a crush on her. And all Fanny wants to do is help everyone!
This series is delightful, and the second installment is a good as the first. FFATBP does a great job of showing how confusing it is to be a kid, and how sometimes parents can forget that kids don’t have the life experience necessary to figure out complicated situations. I think the best part of the book is that kids reading it can see themselves. Kids have problems and stress too! Parents can be a drag and just totally not get it! Also, everything is SO profoundly difficult and embarrassing when you’re 11.
I love Fanny and her friends, and while Dion is undeniably a terrible influence and overall agent of chaos, I also sort of love him. He spends the book making grand pronouncements and swanning around like Auntie Mame meets Norma Desmond meets David Rose. I’m excited to see which god is introduced in the next book!
Thanks to LibraryThing and Cinnabar Moth Publishing for the ARC!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.… (mehr)