The Something Girl (Frogmorton Farm, #2)

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From the bestselling author of The Chronicles of St Mary s The Nothing Girl has grown up It s life as usual at Frogmorton Farm which is to say that events have passed the merely eccentric and are now galloping headlong towards the completely bizarre Once again Jenny struggles to stay afloat in the stormy seas of matrimony with her husband, Russell Checkland, together with an unlikely mix of Patagonian Attack Chickens, Jack the Sad Donkey, and Mrs Crisp s mysterious boyfriend The old favourites are still around, of course There s Marilyn the Omnivorous Donkey, Russell s ex girlfriend Don t Call Me Franny, and the neurotic Boxer, currently failing to deal with butterfly trauma So nothing much is new except for the mysterious figure dogging Jenny s steps and who, if she didn t know better, she would swear was her sinister cousin Christopher, last seen being hurled from the house by her wayward husband He couldn t possibly be stupid enough to come back and try again Could he Read The Something Girl (Frogmorton Farm, #2) By Jodi Taylor – kino-fada.fr Being addicted as I am to Jodi Taylor s writing, I couldn t resist her sequel to The Nothing Girl Thought I d try a chapter or two this morning, but of course the narration grabbed me and wouldn t let go 0 Once , we are thrown in the midst of our colourful menagerie, or should I say characters This bunch is so over the top, nuts, and yes adorable Their interactions are so well written and comical that you can t help but follow them The plot of this novel is rather thin and quite s...Mph Very nicely written, as per this author s usual light graceful style, and there are some laugh out loud jokes, and it s a very enjoyable return to the world of The Nothing Girl which is a joyous comic novel itself Only, it s not really doing anything that book didn t already do Jenny is a bitassertive now but it s not enough to be a character arc, and the author uses some of the main plot devices of book 1 Jenny s feelings of worthlessness and worries Russell is somehow deceivin...3.5 stars Lots of goodness here but plots where the main character won t tell anyone they are being threatened absolutely drive me nuts Russell was lovely in this..as were rest of the recurring characters.Heartwarming and exactly what you wanted in a sequel World The world is quirky and filled with zany characters If you ve read Taylor s other series you will know what to expect in the world For the most part it s a stage for the antics of the characters but the pieces we see are also a character in itself Story Paced wonderfully and effortle...What can I say I started this, realised I couldn t recall anything about The Nothing Girl so downloaded that again After a few chapters it all cam flooding back, but then I was engrossed in the story so had to finish it first.This books picks up a couple of years after The Nothing Girl Russell and Jenny are living at Frogmorton Farm with Mrs Crisp and their baby daughter Kevin and Sharon are living together in a flat above a shop, which Sharon hopes to open as her new bakery and tea shop Ru What can I say I started this, realised I couldn t recall anything about The Nothing Girl so downloaded that again After a few chapters it all cam flooding back, but then I was engrossed in the story so had to finish it first.This books picks up a couple of years after The Nothing Girl Russell and Jenny are living at Frogmorton Farm with Mrs Crisp and their baby daughter Kevin and Sharon are living together in a flat above a shop, which Sharon hopes to open as her new bakery and tea shop Russell is still as full of madcap ideas as ever, there is a new neighbour who has very odd ideas about life in the country and the menagerie of retired horses, rescued cats and stolen donkeys goes on However, when a blast from Jenny s past makes a reappearance all her old insecurities rise to the fore.I loved this just as much as The Nothing Girl Jodi Taylor is such a...Sad to say that I was disappointed by this outing of the Frogmorton Farm gang The plot was basically identical to the first novel, with creepy cousin Christopher trying to off Jenny and get his hands on her money Yes, there s a new neighbour, yes there s some chickens, but the overall premise remains the same That s not to say the banter that Russell employs with anyone and everyone isn t funny and that the cast or characters aren t interesting they are but they re not interesting enough Sad to say that I was disappointed by this outing of the Frogmo...I loved the first book The Nothing Girl but I like this sequel just as much We are back at Frogmorton Farm, where Jenny lives with her lovable but grumpy husband Russell and daughter Joy plus all the ot...Mostly, I simply love being in the world and energy of this book It s hilarious and adorable and absolutely delightful.I ll admit that I was less interested in the mystery of this book than the previous book, but I was so happy to catch up with these characters that I didn t really care.I loved the first book in this series, The Nothing Girl, but this sequel felt a little hollow to me.Part of the problem is that, by this point in the story, the romance aspect is resolved The protagonists are married with a baby, and everything is happy and good Taylor makes a good go of introducing a new plot by adding a troublesome neighbour and resurrecting a baddy from the first book, but it didn t really work for me It read as though there was never meant to be a sequel, and it was just I loved the first book in this series, The Nothing Girl, but this sequel felt a little hollow to me.Part of the problem is that, by this point in the story, the romance aspect is resolved The protagonists are married with a baby, and everything is happy and good Taylor makes a good go of introducing a new plot by adding a troublesome neighbour and resurrecting a baddy from the first book, but it didn t really work for me It read as though there was never meant to be a sequel, and it was just crowbarred in.That crowbarring necessitated a return of Thomas th...I love Jodi Taylor s books, they bring me joy, they make me smile, laugh and cry and sometimes in the very same sentence She has a true gift for creating characters that you wish were actual flesh and blood Like seriously I want to move to Frogmorton farm and be adopted by this madcap bunch, I would fit in Most of the time I really don t care about ...

The Something Girl (Frogmorton Farm, #2)
  • English
  • 09 April 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 251 pages
  • Jodi Taylor
  • The Something Girl (Frogmorton Farm, #2)