Rating: 4 1/4 stars
Wood continues her Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series with this second book which is just as tongue-in-cheek as the first one. Penelope is very excited to be able to get the chance to go to London with the children and the Ashtons and to finally see her dear old schoolmistress, Ms. Mortimer again. And how educational London will be! But first, the Hixby's guidebook that Ms. Mortimer sends her proves to be one of a kind and both helpful and not, all at once. Is it hiding clues? Then a gypsy woman murmurs a disturbing prophecy about the children. Even meeting the dashing, friendly young Simon Harley-Dickinson can't take all of Penelope's worries away. And Ms. Mortimer tells Penelope to not try and uncover any information about the background of the Incorrigibles and leads Penelope to believe that she and the children are all connected somehow. What is going on? Who are the Incorrigibles, really? And how will Penelope ever find out? At turns, the story is funny and exciting, and fans of the first book will be more than happy to keep reading the next installment. Loads of fun!
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