Fields Guide to Fog
By: Julie Mulhern
Poppy has had to rush off to London, England as her mother’s boyfriend has been kidnapped. This was a fun romp with Poppy as she uses some of her new spy skills and finally figures out who the mysterious man who has come to her aid several times. Mum’s the word. You’ll probably guess who they are by the time Poppy figures it out, but I fully admit that I yelled my answer out loud when Poppy had the gun battle on the steps in Paris. That was the previous book. But I digress. Thor and Consuela come along for the ride (I am fully aware that Consuela did not have to spend 30 days in iso, which is standard for any animal coming in to the Island nation. You can choose to accept this conundrum, or allow it to ruin the story for you, but I prefer a good yarn over slavish accuracy, especially since I can’t stand being separated from my fur kids and would never go to the UK for that reason.) We are also introduced to Mr. Browns boss, Jane Doe. While this was just a taste of this new character, I’m looking forward to seeing the character fully fleshed out in future stories. This was a fun read, and I’m doing my best to not go insane before the next installment. If you haven’t tried out Poppy Fields before this, for the love of all that is holy, get the entire set! You won’t regret it. Poppy is a gal I can get behind. She’s cool under pressure, not Bond cool, but keeping most of her druthers cool that many women have had to cultivate because we have hyper-emotional men in their lives, and someone has to be sane. She’s got a fully functional memory, and her working memory is a bit of jealousy that I’m working on. I admit my disability has screwed up my memory, so allow me some small pettiness. She has a smart little kid in Consuela. I’d tuck that kid in my shirt and take her EVERYWHERE. What a little firecracker! Poppy’s mom is still Poppy’s mom, but at least she kind of gets what Poppy does, somewhat. I thoroughly recommend this book and this series. A worthwhile use of time spent.