Really not a fan of this story, despite enjoying the books preceding it in this series. I also felt as if Aunt Peg had been kidnapped. She no longer sounds like an upscale grad of a very posh school in the northeast. Where are you Jessica?? The only parts of the new narrator I appreciate are the ever-so-slightly slower reading pace and less shrill voice of Melanie.
As for the story itself, the characters seemed to be in a cartoon world. I’ve never heard Kentuckians talk like they did in the book. I didn’t care for Ellie at all, though one does feel that her murder was not at all deserved. Just not one of my favorites in the cute little series. Hoping for improvement. Soon!!