I know I said the last one was one of my favorites, but this one beats it for sure. First of all, it's just ridiculous, in the best way. If you love Christmas, like I do, you can relate to Stevie's excitement over the holiday and all her plans for the town's decorating competition. And when it gets sabotaged in the most ridiculous ways, I both felt for her and laughed so hard I could cry. Until the murder of course. And even that was kinda ridiculous though.
The mystery element was really good in this one and I liked the way it brought the paranormal more to the forefront. Belfry was absent for most the book which was hard, as he's a favorite character. I'm loving the addition of Arkady, his butchery of American sayings cracks me up and the narration really breathes life into his great character.
