While the plot and characters were somewhat engaging, it was difficult to get beyond Fisher's slaughter of the English language. She may be clever, but when each and every sentence contains a simile or play on a figure of speech, it becomes unbearable. I enjoy puns, but these are not clever puns. These are weak, easy puns, the low-hanging fruit.

Thankfully, after 100 pages or so she starts to run low on bad puns, and we can proceed with the plot at a more manageable ratio of approximately one terrible pun per paragraph. Amazingly, toward the end of the book there are entire PAGES free of puns!

I will now resist the overwhelming temptation to conclude this review with a pun.