Another Whole Nother Story

by Dr. Cuthbert Soup

Summary: In this rip-roaring follow-up to A Whole Nother Story, Ethan Cheeseman, his three children, a sock puppet, and a dog named Pinky head back in time to 1668. Their goal? To break a centuries-old family curse by returning the White Gold Chalice to its owner, and to stop the murder of their wife and mother Olivia Cheeseman just before it happens. Unfortunately, landing in 1668 damages their egg-shaped time machine, and the family must go in search of a blacksmith to find materials for its repair. Meeting a lively, and mostly underdeveloped cast of characters along the way, including Big, a Pocahontas look-alike, and the Mailman (so named because his many piercings resemble chain mail) the Cheeseman family and company wreak havoc wherever they go. To complicate matters, Olivia’s murderer, Mr. 5, is right on their tails. The story is narrated by the self-described “incomparable” Dr. Cuthbert Soup, and punctuated by his mini-chapters, which usually have only loose connections to the story, but are hilarious on their own. It’s over the top with a sometimes annoyingly frantic pace. However, the laugh out loud moments are many, and the puns are clever and sarcastic. Should appeal to fans of titles like A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Name of this Book is Secret, and other stories that capitalize on the absurd.

My thoughts: You like silly? This is the book for you. It won't be published until December.