The year is coming to its end, and writer Maude is at her wits end trying to keep everything together. With a new project needing her attention, her mother in law acting out of character, strange chain letters everywhere, and her daughter sick, she learns that she needs to truat and rely on something greater than herself. 
 As far as mysteries go, this is very tame. We know quickly who sends the first round of chain letters, and it isn't until right at the end that we discover the identity of the 'copycat'. More than anything else, this series feels like a chronicle of a writer's struggles living her life. 
 Stella, as before, is a firecracker. CeeCee redeems herself more, though she is sick through most of the book. 
 What I didn't like, is the change in narrative. In book one, it remains first person. However, in this second book, it shifts from Maude's POV in first person in one chapter, and the next chapter is in third person following Stella or CeeCee. 
 Not a bad read, but it didn't keep my attention.