Two words: Sensory overload. 
 The sights, the smells, the sounds...Top notch. 
 I'm inclined to gravitate toward most magical realism tales, so this hit the spot. My biggest criticism is that there seemed to be a spell cast on all the characters that made them feel distant and unreachable. Isobel and Bailey were the only two I didn't feel that way about. 
 I love that they make constant reference to the Murray twins. That's me! I'm a Murray twin! 
 Favorite Details 
 Chocolate mice with licorice tails 
 The cloud maze 
 Marmalade kittens 
 Favorite Quotes 
 [U]mbrellas sprout like mushrooms amongst the graves. 
 August turns out to be a pleasant, heavyset fellow and Bailey's first impression is that he resembles his house: a squat sort of building with a porch wrapping around the front, warm and welcoming. 
 Note to self: Theme = The finest pleasures are always the unexpected ones. p137