Birds of a Feather

The second book in this series was better than the first. It focused more on the mystery than on Maisie's backstory. I think this one, like the last one, was very cleanly written, which I appreciate. The biggest downfall for me is that Maisie's character does not seem flawed enough. She is like Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way. She even criticizes herself when experiencing perfectly normal feelings of anger and frustration, which makes you as a reader feel bad for feeling those things too. Overall, these books are like the very opposite of hard boiled mysteries, focused heavily on morality and a just world.