Lydia, the youngest Penderwick, is now eleven years old, when the Penderwick clan go back to the beautiful Arundel estate for Rosalind's wedding. The sour Mrs. Tifton is lurking around the estate, turning up her nose and criticizing everyone, while poor Jeffrey tries to keep her away from his friends. Lydia finds a new friend in the unstoppable tomboy, Alice, and the two girls frolic through the fields and meadows while the older Penderwick sisters prepare for the wedding.

I love how quirky and strange the Penderwicks are, each with their own vibrant personality and unique interests. Lydia loves to dance, and she gathers inspiration from music, and birdsong, and the brilliance of the moon to create her own choreography.

There are a lot of emotions running high with romance in the air for the older Penderwicks, and Lydia ponders the meaning of destiny and what path they are all meant to take in life.

We get to see nearly every side character from all the books again, as the extended clan of cousins, aunts, and uncles gather for the wedding. And they ALL bring their dogs. Seriously, there are WAY too many dogs in this book. Why does every single person own a dog? It's kind of weird how so much of the narrative is taken up with describing the dogs. They interrupt every other scene.

The plot meanders around with very little actually happening, and lots of rabbit trail scenes that don't tie into the main story. The plot isn't terrible, but it could have been more polished. It's charming and funny most of the time. The real glue of the book is the fabulous characters.

I enjoyed this last book, but I didn't enjoy it as much as some of the other books in the series. It's still good, but not as good as the first book.