"Vera should be content. And she is, really. But she’s also kind of—dare she say it—bored. Sometimes, all an old lady wants is a murder to solve. Is that too much to ask for?"

I really enjoyed the first book in this series. Experienced it once in audio, then a re-read (for bookclub, everyone loved it). Sometimes I'm a little nervous when what was a stand-alone book gets a sequel, can it live up to the first? This did. 4.5* ...

Most important ... it IS the same narrator for the audiobook. I honestly don't think I could have listened to it if it had been switched (I listened to the second book after "How the Penguins Saved Veronica" and was very disappointed the voices changed ... and it wasn't the same). So Vera, and Emma and several of the others we know and love from book 1 sound the same. There is a whole new cast of characters, strays/suspects, that Vera picks up ...

I was disappointed that the Kindle Table of Contents did NOT include the POV headers(again) ... at least the audiobook TOC did.   We have Vera, Millie, TJ, Aimes, Quang Wen ... and Xander.  Sometimes I like to go back and re-read portions, and it's nice to know which ones to turn to (if I was looking for a specific POV). Publishers ... please list chapter headers in the TOC (and give physical books a TOC)! 

Just like the first book, this is written in 3rd person/present tense. It gives it a bit of a distanced feel, like a voice-over from an omniscient narrator. Vera's cute personality pulls you in though. Such a fun character!

I think this was more "real" (requiring less suspension of disbelief) than the first book. I mean, don't examine it too closely, but things actually were fairly logical. Touches on a couple tough subjects SPOILER?

suicide and human trafficking, also the unreality of social media and other types of fraud 

proFanity x12, and Vera is actively encouraging "sexy time" between Tilly and Selena ... she wants grandbabies! Totally wraps up, but does leave an option for a continuation of the adventures. 

There were quite a few holds, I was really surprised my library loan came in so quickly. THANK YOU public libraries! And now I'll return this after only having it a couple of days, so the next person waiting can be pleasantly surprised at getting it earlier than expected ;)