Spoilers ahead!

Leia Birch Briggs, a fairly famous comics illustrator and graphic novel writer, finds herself pregnant with Batman's child after a one night stand with a costumed admirer from a local Comic-Con. Not sure were to find the father and afraid to start her next graphic novel with a looming deadline, Leia coasts through the first months of her pregnancy.

When she finally decides to fess up to her family, she discovers her they are hiding many of their own secrets. Leia's beloved grandmother Birchie, with the help of her best friend Wattie, have been concealing Birchie's life-threatening and mind-altering Parkinson's. Plus, Leia discovers her step-sister, who usually has everything perfectly in order, is kicking her husband out for some unknown dastardly deeds and thus sends Leia's 13 year-old niece with her to figure out what to do about Birchie.

Both Birchie and Wattie refuse to move and want Leia to stay in Birchville. Leia, a white woman carrying a black baby, is not willing to raise her son in the deep South. Turns out Birchie and Wattie have more reasons than just stubbornness for staying in the house when a trunk of bones is discovered when the two 90 year-olds unsuccessfully try to make a run for it in Leia's car.

Looks like Leia isn't going anywhere, now that her grandmother is a murder suspect!

This is my first book by this author, and I really enjoyed it! Super great characters, lots of plot to chew on, and also humorous. I loved the relationship between Birchie and Wattie, who were the true sisters of this novel. I truly dislike the cover of this book because it in no way represents what it is about, especially since I felt like the Leia and Rachel's relationship was way more peripheral to the story.

The ending also wrapped up a little quickly, but still a great read!