If all the raindrops were lemondrop and gumdrops...

Oooo, I was all excited to read The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy and it did not disappoint! Horrify me! Shock me! Stun me! Feed me? Alright, so I felt a little squidgy every time someone started eating, but seriously, that was the point. I thought that it read a little like the Ramona Quimby books. Think of the possibilities! Ramona and the Overfed Class, Ramona and the Marzipan, or even Ramona and Her Stepmother. I liked the plot very much, though the ending was a tad weak. I was hoping that a certain diet-obsessed someone would have been involved in the climax (and not necessarily as a hero). Overall, it gets 4 out of 5 marzipan cookies and a fervent hope that Nikki Loftin rewrites more fairy tales.