Beware of the Bouquet

Despite the fact that Joan Aiken is my favorite children's author of all time, this book was not for me. I think I'm just of the wrong era to appreciate this romp - instead of finding it nostalgic and campy (which I understand it was rather meant to be), I thought it was dated and honestly rather offensive in its stereotypes. That being said, I was invested in the story and anxiously sped towards the resolution. I have a few more of her out of print novels I purchased used that I will still read, but this one was disappointing.