finished reading

In this volume, Emma has some poignant moments dealing with grief amid her usual chaos and mayhem.  Her relationships with Young Hawkes, Islington, and Pierce are more fully developed.  I'm so curious to see if any of them turn romantic in nature, as all three have potential.  One of the hijinks Emma is involved in is the second favor Emma owes to ner'do well, Jack.  Learning about Guy Fawkes Day was entertaining as the neighborhood's traditional celebration took place.  

I want to live in Emma's world.

From the publisher:

I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman.

“What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said.

“Isn’t it just?” I replied, hoping she would not ask me to read a favorite verse aloud.

I do not believe the psalmist wrote,

Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest,

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.

The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s.

Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be, which comprise a series of novella-length volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.