I was initially determined not to like the eponymous Flappy ,with her snobbish, judgemental attitude and sense of entitlement but as the story progressed ,I realised all was not as it seemed. The characters are slowly developed with layers gradually added or peeled off, revealing the multifaceted lives within. Very cleverly constructed and so well observed. All life is here and no-one is as they seem. Funny , intriguing, sad and thoroughly engaging

Thank you to Simon and Schuster UK for a digital review copy of Flappy Investigates by Santa Montefiore to read and review. I enjoyed reading Flappy Entertains last year and you can read my review at http://mentoringmumof2bookreviews.home.blog/2021/03/02/flappy-entertains-by-santa-montefiore/

It is eighteen months since I had a virtual visit to Badley Compton to meet Flappy but it certainly didn't feel that long ago. The book starts with more new people moving into Badley Compton who will 'need' Flappy to help them settle in and to understand how things are done.

Flappy needs to make some important decisions. Will she stay away from Charles? Will she spend more time with her friends? Will she allow her grandsons help decorate her Christmas tree?

I enjoyed my virtual escape to Badley Compton. Flappy is a complicated woman who seems to change during this book. I enjoyed the humour and escapism, and I'm happy to recommend Flappy Investigates, available now in hardback, ebook and audiobook

Oh Santa you have done it again. Hit the ball out of the ball park and written another fabulous book. I mean there isn't a more perfect book then this. Utterly enjoyable, heartbreaking and heartwarming and an utter joy. Thank you

I love Santa Montefiore's stories and i loved Flappy, her friends, and the world she lives in where appearances are at the centre of life.
An entertaining story that made me laugh and kept me hooked. There're some moments when you feel sad for these women and other moment when you think they're very lucky and shallow at the same time.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

I love reading anything by Santa Montefiorie. Flappy Investigates was a light read that was very simple. I felt like I knew Flappy and appreciated her stellar character and thought process. I'm not convinced Flappy really investigated anything, but I had fun reading this gem.

Flappy is a delicious melange of such characters as Margot Leadbetter, Hyacinth Bouquet and David Suchet's portrayal of Poirrot, plus other intruiging traits. Do we all know a Flappy.... Well maybe not but we probably have friends and family with elements of Flappy.
Santa Montefiore has succeeded again in producing a skilled yet lighter novel, none the less readable and addictive than her weightier tomes, for the cleverness of her language and writing expertise transcends many genres.

I didn't know that there is a book about Flappy already, I actually learnt about it after finishing reading "Flappy Investigates", however I didn't had a feeling that I'm missing on something, I was immediately thrown into the heart of the book and into the characters lives.

However, the book didn't sit with me, or maybe rather the characters didn't sit with me, especially the main one. Flappy. She was absolutely not my kind of person. Is it only me with a feeling that she led a hypocritical way of life? On the outside, everything shone, buton the inside shown us there are so many lied told by her, that she and members of her family lie, have secrets, are not honest with each other and their friends and it's just the facade that must shine. No matter the price, if others think my life is the best then I can by dying inside because I'm so unhappy, but it's ok, let them think everything is a bed of roses. And I hate such things. So it's no wonder, I think, that I absolutely didn't warm to Flappy and her family. She loved to be the centre if attention and wanted to know everything, literally everything, and actually I still don't know what did she investigate?

I liked the writing style, it was light and easy to follow, chatty and colourful. So maybe I just didn't get the characters but I didn't enjoy the book and no, I didn't root for Flappy. She was annoying. Sorry. It should be actually 2 stars, but I loved the cover and, like I sadi, the writing style was brilliant.

the return of flappy! who does love a gossip… flappy loves to be the centre of attention and just has to find out what’s going on in the village whilst keeping her spot of queen bee.
a fun lighthearted read

Yet another fabulous book by Santa continuing the Flappy series. All of the books have been comfortable and easy reading and this one is no exception.

When newcomer’s move in from London, they do need to know their place. Who better to teach them the ways of this close-knit community than Flappy herself? However, Flappy has other distractions.

This was my first encounter with Flappy (I absolutely hate the name) and although very light and easy reading it was an amusing and very tongue in cheek book. I loved the fact that Flappy was such a paragon of virtue!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for this ARC book

First time I have read one of the flappy books and I am sorry to say I did not finish the Book as I found It to be silly and far fetched

Flappy enters the esteemed company of authors like E.F. Benson of Mapp and Lucia renown in this novel. Here is a story of a classic busybody full of her own importance…and yet, readers root for Flappy all the same.

In this second in a series, Flappy has much to flap about. She has had an affair with the delectable Charles even though his wife is one of her close friends. In outdoing the neighbors, she is planning un ballo in maschera, there is a new couple in the village who (horrors) sit in Flappy’s church pew and, as if that were not enough, Flappy’s son is here from Australia. Watch as the indomitable Flappy juggles everything and enjoy a fun read. This book is perfectly fine as a standalone but readers may want to seek out the first in the series as well.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster UK for this title. All opinions are my own.

I received a free copy of, Flappy Investigates by,Santa Montefiore, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Flappy is very busy, new neighbors, a love interest, and much more. This book was good, until Flappy started obsessing about her weight, not an enjoyable read.

I am such a huge fan of @Santamontefiore and was very excited to read the 2nd book of Flappy, who always reminds me of Hyacinth Bucket (you know the lady of the hosluse speaking woman).
The 2nd book starts where it left Flappy in het 1th novel. I loved the fact that Flappy learns in this book that it isn’t about money and perfection but it’s all about Family and Friendship.in live! Goodbye Flappy! I wish you a very happy live!

A Piece Of Perfectly Frothy Frippery…
The wonderfully inimitable Flappy returns in this delightful follow on from ‘Flappy Entertains’. We find Flappy with much on her plate, as is usual, in the run up to the Christmas period - from suspicious and potentially interfering new arrivals in the village of Badley Compton to the unexpected arrival of her son and family not to mention clandestine affairs and old lovers. Flappy is as deliciously over the top as ever. An undisguised piece of perfectly frothy frippery, both fun and entertaining. A wholly escapist joyous read - and if there’s one thing that Flappy is good at it is providing joy.

This was a wonderfully lighthearted continuation from Flappy Entertains which commences with Flappy and Hedda addressing the very important issue of the new residents sitting in the front pew. This book continued in the wonderfully uplifting vein of the first but is also totally fine to read as a standalone. Flappy has a wonderful point of view and her self image is hilarious, it was good to see her challenged by her son and his family not to mention still contending with her feelings for Charles. Overall this is a real tonic of a read and a great antidote to the current doom and gloom.