I really hope these books never end. My little friend, Jessica was always a reader, but this series has really got her READING! I don't think she has turned the television on since she started with the firs book. Not that I have anything against television...just saying. We've set a time that she can read to me, and I am thoroughly enjoying these cute little characters and that Jessica is asking, "Can I go ahead and read the next chapter?" You know when a book begins with a dog named Harold scratching on the door to leave a manuscript in plastic...then stays long enough to have a doughnut and hot chocolate, that you are in for a hilarious adventure. With this in mind, we begin the hair-raising and laughter filled journey of Harold and his cat friend, Chester, at the Chateau Bow-Wow. There's not much horror in this one, it goes straight to the "mystery". Chester and Harold both take turns at being detectives trying to figure out what happened to the missing pets. Chester makes a lot of wild accusations that were mostly all wrong, in the first book. but in this one he seems to be more on top of the game with his detective work, though he does still make a few wild accusations, claiming he knew what was going on the whole time at the end. Was Chester just saying he knew, or did he actually know? It is kind of left up to the reader to decide. Jessica has her own ideas but she's not sharing them with me yet. ( )

Looks like Harold, the dog, and Chester,the cat, are going to spend the week at Chateau Bow-Wow while their human family are off on vacation. Not what they were expecting! Nor were they expecting the adventure they had!

Arriving at Chateau Bow-Wow, Harold and Chester meet their fellow borders: Louise - a French poodle, Max - a turtle-neck wearing bulldog, Georgette - a dog (these three are part of a triangle...maybe), Taxi - a mutt of a dog, Lyle - a wacky cat, and Howard and Heather - a pair of dachshunds. There are also the humans that are there to take care of the critters; Harrison and Jill.

The weather is stormy and rainy, complete with thunder and lightning; perfect backdrop for what happens! There is also that eerie howling that is heard and is later found to be Howard and Heather. Why the howling?

It seems that the next morning Louise is missing! Rumours go around that she has run off, or poisoned, or.... Then Chester is missing! Harold is pretty sure he hasn't run off, but was he poisoned? The animals decide they must find their missing friends.

There is a lot of humour in this and it is good fun kid stuff. There are also illustrations to go with the story. ( )

I have a deep and abiding love for [b: Bunnicula|281235|Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348802537s/281235.jpg|1142982] so I was delighted to learn that the book was not merely a book. No, it was a series. While I don't think I'll delve into all of the spin-off series, I definitely want to read the whole of the initial run. It was to my excitement and pleasure that I read this sequel to [b: Bunnicula|281235|Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348802537s/281235.jpg|1142982] and found it every bit as fantastic as the first book.

[b: Howliday Inn|443658|Howliday Inn (Bunnicula, #2)|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388210958s/443658.jpg|749560] follows the theme of the first [b: Bunnicula|281235|Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348802537s/281235.jpg|1142982] book in setting up a mystery that needs to be solved. Where this book succeeds and differs from the original is that it sets up a firm murder mystery and follows the classic noir set up. The murderer? He could be anyone. Everyone has motive here at Chataeu Bow-Wow, from the dog residents to the crazed cat resident to the very humans working there. And are those werewolves in the distance? By creating a firm noir set up we veer away from the supernatural and get to enjoy the complicated threads of the mystery.

This is a longer book than I expected, and a far more complex one. I was delighted reading it, and am sure younger readers would enjoy it as well. It pleases me that [a: James Howe|51424|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1243833844p2/51424.jpg] doesn't pull many punches and spices the book up with more complex vocabulary, while simultaneously defining it and pointing out when characters are using the words erroneously. This is an exciting book, and a pretty great children's mystery. A worthy successor to [b: Bunnicula|281235|Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348802537s/281235.jpg|1142982] with plenty of laughs. ( )

Cute little kid's murder mystery story. Not as good as the first book of course, but enjoyable. ( )

To build on my belief that this series should be called "The Harold and Chester Mysteries," Bunnicula doesn't even appear in this story. Instead, the Monroe's go on vacation and Harold and Chester are sent to a kennel called Chateau Bow-Bow. There, Chester immediately begins to share his suspicions of the other dogs and cats and their human caretakers. It turns out that there is something suspicious going on even if Chester's earliest assumptions were way off base, but it does lead up to a wonderful Holmes and Watson moment for Chester and Harold. Another fun book with a bit of mystery. ( )