"The greatest adventures start with secrets.

The Porch Sisters are in trouble.

It's summertime in Antiquarium, and everyone has flocked to the majestic lakeside Purple Pearl Hotel, including the Krenetics Research Association, a nefarious group of mad scientists. They haven't given up on resurrecting their fearsome leader, Talon Sharktūth, and now they're hot on the trail of the legendary Purple Pearl, a source of power that is rumored to be lost at the bottom of Lake Kagloopy.

But Gertrude, Eugenia, and Dee-Dee are on to them, plus their mentor, Millicent Quibb, has a plan! Is it a good plan? Hard to say! But it does involve finding a mysterious creature called a Shrimpmaid, boiling the lake (and everything inside it), and retrieving the pearl before the KRA gets its evil hands on it!

While Millicent and the gang work together to prevent the second coming of Talon Sharktūth, the sisters discover more secrets than they bargained for - including where they came from and who they truly are...

This is one mad-science summer vacation they'll never forget!"

This really fills the void left by the conclusion of A Series of Unfortunate Events. But with Kate McKinnon's unique sense of humor. She does love how crinoline sounds.

Another winner in this hilarious series. Kate McKinnons unique humor comes shining through. A must read for lovers of wacky adventures,!

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!
Kate McKinnon does it again! I enjoyed continuing the Millicent Quibb series and can’t wait to add this newest edition to our school library. I also can’t wait for the third installment!!
This second book picked up right where the first left off. But there were lots of refreshers if one forgot what happened or hadn’t read the first. It was a fun story with great adventures and secrets revealed for the Porch Sisters. The pictures are, once again, a great addition.
The way it ended resolved a lot of things but also made me excited to find out what happens next.