Plain-spoken chiropractor Poppy Clayton is the main character in this third book of Billerbeck's Spa Girls series. The most prickly personality of the three Spa Girls (and the last to get her own book), Poppy's lack of fashion sense and tact make her hard to like, even when she's undergoing all sorts of stress in her personal and professional life (and possibly discovering romance along the way). The plot here is less memorable than in the previous books in the series and the dialogue is occasionally stilted -- pick up this book only if you adored the first two. ( )

December 2006 ( )