I enjoyed Bidulka's first Russell Quant book, Amuse Bouche, and decided I'd give the second course a try...

Later: [Read this in August of 2005] This book wasn't as lively (or as mouth-watering) as the first; I found it a bit aimless, in fact, with Quant wandering around more than usual. [I was also a little disappointed that the hints of possible relationships from the previous book seem to have evaporated in this one - that intriguing priest, for example, was nowhere to be seen!] And the "flight of aquavit" of the title was a long time turning up, and didn't seem to have as much connection to the story as in the previous food/title theme. [I realize that themed titles may not always be a perfect fit, but this one felt like a stretch.]

I've read the third Russel Quant book too, and I liked that one much better than this, so perhaps this was just one of those things. Will be interested to see what happens next in this series...

Controlled release: I'm including this in a box of books that I'm sending to BCer Jare in New Mexico, for the BookCrossing table at the Albuquerque Pridefest (see the forum post about it here). [If there are any that you'd like to read yourself, by all means, enjoy!]

Just for fun, here's a list of the books that are going in the box:

Adagio by Chris Owen
Always My Child by Kevin Jennings
Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
The Boy Who Followed Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Dagger: On Butch Women by Lily Burana et al
Eye Contact by Michael Craft
Flight of Aquavit by Anthony Bidulka
How's Your Romance? by Ethan Mordden
Love Junkie by Robert Plunket
Scared Stiff by Josh Lanyon et al
Spare Parts by Scott & Scott
The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss
The Vesuvius Club (graphic-novel edition) by Mark Gatiss

And for the kids:

Sir Toby Jingle's Beastly Journey by Wallace Tripp
Tintin in Tibet by Herge

Received today for our Pridefest booth. Thank you so much!

Reserved for a Bookcrossing table at Albuquerque Pridefest on June 14, 2008!

This was leftover after the festival... will find a new home for the book soon....

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Left on the bench outside of the Travel Center.