My library copy unusually has "This is not a children's book" handwritten in it as a dire warning to youngsters and perhaps adults who are feeling faint of heart - and it's perhaps warranted. The adult Five series while clearly a parody remains a respectful one. None of the characters behave beyond reasonable extrapolations of their younger selves. But this entry in the series does have a couple of hints of racier office assignations.Here, the Five end up working for their dodgy relative, Rupert's current enterprise and are assigned the task of organising the office Christmas Party against a backdrop of rumoured redundancies. Having been in something like the same position before myself, I had a few unwelcome flashbacks as well as nods of recognition and admiration at the creativity.
The baffling epilogue brings this amusing book to a slightly unsatisfying end.
Verdict: Captures all of the agony and the ecstasy of the office Christmas party.
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