It was nice to 'meet' the current tenants from the Landlord of Hummingbird House and to hear mischievous Betty's perspective on those events. Weaving in Betty's arrival in the house with her husband in the 1960's provided an interesting contrast to the modern story, allowing the reader to see who Betty once was, and how her past made her who and how she is now.

I've never read anything with two timelines in the same person's life before, and was interested and entertained by the contrast, which the author uses to maximises story tension between past and present perspectives. An enjoyable read, with a delightful twist at the end.