Janes In Love back

"The question is: what are we going to do?"
"We must remind her that as George Bernard Shaw says, 'Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.'"
"You are so weird."

A direct follow on to THE PLAIN JANES which if you've not read, why not? It was great! On the Minx label so billed as a comic for girls this, like its predecessor, still has appeal like me (36-year-old male) that just likes a well written story. The title is also slightly misleading as again the story primarily revolves around the girls' undercover art attack exploits as P.L.A.I.N. (People Loving Art In Neighbourhoods). However, this time they very quickly get caught by the wonderfully volcanic crew-cropped and moustachioed Officer Sanchez. Surely exactly what J. Jonah Jameson would have been like had he decided to take up a career in law enforcement instead of publishing!?! So the Janes decide to try and go legit and apply for planning permission with the council for an urban art installation in the local park only to be thwarted by the bristling and seething Officer Sanchez. But will the girls manage to win out in the end?

And the reference to love in the title of the book? Well, in between being their neighbourhood's answer to Banksy they all somehow find time to have a look for the man of their dreams in their own inimitable ways for the upcoming school dance, as well as managing to act as matchmakers for two of their favourite local retirees, and deal with various family and friendship problems. I particularly enjoyed the disastrous consequences of Brain Jane's attempt to manufacture a pheromone potion for herself in chemistry class.