The advantage that the Jeeves books have is that there is a central point of view in which for all the shenanigans to be seen through. The first Blandings castle takes a minute to get going as the chapters need to build up each characters interest in the events and some are more effective than others. The book especially comes to life during the sections with Joan Valentine and Ashe Marson - with their last pages being especially moving, so it’s a little disappointing if they don’t crop up in the series again