Cashing in on the Wednesday craze ignited by the eponymous Netflix series (starring Jenna Ortega in the title role) only makes good sense. Certainly the series thrust the moody Addams girl back into the spotlight -- and putting Christina Ricci, who played the same role in the excellent Addams Family films of the 1990s, in a supporting role was a bit of casting genius -- so this is the perfect time to make a buck off the name.

What Would Wednesday Do? is a sort of "agony aunt" in book form. Written by Iphigenia Jones -- presumably a pseudonym, although one can never be sure -- it has a great concept that had me eager to read. The book, when it arrived, was slim but attractively designed, with a purple-and-black color scheme and a faceless Wednesday figure on the cover.

The execution inside, however, is less thrilling than I imagined.

The book is presented as a collection of (obviously fake) letters, along with the author's responses in standard advice column format. Topics include family, relationships, careers and manners. Jones doesn't write as Wednesday, however, but as someone who's heard of her, has watched the TV series and movies, that sort of thing. I think the other format would have made for a better book.

I quite enjoyed my copy of The Turn of the Screwdriver: 50 Dark & Twisted Literary Cocktails, a more recent book by the same author. This one, however, is less useful, more gimmicky and, for the most part, less entertaining.

And the advice isn't even very good. It's not helpful, in real-world situations, and it's not very funny.

So, skip the advice column, dear readers, and pick up Jones' collection of cocktail recipes instead. I think you'll be much happier with the time spent and, if not, at least you've have something tasty to drink.