Reviews

Agent Q, or The Smell of Danger! by M.T. Anderson, Kurt Cyrus

ashleyreadsanything's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

abdiel47's review against another edition

4.0

The last Pals in Peril novel was quest fantasy with a bit of espionage thriller. Agent Q is a direct sequel to Flame Pits and, as the title indicates, is in full on spy novel mode. Our heroes are still in the nightmare realm of the state of Delaware. The Awful and Adorable Autarch of Dagsboro’s spy apparatus, the Ministry of Silence, is hot on the trail of our heroes as they try to escape from behind the Iron Curtain to the freedom of the West. Also there are floating cities and giant amoeba.

This book is really Flame Pits part 2. And it regains the fast pace that is a hallmark of this series. I should point out that the artwork by Kurt Cyrus continues to be an integral part of the story telling.

rizahw's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

brucefarrar's review

4.0

With a river filled with giant single cell monsters attempting to digest unwary waders, spies and informants everywhere, and the Ministry of Silence ready to silence you, who knew that the state of Delaware was such a dangerous place? Will the pals: Lily, Katie, and Jasper Dash, Boy Technonaut, and their fellow travelers, the monks of Vbngoom make it alive to the Jersey shore, relying on sarcastic teenagers, sentient lobsters, and the mysterious Agent Q? The answers are contained in this absurdly silly and utterly hilarious entry in the author’s Pals in Peril series.

audreyintheheadphones's review

3.0

This book was really saved by the sentient lobsters. I mean, it's really hard to take a kind of KGB-infested Cold War-esque country and make it funny, so I didn't enjoy this as much as the first three books in the series, but the plot twists were well done and, you know, SENTIENT LOBSTERS.