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rosieyxl's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Ruby Redfort is a series I started reading in Grade 5, and I'm now an incoming third year in university. It is an insanely underrated series, and I will forever recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.
She was one of my childhood role models, and she still is. I wish I were as cool as her.
She was one of my childhood role models, and she still is. I wish I were as cool as her.
kopitesforever's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
3.75
octaviagoetia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bethanydark's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bitchinwithbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This time the mission within this novel is based all around scent. How it works, how individual scents afect us including how they ingrane on our memory and allow us to recollect memories from the past as a result of a certain scent. Linked in with the mystery this time rare animals are on the lose and none knows where they have come from. Ruby must figure out how the animals not native to the area are roaming around twinford and what this has to with scent and some mysterious encripted paper covered in perfume. Again another great mystery and a easy read full of adventures including codes to crack relating to scents. However, this novel felt like it was a stepping stone for what's to come next. A lot of unanswered questions and left you feeling like its all building up to something big.
mikaiten's review against another edition
1.0
I received this book as an ARC from Random House, and since I've been meaning to check out the Ruby Redfort series for a while, I figured it was a sign. I have never read the Clarice Bean books by Lauren Child, but from what I understand, Clarice reads the Ruby Redford books all the time in her books. It was this meta-fiction aspect that made me interested in the first place.
In this book Ruby is trying to learn survival skills as part of her secret agent training, but can't seem to stop overthinking things. She knows all the rules by heart, but when it comes to using her instincts to survive, she just can't do it. Additionally, some very weird things are going on in town, all having to do with a rare perfume that everyone seems to be talking about.
Since this is my first time reading this series, I was very surprised by how grown up the main characters seem. Both Ruby and her friend Clancy come across as being far more mature than what I would have expected from a middle grade series. It doesn't help that the adults in the book often come across as the exact opposite. They are the ones who care about things that don't really matter, and it's up to Ruby to save the day. Her mom is concerned about being invited to a party where this new perfume will be unveiled, meanwhile, her child has been missing school, gets horribly sick, and disappears for days on end.
In total honesty, I didn't read the entire book. There seemed to be a lot of uninteresting stuff in the middle about bikes and other nonsense, so after reading about 120 pages I just skipped to the last few chapters to see what happened. I don't feel like I missed a lot. I still know what happened, and got to read the parts that were actually important to the plot. I find it really disappointing that so much of the book was filler. I don't know many kids who would continue reading such a long book with a plot that moves so slowly. Perhaps the infrequent clues and puzzles might be entertaining to some, but I've seen similar books that engage the reader throughout and further the plot without losing their readers.
In this book Ruby is trying to learn survival skills as part of her secret agent training, but can't seem to stop overthinking things. She knows all the rules by heart, but when it comes to using her instincts to survive, she just can't do it. Additionally, some very weird things are going on in town, all having to do with a rare perfume that everyone seems to be talking about.
Since this is my first time reading this series, I was very surprised by how grown up the main characters seem. Both Ruby and her friend Clancy come across as being far more mature than what I would have expected from a middle grade series. It doesn't help that the adults in the book often come across as the exact opposite. They are the ones who care about things that don't really matter, and it's up to Ruby to save the day. Her mom is concerned about being invited to a party where this new perfume will be unveiled, meanwhile, her child has been missing school, gets horribly sick, and disappears for days on end.
In total honesty, I didn't read the entire book. There seemed to be a lot of uninteresting stuff in the middle about bikes and other nonsense, so after reading about 120 pages I just skipped to the last few chapters to see what happened. I don't feel like I missed a lot. I still know what happened, and got to read the parts that were actually important to the plot. I find it really disappointing that so much of the book was filler. I don't know many kids who would continue reading such a long book with a plot that moves so slowly. Perhaps the infrequent clues and puzzles might be entertaining to some, but I've seen similar books that engage the reader throughout and further the plot without losing their readers.
katiecherry47's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
2.5
joanna_rm05's review against another edition
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
catherinedsharp's review against another edition
3.5
Another childhood reread. This is a book that stands the test of time. Slower than some of the other ones but enjoyable nonetheless