funny mysterious fast-paced
adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

What a romp! This entire series is fantastic; filled cover to cover with humour, mystery, and brain teasers! I can't wait for Ernest to return!
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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crazygemini12's review

4.5
dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I’m only taking half a star off for how ridiculous the ending is. It was a quick, easy read with characters I’m already familiar with, which helped.

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kremington's review

4.0
dark funny 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: Yes
adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This one was shorter than the first two novels, and I think it hampered the story's success. I didn't feel that the author had the space to properly develop the characters or to create a compelling mystery. It's still a fun series, and I hope there will be a 4th book.
adventurous lighthearted mysterious

jada333's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 24%

I just couldn’t get into it😔 I might pick it back up because I love how the book is set up!
funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The weakest book in the series so far, but still an incredible addition to the series. I loved the exploration of a christmas special and what that means for a detective in a mystery series. It was also nice to see more characters from the first book make an appearance.