Reviews

Bad Machinery Vol. 9: The Case of the Missing Piece by John Allison

christiana's review against another edition

3.0

Unfortch, this is probably my least favorite in the series to date. Maybe I just dislike change? And I didn’t lol once!

tabby2920's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

philipf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mschlat's review against another edition

4.0

I just find these volumes incredibly soothing --- I start reading and I'm back into a charming and extremely snarky world where things are always changing but nothing is ever too dire. It helps that Alison is a master of pacing on the one page strip; every panel does its job and provides exquisite comedic timing.

This installment is a bit of a change of pace. There's very little of the supernatural, and it appears to be part one of a multi-parter.

enno's review against another edition

4.0

Shauna's mom gets re-married, she meets her Dad, her brother Darren is a bad egg. Lottie and Mildred aren't really solving any case here, either. Blossom Cooper is a menace, but also in need of a friend.

katykat3's review against another edition

5.0

When this story was being published online, I remember being very surprised about the main course of the plot, and surprised by some of the characters' actions as well (mostly Shauna). I feel like when I was able to read it all at once as a book, and now that some time has passed, I was able to see some nice parallels in Shauna's decisions in the present day vs. those she made in her childhood. I definitely appreciated the story more, even though it's a bittersweet ending

Spoiler

and even though there was no mystery! >:/

Also I remember so many of these comics... I think this story came out during my first semester of grad school (which was really tough), and I was CLEARLY obsessing over the panels haha

morgarelibrare's review against another edition

5.0

Read this last year on the Scary Go Round website and never got around to marking it on Goodreads. I love anything by John Allison, and Bad Machinery is just so much fun. The mystery kids are just the beeeest!

katiegrrrl's review against another edition

4.0

As always John Allison writes a great story, though there are changes to relationships that I don’t like.

christiana's review

3.0

Unfortch, this is probably my least favorite in the series to date. Maybe I just dislike change? And I didn’t lol once!