Reviews

Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer

squishies's review against another edition

3.0

Fletcher is no Artemis! But he's kinda adorable in a bumbling way.

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I was a bit shocked that Fletcher got beat up so bad! Even if it was an accident. Crazy.

The whole thing about Red's family being bad and no one trusts them kind of reminded me of the Avery's "Making A Murderer" thing. But I'm sure Colfer didn't have that in mind when he wrote this book.

k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition

4.0

While not quite up to Artemis Fowl standards, we found this a hilarious story as we traveled forever across Wyoming.

queen_squid's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kat_smith24's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

a_chickletz's review against another edition

3.0

Half-Moon is one of those books that I wish continued on. It has so much potential to be a series like Artemis Fowl. It pains me that this is the only book that remains.

The reason why I liked this book is that it was Sherlock Holmes meets modern private eye knack. Sometimes I forgot that Half-Moon was only 12! However, thanks to the dialogue and location of the character (Half-Moon) in his life, he was a second Artemis Fowl. He was intelligent but he was a kid.

I liked the other characters too! I definitely liked the Sharkey family and, again, I want more of them! I like budding friendship between Red and Half-Moon (despite their ages), and like Sherlock Holmes and Watson, I want to see them age and their situations become more adult and more desperate.

The story itself wasn't very predictable which was refreshing, at times it did get a little 'put your disbelief behind you and enjoy it'.

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Especially the girls acting like some sort of a tribe and April being their leader and setting up the boys. And May's father being the catalyst to the entire mystery.

I think this book works as as sort of children's introductory to mysteries. Not only that, pulls an updated Sherlock Holmes and Watson for their generation.

It's just a pity that this was the only book.

jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition

3.0

The trick with children's mysteries is finding a story that's gripping enough to serve as a real puzzler, but which could hypothetically be solved by an actual child. Despite its over-the-top moments, I think this one succeeds. The mystery to be solved is full of schoolyard crimes, boy-hating girls, walkie-talkies, disguises, and so on, complete with a classic mystery-novel scene where the (child) detective has a hunch and tricks the criminal into making a confession in front of a room full of people. In this case, that room full of people is the school talent show. Brilliant. I'd definitely recommend this to kids looking for a strong, funny mystery (and while there's a bit of violence, it's mostly accidental and there are no murders or anything of the sort).

dianafdez's review against another edition

4.0

Fletcher Moon isn't like most kids his age. He's the youngest detective of the world, complete with a silver-plated badge. He doesn't get big cases and everything seems to go on as normal until he's hired by a classmate and everything changes.

I loved the idea of having a detective as the protagonist, especially one so young as Fletcher. He's just a kid but is trying to act as the detective that his badge says he is.I liked how he didn't give up and solved the case as he was supposed to.

I loved the Sharkeys! They were just like any other family but like every family they were different. The reputation they had made them want to act the way they did so that others would keep thinking the things they did. The relationship that they had with each other was that of any sibling.

This was definitively a good book. It's a middle grade book but I think that older readers would also enjoy the light mood that it has. If you are thinking of maybe reading it, you should!

padya's review against another edition

5.0

Its tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood~!!!!!!!!!!! Great Job by the official biographer of AF!

lemon_drop's review against another edition

4.0

Reads like a Bogart gumshoe movie. Very funny...

lunar_song's review against another edition

4.0

Fun and compelling. Read straight through without putting it down.