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samstet's review against another edition
5.0
This book!
When I first read this as a pre-teen to now as an adult, I have treasured this book. It has the comedy, action, mystery, and bromance that I totally adore. Loving the author helps too. Artemis Fowl fans, check this out please!
Of course there are some things I would say could be an issue, such as the portrayal of the Young Students.
When I first read this as a pre-teen to now as an adult, I have treasured this book. It has the comedy, action, mystery, and bromance that I totally adore. Loving the author helps too. Artemis Fowl fans, check this out please!
Of course there are some things I would say could be an issue, such as the portrayal of the Young Students.
magentabyfive's review
2.0
It got old quickly. Don't get me wrong, young crime doesn't have to irritate me, I loved Filmore and wish there were more episodes, and I love Eoin Colfer and Artemis Fowl. But this kid? This kid was just irritating. Instead of the young detective thing being "funny" it was just majorly irritating. Constantly being reminded and all those little jokes and way of speaking made it really hard to read because I just couldn't get into it. The story was weird, I'll give it that, but more cringe worthy and less interesting than what I look for, and Red just wasn't enough to of a bad guy (odd I suppose since he does beat up Half Moon) to do the whole turning over a new leaf thing seriously.
So a little of a let down, but who knows, maybe I'm just not big into detective origin stories.
So a little of a let down, but who knows, maybe I'm just not big into detective origin stories.
ghumpherys's review
4.0
I love the Artemis Fowl series so I thought I'd give this audiobook by the same author a try. It's basically a detective story for kids and definitely felt written for a younger audience. Parts of it seemed perhaps a bit over-the-top and melodramatic, but that was its charm! It made me laugh out loud many times at all the detective references (and I loved the Irish accent of the narrator).
e_tracie's review
4.0
ok, i admit. i listend to the sound recording of this. so some would say i didnt "read it". but i did. its practiclly the same. and having someone read it allows me to multi task and his voice was great! good story teller! funny, fast-paced mystery
margaritaville's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
vermidian's review against another edition
3.0
This book was cute, but it didn’t really click with me as much as some of Colfer’s other books. It did well at imitating the old New York detective lingo and writing style. Unfortunately, that made it feel weird to me when I realized they were all meant to be from Ireland and I’d been picturing New York tweens this whole time. All in all, it was an enjoyable read but it almost felt like a chore to read for me. It just wasn't my kind of book, I guess, but it's not a bad read.
The characters were interesting enough, and possesses equally strange names. I didn’t latch onto any one of them in particular, but they weren’t bad. The plot itself was a little difficult to solve as the reader, seeing as you aren't given critical information until much later in the book. Unfortunately, not being given enough information to solve it is one of my mystery pet peeves. I want to make my own guesses at it, not just follow along in wonder like John Watson. I want to be Sherlock.
On the whole, I'm not sure how believable the plot was. The ultimate solution to all the crimes seems to be a little strange to me. I feel like the person involved would have gotten caught doing all these different things because they'd stick out like crazy as an anomaly in most of these situations. I feel like the logic of reality was let go for the sake of the story, which is some of what fiction is about, but I still felt a little cheated by how far out of left field the solution was.
I would recommend this to middle school aged kids. Older than that? Maybe not. It's definitely meant for that age range.
The characters were interesting enough, and possesses equally strange names. I didn’t latch onto any one of them in particular, but they weren’t bad. The plot itself was a little difficult to solve as the reader, seeing as you aren't given critical information until much later in the book. Unfortunately, not being given enough information to solve it is one of my mystery pet peeves. I want to make my own guesses at it, not just follow along in wonder like John Watson. I want to be Sherlock.
On the whole, I'm not sure how believable the plot was. The ultimate solution to all the crimes seems to be a little strange to me. I feel like the person involved would have gotten caught doing all these different things because they'd stick out like crazy as an anomaly in most of these situations. I feel like the logic of reality was let go for the sake of the story, which is some of what fiction is about, but I still felt a little cheated by how far out of left field the solution was.
I would recommend this to middle school aged kids. Older than that? Maybe not. It's definitely meant for that age range.
ssejig's review
4.0
A new series by Eoin Colfer. It's about a kid named Fletcher Moon who wants to be a private investigator. He has solved some cases for various kids around school but up until now, it's mostly been missing animals. He's up against someone who is trying to frame him for arson. In order to prove his innocence, Fletcher has to team up with Red Sharkey, of the infamous crime family.
Not as good as Artemis Fowl, but pretty darn good all the same.
Not as good as Artemis Fowl, but pretty darn good all the same.