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y3ti's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Death
curious_artifact_reads's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
amber_hastings's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
3.5
A thrilling and fast-paced story with exceptional opening chapters. While the mystery at the heart of this story wasn't as interesting as I'd have hoped, the book sets the series up nicely, introducing a strong and lovable cast of characters who'll have to work together on future mysteries. I particularly liked that there is an adult character, Mother, with a personal mystery of his own, which lends a more mature tone to the story. A few things irked me beside the mystery itself and they included the switch to include one of the villains' perspectives very late in the story (how convenient!) and the overall lack of development for the main character, who ends the story slightly braver and more confident but ultimately quite unchanged emotionally from where she started. But otherwise I enjoyed reading this and will be reading book 2.
typographic_whimsy's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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? No
4.75
library_kb's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This was a fun adventure read--though I am starting to wonder about how MI6 feels about all the middle grade books written about them recruiting child spies. Definitely some interesting characters, despite their lack of flaws. Quick paced--definitely a crowd pleaser for the middle grade audience!
bookmaster4's review
4.0
A great middle school fiction novel. Well written, interesting characters, enticing plot, number two is already on my to be read list.
crafty_bookworm99's review
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
This book is amazing! I cant wait to read the other four!!!
handmaderiot's review against another edition
5.0
Love and care about these characters. The plot is unexpected and fun. It's an easy middle grade (that is fun at any age) recommendation.
rice83's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
4.25