Reviews

The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz

ejiro22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

gemtrants's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

_denise_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

3.5

joannaebenezee's review against another edition

4.0

4.3 stars
Not a huge fan of exaggerated escape scenes, but I enjoyed this book nonetheless.
Anthony Horowitz always has the best twists possible and this did not disappoint!
The humor was DIVINE

jess_louise_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

3.25

rachieturtle's review against another edition

4.0

Makes me think of a London version of Case Closed. Pretty good. Gotta read the others.

aligeorge's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this, but I did find myself wondering who it was for at times. It's a noir parody, and I felt like a lot of jokes would have landed better if I knew Raymond Chandler / Dashiell Hammet, and given Horowitz's reputation as the guy to get reluctant kids reading I'm guessing the target audience don't have many of the reference points either. Saying that, the many many puns might keep the average bookish ten year old going. The noirish depiction of women bugged me as well - the thirteen year old protagonist saying the sort of things your jaded private dick might say 'she was old enough to be my mum but hot', in essence, kind of pulled me out of it a bit. Still, it is what it is which is a daft mickey take of the noir genre set in Fulham, and there are worse ways to spend a few hues of your time.

bethcartwright's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

tarannum's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

3.75

Honestly didn't expect this book to be what it was, but as a light-hearted children's book it was really great!

rhovingh's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars
silly, punny, good old Anthony Horowitz humor. Like [b:Half-Moon Investigations|831893|Half-Moon Investigations|Eoin Colfer|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349039652s/831893.jpg|933411], but a little less sophisticated (if you can call Half-Moon sophisticated).