Reviews

The Highland Falcon Thief by M.G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman

sheena_sherburn's review against another edition

informative 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

4.0

Read as part of a children’s reading group. The beginning was a little slow but half way in it picked up pace and we couldn’t put it down!

Seeing Hal piece together clues was fun and definitely got you creating your own crazy theory’s. Also, spotting places the train goes through made it great for teaching children where towns and cities are that they might have heard of before by using the map in the front of the book.  

gracefully_frank'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? No

5.0

A brilliant book for middle grade readers. Lots of information about steam trains, great introduction to detective stories with fun and interesting characters. 

yunuspapilio's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.25

yalitbit's review

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

ivygirl1937's review

adventurous mysterious

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

klaraandersen's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

callisto_ursus's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

nuggetbyzoe's review

4.0

Wow, what a great book! I managed to get hold of this from my local library (please support your local libraries!) and I couldn't put it down. I felt like the main character myself, as he doesn't have too much of an interest in trains but once I started reading this, I definitely had grown a new interest! The Highland Falcon Thief is such a great age for readers of many ages.. think Murder On The Orient Express but in a fun and lighthearted take. A lot of adventure, mystery and great fun trying to guess who the thief was and I cannot wait to get stuck in to Kidnap On The California Comet too!

booksandbabies's review against another edition

5.0

Het was schitterend - pipperend!

sarah1910's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

So fun! 
Looking forward to the rest of the series.