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

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rose0207's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

mattisonsbooknook's review against another edition

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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

3.5

a_robin_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Information:

Library book & Storytel audiobook
Series TBR
Authors TBR
Reading/TBR Challenge: Read a book set in/on a form of transportation

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Review:

MG Leonard is now officially my favorite middle grade writer. This book was again so much fun and well written! Mystery was also very good!

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Review previously placed on my blog:

I'm currently reading The highland falcon thief by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. This is the first book in the Adventures on trains series. I'm reading a copy from the library whilst listening to the audiobook. Reading this for my Series and Authors TBR.

I'm really enjoying this so far. I don't think the mystery will be that interesting, but I just absolutely love the characters and the writing. The train itself is also very cool.

This was awesome! Mystery was actually very well done and only figured it out partly in the end. Really enjoyed this and excited to continue with the series.

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foreverbookwandering's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-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

uberbutter's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.0

The Highland Falcon Thief follows Hal and his friend, Lenny, as take a historic train ride and also figure out the mystery of who stole jewelry from several passengers, including a prince and princess *queue mysterious music*. This was a pretty cute book and Paul absolutely adored it - he's already asked me to check out the next book in the series. Think of it as Agatha Christie books for kids. A fun read. Each book takes place on a different train based off real routes (with some liberties mixed in, which are discussed in notes at the end) and real trains. Great if your kid is into trains or mystery books.

beata's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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

3.75

sassybookreader's review

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5.0

Thank you to Edelweiss+ for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

I started reading The Highland Falcon Thief with really no idea about what I was starting. I read the synopsis and thought it sounded like something my girls for Mother/Daughter book club. This story didn't disappoint. It starts with Harrison "Hal" Beck, having to go on a train ride with his journalist/book writer Uncle, while his mother is having his baby sister.

It starts with Hal finding a stowaway in the form of, Lenny. The engineers daughter, who wanted to ride the Highland Falcon for its last ride. Liberties were definitely taken when it came to things that happen on the train (water troughs!), and there were some points where I thought it was very dry, but the detail that went into explaining the inner happenings of a steam engine were phenomenal.

Hal and Lenny, soon discover that there was a jewel thief on the train and they decided that they were going to find out whodunit. With everyone a suspect (even Hal and Lenny), who stole the diamonds? I highly recommend this book, and I believe it's going to be a great read for my book club!