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13iscute's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I asked my mom what she remembered about Logan. She said, "Nice, cute, baby-sitter".
That's how everyone remembers Logan... but Logan was a huge jerk in this book. He didn't care at all when Mary Anne lost her kitten. Mary Anne and Logan were both kinda annoying in this book, but Logan really was the worst.
Logan was just mopey because he made a mistake at baseball practice. And it turns out, Tigger was taken by Kerry, Logan's sister, who thought he was a stray and hid him in her room from their other very very allergic brother. Kerry didn't know Tigger was Mary Anne's at first, but decided to keep him even after she found out. I think Kerry got off easy with her punishment
That's how everyone remembers Logan... but Logan was a huge jerk in this book. He didn't care at all when Mary Anne lost her kitten. Mary Anne and Logan were both kinda annoying in this book, but Logan really was the worst.
bibliotequeish's review against another edition
As a kid my best friends sister had the whole BSC series on a book shelf in her room. I thought she was so grown up. And I envied this bookshelf. And would often poke my head into that room just to look at it.
And when I read BSC, I felt like such a grown up.
And while I might have still been a little too young to understand some of the issues dealt with in these books, I do appreciated that Ann M. Martin tackled age appropriate issues, some being deeper than others, but still important.
jamietherebelliousreader's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars. This one was so cute even though it was all Mary Anne’s fault that Tigger went missing in the first place. She left him in the front yard by himself as she went off to a BSC meeting which was irresponsible because he’s just a kitten. Also, Logan was a dick in this one. Didn’t like him. Their whole relationship thing got on my nerves. But other than that this was still a really fun read and I loved how the club came together to help Mary Anne, it was very sweet.
barmera's review
lighthearted
medium-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
3.5
sean67's review
3.0
Book #25 of the series and Mary Anne loses her cat, has some nefarious person stolen it, anyway it is largely about that, a pretty average BSC tale.
daybreak1012's review
4.0
Before I get to my actual review, a quick disclaimer: Ever since I learned that Netflix was reimagining one of my favorite childhood book series, I had decided that I would be embarking on a re-read of this series, reliving a series of books that helped to shape me into a voracious reader. I am so excited to embark on this travel back in time. I don't expect to be mentally stimulated -- I mean, I'm not exactly a pre-teen middle-schooler these days -- but I make no apology for choosing to enjoy this series from the perspective of adulthood. Don't expect me to have any sort of psychoanalyst or feminist sermonizing on the appropriateness of the situations or the effects on a young girl reading these books; there's plenty of that to go around already. I'm here for the nostalgia and the meander down memory lane.
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Mary Anne! Mary Anne! No secret that, other than the Super Specials, Mary Anne's narrations are my favorites. I identify with Mary Anne so much. Always have, always will. This time Tigger goes missing (no spoilers here, since the title gives that away) and we're going to be consumed with finding the wee kitten.
What I liked about Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger:
Mary Anne as narrator - Yes, Mary Anne is my favorite sitter, but also I love the voice she's been given. It feels more natural to me than some of the others.
The twist in the mystery of Tigger's disappearance - I really did feel like it was cleverly executed. I picked up on it as I read and it started to resurface in my memory (going in, I had no recollection), but it reminded me how surprised I was when I first read it, lo this many years ago.
A favorite moment I had forgotten about -There is a scene where Jessi is sitting for her younger brother and sister. I remember loving it back in the day and it amused me just as much from the perspective of nostalgia too.
What I didn't care for:
The similarities with an earlier Mary Anne book - It did feel, at times, like it paralleled some of Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery. Ultimately, it did take its own direction but not before it felt a bit too much like a rerun.
Logan - What the heck, dude! For a guy touted as being super sweet, previously, he was kind of a jerk in this one. And even when an explanation was given, I didn't feel like it warranted his behavior. I am not sure how I felt about him back when I was a pre-teen, but I'll tell you what: I've got no time for that nonsense now.
If you scan my other reviews, you'll know I am a sucker for a mystery story. This is an age-appropriate one for the school-aged crowd. You get some tension and a satisfying resolution. I appreciated Mr Spier's house rules and raised an eyebrow at Logan's attitude toward them but applauded Mary Anne following them despite Logan being all put out by it. Overall, though I thought I had enjoyed this, I underestimated how much. After my nostalgic re-read, I have decided to increase my star-rating from three starts to four.
Mary Anne as narrator - Yes, Mary Anne is my favorite sitter, but also I love the voice she's been given. It feels more natural to me than some of the others.
The twist in the mystery of Tigger's disappearance - I really did feel like it was cleverly executed. I picked up on it as I read and it started to resurface in my memory (going in, I had no recollection), but it reminded me how surprised I was when I first read it, lo this many years ago.
A favorite moment I had forgotten about -There is a scene where Jessi is sitting for her younger brother and sister. I remember loving it back in the day and it amused me just as much from the perspective of nostalgia too.
What I didn't care for:
The similarities with an earlier Mary Anne book - It did feel, at times, like it paralleled some of Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery. Ultimately, it did take its own direction but not before it felt a bit too much like a rerun.
Logan - What the heck, dude! For a guy touted as being super sweet, previously, he was kind of a jerk in this one. And even when an explanation was given, I didn't feel like it warranted his behavior. I am not sure how I felt about him back when I was a pre-teen, but I'll tell you what: I've got no time for that nonsense now.
If you scan my other reviews, you'll know I am a sucker for a mystery story. This is an age-appropriate one for the school-aged crowd. You get some tension and a satisfying resolution. I appreciated Mr Spier's house rules and raised an eyebrow at Logan's attitude toward them but applauded Mary Anne following them despite Logan being all put out by it. Overall, though I thought I had enjoyed this, I underestimated how much. After my nostalgic re-read, I have decided to increase my star-rating from three starts to four.
finesilkflower's review
2.0
Mary Anne flips out when she loses her cat.
She and the club paper the neighborhood with "Lost Cat" flyers. She’s further upset that Logan doesn’t seem to care. After a brief adventure in which the club members fear they are dealing with a ransom kidnapper (it turns out to be a hoax, spurred by the reward offered on the flier), Mary Anne discovers that Logan’s sister Kerry took in the cat because she wants a pet so badly. (Kerry and Logan’s younger brother, Hunter, has a number of allergies, including pet dander.) Mary Anne suspects Logan of knowing all along, but it turns out that he didn’t know, he was just upset about sports stuff.
The book effectively conveys the sudden pain and growing despair of a pet loss, but I’m glad this book occurred before #26 and not after, because it would have seemed just viciously petty. Sure, Mary Anne loves her cat, and it’s nice of the club and the neighborhood kids to show interest, but Mary Anne is overly hurt at the presence of other thoughts in Logan’s head. At the same time, because all the other mystery elements are so clunky and anvilicious, it feels weird that the brusque-Logan runner is such a red herring; we don’t know anything about Logan’s sports situation until he explains it at the end. For a book that hints so heavily at the solution to its mystery, couldn’t it stand to give a little time hinting at the solution to the sub-mystery "What’s up with Logan?"
She and the club paper the neighborhood with "Lost Cat" flyers. She’s further upset that Logan doesn’t seem to care. After a brief adventure in which the club members fear they are dealing with a ransom kidnapper (it turns out to be a hoax, spurred by the reward offered on the flier), Mary Anne discovers that Logan’s sister Kerry took in the cat because she wants a pet so badly. (Kerry and Logan’s younger brother, Hunter, has a number of allergies, including pet dander.) Mary Anne suspects Logan of knowing all along, but it turns out that he didn’t know, he was just upset about sports stuff.
The book effectively conveys the sudden pain and growing despair of a pet loss, but I’m glad this book occurred before #26 and not after, because it would have seemed just viciously petty. Sure, Mary Anne loves her cat, and it’s nice of the club and the neighborhood kids to show interest, but Mary Anne is overly hurt at the presence of other thoughts in Logan’s head. At the same time, because all the other mystery elements are so clunky and anvilicious, it feels weird that the brusque-Logan runner is such a red herring; we don’t know anything about Logan’s sports situation until he explains it at the end. For a book that hints so heavily at the solution to its mystery, couldn’t it stand to give a little time hinting at the solution to the sub-mystery "What’s up with Logan?"
sammah's review
3.0
Mary Anne books are so hit or miss. They're either pretty decent or just total steaming dumpster fires. This one was in the dumpster fire category, honestly. I have never liked the 'kid hides an animal from friends and family trope' and this happens a couple of times in the BSC-verse (notably in New York, New York when Kristy finds a stray dog in Central Park).
Anyway, Logan Bruno is also a sort of horrible person sometimes. He's been pretty consistently dickish in other books, and he was really bad in this one. He could have just been honest about his issue from the get-go instead of snapping and being nasty, but that would be to easy for Logan Bruno.
Anyway, Logan Bruno is also a sort of horrible person sometimes. He's been pretty consistently dickish in other books, and he was really bad in this one. He could have just been honest about his issue from the get-go instead of snapping and being nasty, but that would be to easy for Logan Bruno.