Reviews

De onmogelijke opdracht van het Benedict genootschap by Trenton Lee Stewart

browncharlotte18's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

jokiwi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Better than the second one.  Still a bit clunky emotionally--the last third of the book brought up things that I think we were supposed to realize the heroes were struggling with all along but that wasn't always terribly clear--but I love these kiddos and there is pain and suffering and courage and redemption, and you can't really go wrong when those things are done right.

lauren_chapin's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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

3.0

sydneyrp143's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

hmbrokaw's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

The vagabond youths are not so vagabond anymore

laila4343's review against another edition

4.0

3/28/21: read aloud with my son. This is a very good adventure/mystery middle-grade series.

original review: So much fun!

ksjsaige's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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

3.5

onceuponthesewords's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5 ⭐️

Absolutely loved the first book, liked the second book, and thought this book was good as well.

Let’s do the positives first:

I absolutely adore Milligan and his snide comments while he’s fighting. Also love that Sticky has grown into such a brave boy — he’s grown so much since the first book! All of them are so witty, brilliant, and brave, and I loved witnessing their growth. All of the characters are so dear to me — It actually made me tear up a little at the thought of how much Milligan sacrifices himself to protect others.

Now, for the not-so-great points:
It’s getting a little ridiculous now that Constance (and Reynie) are basically able to read minds or plant thoughts in other peoples’ heads… but I still really enjoyed following along with their journey. This book actually took me a while to get through, and some parts seemed to drag on and on. But I did really like the latter half of the book.

Now, excuse me while I go pick up the final book. I don’t want this to end!

rylanthereader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

katrenia's review against another edition

4.0

This book wrapped up the storyline started in book 1. I enjoyed the further development of the kids’ skills and teamwork. Some of the action seems implausible and would result in death, rather than injury. Overall, a good middle grade read.