Reviews

Magier-Mord: Ein Hänsel und Gretel Krimi by P.J. Brackston

timinbc's review against another edition

4.0

I started this series with #1, Once Upon a Crime. This one's more confident, and better.
The wisecracks seem to flow more naturally, such as:
...Hans: You could wear sensible shoes.
...Gretel: Those two words do not belong together.
And there are plenty of wisecracks.

Decent plot, pretty good "what's going on here?", and a step forward in the relationship with the Uber General. H & G are consistently what they are, bumbling a lot but always moving in the right direction.

I suppose Chief Strudel had to be a complete stock character, as we've had at least since Inspector Lestrade, but sheesh, can't SOMEone write a reasonably competent police chief just as an exercise?

rochellehickey's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

bookguyinva2022's review against another edition

Once again a fantastic, light, and fun story. I so hope another installment appears. Gretel, yes, that Gretel is confronted by an old nemesis, there is weisswurst aplenty and the romance heats up. These books are so much fun.

rachel_abby_reads's review against another edition

2.0

This was a book "blind date" from the library. It was mildly entertaining, but there isn't going to be a second "date."

tani_entre_paginas's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Just good fun.

mcampbel's review against another edition

4.0

Another fun Gretel, yes THAT Gretel, and Hans detective story. This one takes them back into the deep, dark forest they have avoided since their childhood trauma of the gingerbread house.

Looking forward to the next one!