A review by cardaisy
Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley, Peter Ferguson

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Relda accent check: I think this is its final form for now, it's pretty thick and I love it

Ugh I love this book. Though,

Justice for Cobweb, that man died and no one even really blinked. It took a metaphorical smack over the head for Sabrina to even go "oh my gosh he wasn't the murderer!"

Also I need everyone to know that as a kid this book was pure New York City propaganda

Anyway, these read really well back to back because the stories are all subsequent and pick up where the last left off, but I need you to take a moment to imagine being 10 years old and reading these books as they come out and then having to wait for however long until the next one was out. Apparently it was literally less than a year between this one and book 5, but that's forever when you're a kid and the local chapters unreliably has these books in stock

Also, every Everafter in New York City is in love with Veronica and I get it because so am I. The tagline of this book could be: Veronica's milf origin story