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Potkin and Stubbs
by Sophie Green
"All it takes for injustice to prevail is for good people to look the other way"
This book follows Lil Potkin, an aspiring reporter. She has been reporting on small bits of news around Peligan City, until she meets Nedly and becomes involved in a missing person case
I enjoyed this gritty MG mystery but I think my hopes were too high for it. I've been reading a lot of MG recently so perhaps I'm being overly critical, but I found this entire story quite predictable. I know it's written for younger audiences than me, but I've found other MG more compelling as an adult
I liked Lil and her friendship with Nedly. I also enjoyed the introduction of Abe and his backstory, but found the twists and direction of the scary predictable from the beginning
*SLIGHT SPOILER* it's probably just a pet peeve of mine but I hate when "insanity" is used a reason for a character being an evil child murderer. It's a tired stereotype and it makes me roll my eyes in unoriginality every time
I will say I love this front covers for this series and really enjoyed the illustrations throughout. They helped add to the seedy atmosphere of the city
This book follows Lil Potkin, an aspiring reporter. She has been reporting on small bits of news around Peligan City, until she meets Nedly and becomes involved in a missing person case
I enjoyed this gritty MG mystery but I think my hopes were too high for it. I've been reading a lot of MG recently so perhaps I'm being overly critical, but I found this entire story quite predictable. I know it's written for younger audiences than me, but I've found other MG more compelling as an adult
I liked Lil and her friendship with Nedly. I also enjoyed the introduction of Abe and his backstory, but found the twists and direction of the scary predictable from the beginning
*SLIGHT SPOILER* it's probably just a pet peeve of mine but I hate when "insanity" is used a reason for a character being an evil child murderer. It's a tired stereotype and it makes me roll my eyes in unoriginality every time
I will say I love this front covers for this series and really enjoyed the illustrations throughout. They helped add to the seedy atmosphere of the city