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A review by missbibliography
The Highland Falcon Thief by M.G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman
3.0
Harrison Beck, aka Hal to his friends and family, is about to go with a kooky uncle on a train ride. The train is the Highland Falcon, and it’s going for it’s last royal ride. Passengers include the prince and princess, high society and most likely, a jewel thief. What at first seems like a boring four days on an old steam engine quickly turns into an adventure of a lifetime.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and read through it fairly quickly. I would say the characters were fun and easy to relate to. Hal felt like a typical boy being sent on a trip, and the cast of suspects was fun and different. It felt a little CLUE-ish but in a good way. The setting was different from most children’s mystery novels and actually might be a good way for a teacher to have her class talk about the invention of the steam engine or learn about the UK. For me, it was the mystery/ plot line that just didn’t hit the mark. It felt a little slow in happening, and then the mystery was resolved super quickly. In the meantime, I felt like there weren’t very many clues given to the reader. I like to read a mystery where I can kind of solve along with the protagonist. This one was not it. 3/5 stars.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and read through it fairly quickly. I would say the characters were fun and easy to relate to. Hal felt like a typical boy being sent on a trip, and the cast of suspects was fun and different. It felt a little CLUE-ish but in a good way. The setting was different from most children’s mystery novels and actually might be a good way for a teacher to have her class talk about the invention of the steam engine or learn about the UK. For me, it was the mystery/ plot line that just didn’t hit the mark. It felt a little slow in happening, and then the mystery was resolved super quickly. In the meantime, I felt like there weren’t very many clues given to the reader. I like to read a mystery where I can kind of solve along with the protagonist. This one was not it. 3/5 stars.