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A review by mackle13
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
2.0
2.5
First let me say that, despite my rating, this wasn't a bad book. And I'm gonna be upfront that the book I'd wanted to read at the time wasn't available and I picked this as a back-up, so it's possible that it just didn't quite fill the gap.
That said - while I enjoyed the first book well enough, this one just didn't quite hit the same spot. Now, granted, I only gave the first book, like, 3.5, so it's not like I was blown away by it or anything, but I liked the mystery and there was some suspense and stuff. I never really felt the same suspense in this book, and it felt like it sort of just moved from one plot point to the next.
I also didn't feel like there was really any character growth, with the possible exception of Constance (thankfully). Stewart tried to give all the characters a foible/failing or two in the book - a time when they didn't make the right call or do the right thing - but these seemed to be mostly glossed over and nothing of any long-term consequence ever came of it.
Anyway -
It was an ok enough book, just didn't seem to have the charm of the first one. I'll most likely continue with the series, though.
First let me say that, despite my rating, this wasn't a bad book. And I'm gonna be upfront that the book I'd wanted to read at the time wasn't available and I picked this as a back-up, so it's possible that it just didn't quite fill the gap.
That said - while I enjoyed the first book well enough, this one just didn't quite hit the same spot. Now, granted, I only gave the first book, like, 3.5, so it's not like I was blown away by it or anything, but I liked the mystery and there was some suspense and stuff. I never really felt the same suspense in this book, and it felt like it sort of just moved from one plot point to the next.
I also didn't feel like there was really any character growth, with the possible exception of Constance (thankfully). Stewart tried to give all the characters a foible/failing or two in the book - a time when they didn't make the right call or do the right thing - but these seemed to be mostly glossed over and nothing of any long-term consequence ever came of it.
Anyway -
It was an ok enough book, just didn't seem to have the charm of the first one. I'll most likely continue with the series, though.