A review by iffer
Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong by Adan Jimenez, Drewscape, A.J. Low, Felicia Low-Jimenez

2.0

Ehhh, I wanted to like this more than I did. It's fine, and I'm definitely not the target audience, so the best thing would be to give this to and/or read this with a kid! I like the premise, but I found Sam/Sherlock to be annoying. I know that, since this takes place in Singapore, but it mildly irritated me that stereotypes in relationships were portrayed, such as the youngest boy (Sam) being spoiled and sharing secrets with him dad, while finding his mom and sister to be nags. I also didn't find Sam particularly endearing (though maybe that was by author intent if he's supposed to be like Sherlock), since he was a know-it-all and just seemed greedy by wanting to eat all the food, but it was presented like it was supposed to be endearing.