A review by kim_2804
School Ship Tobermory by Alexander McCall Smith

3.5

I found this audiobook when I was scrolling through Audible trying to find a quick, fun audiobook to listen to. I've read from Alexander McCall Smith before and so I decided to pick this one up and see how his writing compares for his adult vs kids books. I really love a good kids book every now and then, and this one reminded me a lot of some of my favourite childhood books (like Enid Blyton's Famous Five). The boarding school aboard the ship was a really fun setting for the novel, and the characters were really endearing. The setup of the novel took a lot longer than the introduction of conflict and resolution of the mystery, but even with the uneven pacing I was never bored. I've heard the rest of the series is better, so I'll probably listen to those at some point too.