crider's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
beckythebibliophile's review
4.0
Excellent.
Not sure it quite lived up to the first adventure but still engaging enough to make me want to read more!
Bring on Suzy's next adventure!
Not sure it quite lived up to the first adventure but still engaging enough to make me want to read more!
Bring on Suzy's next adventure!
gemmaduds's review against another edition
4.0
Suzy’s adventures in the Impossible Places continue, when a great earthquake shakes up Trollville.
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‘The Great Brain Robbery’ is the 2nd book in P. G. Bell’s wonderful series. I absolutely adore the messaging in his books. Suzy is a strong female protagonist - a postie on another perilous mission in a fabulous, magical world with her troll friends.
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As good as the first book, and perfect for young readers looking for a new series to fall into.
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‘The Great Brain Robbery’ is the 2nd book in P. G. Bell’s wonderful series. I absolutely adore the messaging in his books. Suzy is a strong female protagonist - a postie on another perilous mission in a fabulous, magical world with her troll friends.
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As good as the first book, and perfect for young readers looking for a new series to fall into.
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
The second book in the series and this time Suzy has to save Trollville from ABSOLUTE destruction!
This time I decided to read this one in English and this time it worked! YAY! No need to wait for the Dutch version for me. dances
Just like the other book in the series I will do a good/not so good.
GOOD:
-We are back in this amazing world and I just loved reading about Trollville, and various other new places that they visited in their quest to save Trollville.
-Suzy is back and this time she is all up to date with how a postie works. I loved that she read the guide so much that she can now quote things out of it.
-I loved seeing the new train with still some old heart in it. I had a big laugh that socks kept disappearing right off people’s feet when the train accelerated to a high speed. Thankfully the crew had plenty of socks left to grab when socks disappeared.
-I loved reading that Suzy took her physics to a new level, this time some imagination. I am glad that her parents did agree with her and were on her side, that made me so happy.
-I loved that we had two POVs, though of course Suzy was still my favourite.
-Fun illustrations that made the story come further alive!
-Cloudwright was just an amazing place with amazing things happening. I would love to visit that one for real.
-I loved the name of the person they meet in Cloudwright, such a fitting name, Cirrus.
-I loved the villain, he was perfectly villainous, and creepy. The author did a great job at writing him.
-I had a big big laugh at the beginning of the story when Suzy was talking to her parents and in the mean time looking at the time. And then plop her parents fell asleep.
This time I decided to read this one in English and this time it worked! YAY! No need to wait for the Dutch version for me. dances
Just like the other book in the series I will do a good/not so good.
GOOD:
-We are back in this amazing world and I just loved reading about Trollville, and various other new places that they visited in their quest to save Trollville.
-Suzy is back and this time she is all up to date with how a postie works. I loved that she read the guide so much that she can now quote things out of it.
-I loved seeing the new train with still some old heart in it. I had a big laugh that socks kept disappearing right off people’s feet when the train accelerated to a high speed. Thankfully the crew had plenty of socks left to grab when socks disappeared.
-I loved reading that Suzy took her physics to a new level, this time some imagination. I am glad that her parents did agree with her and were on her side, that made me so happy.
-I loved that we had two POVs, though of course Suzy was still my favourite.
-Fun illustrations that made the story come further alive!
-Cloudwright was just an amazing place with amazing things happening. I would love to visit that one for real.
-I loved the name of the person they meet in Cloudwright, such a fitting name, Cirrus.
-I loved the villain, he was perfectly villainous, and creepy. The author did a great job at writing him.
-I had a big big laugh at the beginning of the story when Suzy was talking to her parents and in the mean time looking at the time. And then plop her parents fell asleep.
ajacks's review
3.0
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cherylg's review
5.0
This was such a fun sequel to The Train to Impossible Places. The characters are wonderfully crafted and the writing is superb. The action in the last couple of chapters kept me at the edge of my seat. Loved this book!
gwendy_9's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
tammie_2207's review
3.0
Read- December 2021
- I honestly do think this series is just so much fun and I'm going to try and read the third book today as well.
- I honestly do think this series is just so much fun and I'm going to try and read the third book today as well.