connorjdaley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
For all intents and purposes, this is an adult Scooby-Doo reimagining. There’s some great Easter eggs, references, and alterations. But I particularly liked that the author changed the characterizations of the meddling kids. Although I did find some of it, like the romance aspect, to feel incredibly forced and weird. Still enjoyed the overall changes though.
13 years after the final case for the Blyton Summer Detective Club, Andy decides it’s time to figure out what went wrong and get the band back together. They are all messed up, and at first I just thought it was going to be a dark story about their combined ptsd, but the story really deviated in at least a somewhat satisfying way. What if they weren’t just meddling kids? What if not every crime had a guy in a mask at the end of it? That’s what this story seeks to show.
My only real gripe for this one is that the climax builds and builds and builds, and then I personally felt like it fell flat. It actually comes to a close so suddenly that I thought I missed it and re-listened to a full half an hour…I hadn’t missed it, it’s just in actuality, not really there anyway. Regardless though I did really enjoy the rest of the stuff that goes us there.
Personally a 3.5/5* for me, I wish there had been Scooby snacks…
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Gore, Grief, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide
daffodilcherry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
Minor: Sexual violence
calamity_cal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying and Lesbophobia
epeolatri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Misogyny, Addiction, Racism, Car accident, and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content and Torture
laurajones's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Colonisation, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit
emkral's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Addiction, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Kidnapping
thedinosaurkid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Mental illness, Gore, and Violence
marieketron's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence