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deschatjes's review against another edition
4.0
The adventures of Wildboy and Clarice continue. Good suspense mystery whodunit for the upper elementary / MS crowd, enjoyable fast read
rjdenney's review against another edition
4.0
4 STARS!!
This was an awesome follow-up to "Wild Boy". The story was fast-paced, eerie, adventurous, funny, and heartbreaking at moments. Wild Boy reminds me so much of a younger and more spunky Sherlock Holmes, and Clarissa his Watson. I love how much more darker this one was as well. I want more of these amazing characters so I tweeted the author asked if there was going to be a third book and he said "Someday hopefully." I hope so because I need more dammit!!! If you haven't read Wild Boy do it now, especially if you enjoy mysteries and the Victorian era. :) I will be buying both of these books for my shelf very soon, they deserve it.
- Richard
This was an awesome follow-up to "Wild Boy". The story was fast-paced, eerie, adventurous, funny, and heartbreaking at moments. Wild Boy reminds me so much of a younger and more spunky Sherlock Holmes, and Clarissa his Watson. I love how much more darker this one was as well. I want more of these amazing characters so I tweeted the author asked if there was going to be a third book and he said "Someday hopefully." I hope so because I need more dammit!!! If you haven't read Wild Boy do it now, especially if you enjoy mysteries and the Victorian era. :) I will be buying both of these books for my shelf very soon, they deserve it.
- Richard
writingwwolves's review against another edition
5.0
Am I really giving book two 5 stars after giving book one 5 stars? You betcha.
I’m so sad that this is the end of my journey with Wild Boy; I loved this book just as much as the first & adore Wild Boy & Clarissa. The Black Terror was just as funny, engaging & emotional as book one was & I don’t think I can fault it at all. I had no idea who the killer was & loved how much detail was involved in the plot; more of Rob Lloyd Jones’ books will certainly be making their way onto my bookshelves.
⚠️ This book contains mild (age-appropriate) violence ⚠️
Extended Review: https://wp.me/p8MbIo-2My
I’m so sad that this is the end of my journey with Wild Boy; I loved this book just as much as the first & adore Wild Boy & Clarissa. The Black Terror was just as funny, engaging & emotional as book one was & I don’t think I can fault it at all. I had no idea who the killer was & loved how much detail was involved in the plot; more of Rob Lloyd Jones’ books will certainly be making their way onto my bookshelves.
⚠️ This book contains mild (age-appropriate) violence ⚠️
Extended Review: https://wp.me/p8MbIo-2My
f33lthesun's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
amdame1's review against another edition
3.0
Sequel to Wild Boy
A man named Marcus has taken Wild Boy and Clarissa into his care after their departure from the Freak Show. A new mystery presents itself when someone begins poisoning people and Marcus is one of the people affected. This poison literally scares people to death and there is a very limited amount of time to find a cure before they succumb.
No need to read the first one as enough background information is given. The plot is intriguing and the mystery a good one. However, I'm not sure which students will want to read this; could be a hard sell.
A man named Marcus has taken Wild Boy and Clarissa into his care after their departure from the Freak Show. A new mystery presents itself when someone begins poisoning people and Marcus is one of the people affected. This poison literally scares people to death and there is a very limited amount of time to find a cure before they succumb.
No need to read the first one as enough background information is given. The plot is intriguing and the mystery a good one. However, I'm not sure which students will want to read this; could be a hard sell.
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