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inkstndfngrs's review against another edition
4.0
My only complaint comes from the audiobook: the reader has no distinguishing voices for the characters, so most of them sound exactly the same. I will concur that the author spends far too much time trying to make math seem like fun (aaaugh), but over all I did enjoy this and will read the rest of the series...but I probably won't listen to them.
blogginboutbooks's review
4.0
This is a fun beginning to the Red Blazer Girls mystery series. It's an intelligent mystery that features a group of smart, determined girls who use their combined skills to solve a series of stupefying puzzles that lead to a precious treasure. Sophie has a strong voice, which makes her an engaging, humorous narrator. The plot is exciting (except for the section with all the math), with lots of drama and action to keep it humming along. I enjoyed it, although I wonder if kids will be put off by all the "educational" references to Charles Dickens novels, math concepts, classical music, literature, and old movies/t.v. shows. Certain parts feel awfully teacher-y! For the most part, though, this is an entertaining novel that I enjoyed listening to.
blakehalsey's review against another edition
Great mystery for young adults. Fun, quirky, and interesting.
elinacre's review
4.0
fun first book in the series!! good mystery with some real life math lessons ;)
gabs_myfullbookshelf's review
4.0
This is a laugh out loud mystery which had me giggling from the very beginning! Even the chapters have hilarious names.
I hadn't really read an honest-to-goodness mystery in a while, so I checked this book out at my library after Goodreads recommended it to me. I started reading it and I was hooked. The narrator, Sophie, is extremely funny. So is Mr. Eliot. He made a comment about 'Randy Bob Shakespeare' that had me snorting in laughter. All the girls have their own unique talents, as well as their own unique flaws, and all of them are easy to relate to. The teachers are actually pretty cool in this story as well. I wish some of my seventh grade teachers had been as nice as this. And any story that can successfully integrate the pythagoream theorem into juvenile fiction is a winner in my book.
The plot was not as predictable as it may seem at first. I could see a few people guessing it, but in a lot of mysteries, the ending of the story is so obvious that a two year old could figure out the ending. It wasn't like that in here.
So, all in all, it was a fun mystery that had me turning page after page. It's a great mystery for kids and teens.
This review can be found on http://myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/
I hadn't really read an honest-to-goodness mystery in a while, so I checked this book out at my library after Goodreads recommended it to me. I started reading it and I was hooked. The narrator, Sophie, is extremely funny. So is Mr. Eliot. He made a comment about 'Randy Bob Shakespeare' that had me snorting in laughter. All the girls have their own unique talents, as well as their own unique flaws, and all of them are easy to relate to. The teachers are actually pretty cool in this story as well. I wish some of my seventh grade teachers had been as nice as this. And any story that can successfully integrate the pythagoream theorem into juvenile fiction is a winner in my book.
The plot was not as predictable as it may seem at first. I could see a few people guessing it, but in a lot of mysteries, the ending of the story is so obvious that a two year old could figure out the ending. It wasn't like that in here.
So, all in all, it was a fun mystery that had me turning page after page. It's a great mystery for kids and teens.
This review can be found on http://myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/
librariann's review
3.0
Ages 10+ (some mild language, a first kiss)
Mysteries aren't my thing, but this puzzle-enhanced treasure hunt will appeal to kids.
Mysteries aren't my thing, but this puzzle-enhanced treasure hunt will appeal to kids.
daisycakesco's review
4.0
At first I felt that the girls' voices sounded a bit older than their ages (7th grade), but that stopped bothering me and in the end I just enjoyed the mystery and the puzzles therein. While Margaret is perhaps a tad unrealistic, in her astounding knowledge of math and latin quotations, I doubt that will bother many young readers and they'll just do as I did and enjoy the story. I'm looking forward to further adventures of the Red Blazer Girls!