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nekoshka's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
The casual racism and fatphobia are really weird and uncomfortable. And in both book 1 and 2 the bad guy is an immigrant POC 🫤
Aside that, it’s always fun seeing children’s books’ authors put their characters in the most horrifying and traumatising situations possible and then go "Mental health repercussions? What’s that? 😃😃😃 "
Aside that, it’s always fun seeing children’s books’ authors put their characters in the most horrifying and traumatising situations possible and then go "Mental health repercussions? What’s that? 😃😃😃 "
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Racism
emilo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
It’s a good book & critique of the British secret service and it’s a genuinely spooky book but the afterword by Anthony Horowitz is just so weird?? Like I’d actually give a trigger warning for it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Child abuse
Minor: Racism
mark_of_a_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This is a middle grade novel, so I added moderate content warnings with that in mind. They may be minor for adults, but are a bigger deal in a book targeted at middle schoolers. They were not upsetting to read about at that age or as an adult, but parents/readers should be aware of the contents.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma