A review by clumsyqueenie
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

4.0

“‘Mom’ didn’t feel quite right, Reynie decided. Why not use the Tamil word?
He’d heard her refer to her own mother as ‘Amma,’ but whether this meant ‘mom’ or ‘mother,’ he wasn’t sure. Reynie felt a flutter of happy anticipation.”

Rating: 5/5
★★★★★

This book was perfect in many manners, oh my god!
The characters, the way the plot deals with “empathy” and gifted minds, everything just blew me away!
I must say, I initially watched the show before reading this book, so I kinda knew what was going to happen, yet, the author didn't fail to surprise me. This was such a marvellous book, mostly because it's so fun and lighthearted. While reading this, though I grew out of middle grade books a year back, this was definitely intriguing.
And the end! It couldn't have been better, no matter what! And the fact that Miss Perumal is of Tamil ancestry only adds to my favourite aspects of the book.
Me being a sucker for found family trope was definitely a plus. Kate reunited with father, Mr. Benedict adopting Constance, Miss Perumal taking in Reynie and Sticky realising his family always loved him was such an awesome ending!!

Though this book didn't land on my all-time favourites, it definitely made a great impression and here's to hoping Dinsey Plus will renew the series for another season!!