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Maisie vs the Pyramids
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Expected 4 Jun 26Filled with humour, heart and a touch of the supernatural, this brilliant series takes you on non-stop globe-trotting adventures - perfect for the most intrepid of readers!
An action-packed cross between Adventures on Trains and My Brother is a Superhero.
When Maisie travels with her dad to the Pyramids to research his book, How to Break Codes, she thought they'd mainly be looking at hieroglyphs. But after being drawn into a race to discover a secret tomb, Maisie finds herself having to survive a scorpion attack, a sandstorm and a hot air balloon ride after becoming lost in the desert.
With adventure at every turn, Maisie is in for a surprise as what she really discovers is another truth about herself. But is she ready to face it?
Have you read Maisie's other adventures?
Maisie Vs Antarctica (Books Are My Bag Children's Book of the Month, October 2024)
Maisie Vs The Himalayas
Praise for
"Perfect blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and high-stakes action" - Zohra Nabi, Waterstones Book of the Month author of The Kingdom Over the Sea
"A brilliant blend of mystery, survival and adventure, with a sprinkling of supernatural woven seamlessly in" - Tom Vaughan, Waterstones Book of the Month author of The Diary of a (Sort of Hero)
An action-packed cross between Adventures on Trains and My Brother is a Superhero.
When Maisie travels with her dad to the Pyramids to research his book, How to Break Codes, she thought they'd mainly be looking at hieroglyphs. But after being drawn into a race to discover a secret tomb, Maisie finds herself having to survive a scorpion attack, a sandstorm and a hot air balloon ride after becoming lost in the desert.
With adventure at every turn, Maisie is in for a surprise as what she really discovers is another truth about herself. But is she ready to face it?
Have you read Maisie's other adventures?
Maisie Vs Antarctica (Books Are My Bag Children's Book of the Month, October 2024)
Maisie Vs The Himalayas
Praise for
"Perfect blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and high-stakes action" - Zohra Nabi, Waterstones Book of the Month author of The Kingdom Over the Sea
"A brilliant blend of mystery, survival and adventure, with a sprinkling of supernatural woven seamlessly in" - Tom Vaughan, Waterstones Book of the Month author of The Diary of a (Sort of Hero)
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Expected publication June 4, 2026
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April 29, 2026
In this book we follow Maisie as she and her dad find themselves in the middle of a sibling rivalry to try and find a secret tomb in a pyramid. Will Maisie be able to find it?
I really enjoyed this book and I flew through it. It was so easy to read and it was full of twists and turns. I haven’t read the rest of these books, however since they are all different missions I wanted to try one out and see if I was going to like it. Maisie was such a good MC, she was so lively and super smart. The adventures they went on were super fun as well. The only down side to this was the dad, he was aggravating at times. Maisie was telling him everything and he just pushed her aside and didn’t listen to her until the very end. I understand the various situations in the middle were affected by something, but he should have been more considerate towards her.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an e-arc copy in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed this book and I flew through it. It was so easy to read and it was full of twists and turns. I haven’t read the rest of these books, however since they are all different missions I wanted to try one out and see if I was going to like it. Maisie was such a good MC, she was so lively and super smart. The adventures they went on were super fun as well. The only down side to this was the dad, he was aggravating at times. Maisie was telling him everything and he just pushed her aside and didn’t listen to her until the very end. I understand the various situations in the middle were affected by something, but he should have been more considerate towards her.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an e-arc copy in exchange for an honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thanks to NetGalley and Nosy Crow for the advanced copy of this title in return for an honest review.
I love this series, even if I am 3x the recommended reading age. The series so far looks as thus:
Maisie vs Antarctica
Maisie vs the Himalayas
Maisie vs the Pyramids
This instalment was right up my street as I love Ancient Egyptian stuff so I found this entertaining and fascinating.
As an adult reader, you know enough about children's books to know it'll all end up okay in the end. But that's not the important bit. The important bit is the story of how they get to that end, and it's that that'll keep younger readers hooked.
It's quick and easy to read and you'll fly through it, no matter your age. It's action packed and full of content and will definitely hold the interest of any young reader. I think it's a brilliant series to use in schools as a class read, especially if it links to something they're studying.
I think Maisie is a wonderful character. As a child she is hard to relate to, so I don't try. But she's strong willed, confident, intelligent, and brave. I love reading about her adventures. I often find her dad to be a bit of a wet weekend but together they work well. One thing I really don't like is how dismissive her dad is of her. I understand he's the adult and she's the child, but he keeps putting her in these dangerous situations and even though she's saved them countless times, he still won't listen to her, and I just want to grab him by the collar and shake some sense into him.
I am going to contradict myself here. This feels like an eternal series as there are so many places the characters could go and so many adventures they could have. However, each story is effectively the same (not necessarily a negative) and I wonder how many books it'll take for readers to find it a bit samey. Although I admit the recommended reading age readers probably wouldn't mind.
There's heroes and villains - the villains are quite pantomimey I admit but I liked that; a range of characters, but not too many or too complicated, it's quick and easy to read, exciting and tense, and just a whole lot of fun. But I do think he needs to be wary as to just how long he can stretch this idea out before it becomes stale. But I will keep reading them for as long as he wants to write them.
I love this series, even if I am 3x the recommended reading age. The series so far looks as thus:
Maisie vs Antarctica
Maisie vs the Himalayas
Maisie vs the Pyramids
This instalment was right up my street as I love Ancient Egyptian stuff so I found this entertaining and fascinating.
As an adult reader, you know enough about children's books to know it'll all end up okay in the end. But that's not the important bit. The important bit is the story of how they get to that end, and it's that that'll keep younger readers hooked.
It's quick and easy to read and you'll fly through it, no matter your age. It's action packed and full of content and will definitely hold the interest of any young reader. I think it's a brilliant series to use in schools as a class read, especially if it links to something they're studying.
I think Maisie is a wonderful character. As a child she is hard to relate to, so I don't try. But she's strong willed, confident, intelligent, and brave. I love reading about her adventures. I often find her dad to be a bit of a wet weekend but together they work well. One thing I really don't like is how dismissive her dad is of her. I understand he's the adult and she's the child, but he keeps putting her in these dangerous situations and even though she's saved them countless times, he still won't listen to her, and I just want to grab him by the collar and shake some sense into him.
I am going to contradict myself here. This feels like an eternal series as there are so many places the characters could go and so many adventures they could have. However, each story is effectively the same (not necessarily a negative) and I wonder how many books it'll take for readers to find it a bit samey. Although I admit the recommended reading age readers probably wouldn't mind.
There's heroes and villains - the villains are quite pantomimey I admit but I liked that; a range of characters, but not too many or too complicated, it's quick and easy to read, exciting and tense, and just a whole lot of fun. But I do think he needs to be wary as to just how long he can stretch this idea out before it becomes stale. But I will keep reading them for as long as he wants to write them.
April 23, 2026
Effortlessly entertaining. I’m always happy to join Maisie on her adventures and to see what sort of trouble her and her dad will get into this time!
This one, like the others in the series, have been fast-paced, action packed and exciting. Perfect to hold wandering attention spans and it certainly keeps you turning the pages. It definitely did me and I read it in near two sittings! Once opened, it’s easy to keep on reading and reading until the chapters dwindle into nothing.
Maisie is a great character and so relatable for many. I look forward to catching up with her again (hopefully with more books to come) to read about where there’ll end up next time! It’s a limitless series for imagination and I’ll be keeping my eye out for the next one!
Thank you to the author and publisher for this book on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.
This one, like the others in the series, have been fast-paced, action packed and exciting. Perfect to hold wandering attention spans and it certainly keeps you turning the pages. It definitely did me and I read it in near two sittings! Once opened, it’s easy to keep on reading and reading until the chapters dwindle into nothing.
Maisie is a great character and so relatable for many. I look forward to catching up with her again (hopefully with more books to come) to read about where there’ll end up next time! It’s a limitless series for imagination and I’ll be keeping my eye out for the next one!
Thank you to the author and publisher for this book on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This was a lot of fun to read. It was my first dip into Maisie's world and so now I'm going to have to go back and read the first two books in this series!
We join Maisie and her dad on an adventure to Egypt where things very quickly start to go wrong! Maisie uses her powers and her wits to (try to!) keep her and her dad safe while being swept up in an archaeological heist!
I really liked Maisie's personality and the writing was engaging and fun. I laughed out loud several times reading this and thought the worldbuilding was really immersive too, without being too descriptive.
Thank you so much to Jack Jackman, NetGalley and Nosy Crow for providing me with an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
We join Maisie and her dad on an adventure to Egypt where things very quickly start to go wrong! Maisie uses her powers and her wits to (try to!) keep her and her dad safe while being swept up in an archaeological heist!
I really liked Maisie's personality and the writing was engaging and fun. I laughed out loud several times reading this and thought the worldbuilding was really immersive too, without being too descriptive.
Thank you so much to Jack Jackman, NetGalley and Nosy Crow for providing me with an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
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