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[BWF] The Case of the Missing Moonstone by Jordan Stratford – 3 Stars
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Nov 30, 2024 02:36PM
This was a quite sweet book that imagines that Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley meet as girls and form a detective agency. Aged just 11 and 14, the girls join together to form a secret society to apprehend clever criminals, with their first case involving a stolen heirloom. The agency seems set up to resemble that of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, and I really liked that real figures from history appeared in this novel. There was a lot of action, humour and intrigue in this book, and I can see that this book would be successful in getting young girls interested in the STEM subjects. I would really like to continue with this series, but unfortunately, my library doesn’t have the other books.
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Hannah wrote: "This was a quite sweet book that imagines that Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley meet as girls and form a detective agency. Aged just 11 and 14, the girls join together to form a secret society to appr..."I read a biography of Mary Shelley and her mother a few years ago, which is why I picked this up. I thought the writing was too simplistic, but I really admire these two young women, so I pushed through. (I kept falling asleep, and at the time I blamed the book. Though maybe it was unfair. I didn’t know yet that I had Covid.)
NancyJ wrote: "Hannah wrote: "This was a quite sweet book that imagines that Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley meet as girls and form a detective agency. Aged just 11 and 14, the girls join together to form a secret ..."I hope you feel better soon, Nancy! I've only had Covid once, and luckily I only had a sore throat, but I know it can really impact some people for a couple of weeks after.
I understand what you mean about the writing being simplistic, but I think for what it was aiming to do for its target audience, it was a really good book.
Hannah wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Hannah wrote: "This was a quite sweet book that imagines that Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley meet as girls and form a detective agency. Aged just 11 and 14, the girls join together to..."Thanks. I also agree that girls need more books about women in stem. It might have made a difference for me when I young.
