Status Updates From 4: Five Go To Smuggler's To...

It was nice that the five discovered Mr Lenoir wasn't so bad in the end although he did have a furious temper at some points. I am also so pleased Block more than anyone was found out as he was annoying in his sneaking around and pretending to be deaf. I am really excited to continue on with the series and read some that I feel less familiar with. They are always such a comfort!

It is interesting how the first real problem is just sneaking Timmy about and that is the way the secret passages are introduced even before the entire kidnapping business with Sooty and Uncle Quentin. It always surprises me how far Enid Blyton will go with smugglers and kidnapping and drugging of people in children's books - makes it just as enjoyable when reading them as an adult.

This was a kind of in between book but I was excited to continue on with the series. It was kind of ice to have a change of scene and the five be at Smuggler's top with some new characters. Sooty is always a favourite because of how jokey and fun he is. This is one of the stories I feel the most familiar with actually even before rereading it - what with Block and Mr Barling.