Reviewed by Silvara on
I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
This isn't normally my genre, even though there is some mystery to it, and I do like mysteries. But the blurb sounded interesting. I liked it, but it wasn't what I was expecting. What was I expecting? I'm not really sure!
I didn't like Digby right away. I didn't dislike him, he just didn't sound like someone I'd want to be friends with at first. But he does grow on you as the story goes along. I liked Zoe and Henry. The cliques in the school were believable. And some of Digby's madcap schemes made me cringe as well as laugh out loud. And the way he kept getting Zoe to go along with them all!
One of my favorites was how he ended up getting Zoe a date to the dance. By that point in the book, it was just so perfectly Digby that while you didn't expect it, you also kind of did.
The end of the book left me wanting a sequel. There's just enough left open that there would be plenty of plot for another book. And I really want to know what happens next with Digby and Zoe. But as I have no idea if there will be a sequel it left me just a tad bit disappointed that it ended where it did.
If you like reading contemporary young adult books, that's mostly what this is. With a bit of mystery, a lot of humor, and just a tiny touch of romance thrown in.
This review was originally posted on Fantasy of the Silver Dragon
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- 19 July, 2015: Finished reading
- 19 July, 2015: Reviewed