Imatge de l'autor

Keir Graff

Autor/a de The Matchstick Castle

11 obres 294 Membres 32 Ressenyes

Sobre l'autor

Crèdit de la imatge: By Denverjeffrey - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4319194

Obres de Keir Graff

The Matchstick Castle (2017) 83 exemplars
Montana Noir (2017) — Editor — 48 exemplars
The Phantom Tower (2018) 39 exemplars
Minerva Keen's Detective Club (2023) — Autor — 31 exemplars
The Price of Liberty (2010) 28 exemplars
The Other Felix (2011) 27 exemplars
The Tiny Mansion (2020) 18 exemplars
My Fellow Americans (2007) 9 exemplars
One Nation, Under God (2008) 6 exemplars
Het vuurhuisje (2020) 2 exemplars

Etiquetat

Coneixement comú

Data de naixement
1969
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Missoula, Montana, USA
Llocs de residència
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Membres

Ressenyes

3.5 stars (rating shown may vary depending on site).

This was at a little free library and sounded interesting even though I'm a bit older than the intended reader.

At its core, this book is about how people we lose are with us as long as we remember them--and the ways in which we can do so. It's also a reminder not to obsess about it.

Mal and Colm miss their father--and their mother has taken a new job and moved them to Chicago. Their mother's boss also misses his father. And this is where the fantasy/magic aspect of the story comes in: via a curse meant to punish the building's owner that also trapped others, including the father. One hour every day, a portal opens to this phantom world

Join Mal, Colm, and their new friend Tamika as they unravel the history of their apartment building and of the curse while attempting to understand why it exists.
… (més)
½
 
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JenniferRobb | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Jul 16, 2023 |
First sentence: At the marble-topped chess table in the wood-paneled lounge of our apartment building, I sat across from my elderly neighbor, Kermit Hermanson. Both of us were playing fast and furiously. I wanted to win so badly it was killing me.

Premise/plot: Minerva Keen starts a detective club after a series of strange occurrences at the apartment building where she leaves. The strange occurrences? Well a series of poisonings--a few residents die from the poison; a few manage to survive just long enough for the police (and Minerva's detective club) to solve the case. Minerva and her brother, Heck, are being cared for by their cousin, Bizzy, a college student, I believe. The parents are off--perhaps in more than one way. Essentially, all the kids are running amok, but, that might be beneficial considering how helpful they are to the police detective.

My thoughts: I really enjoyed so many aspects of this one. Was it realistic? No. Definitely more of an escape read. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. The "problems" in this one aren't like the problems you'd find in so called "problem books" that are super-serious and heavy. Yes, the parents are completely and totally missing and oblivious to their kids' needs. Yes, the cousin--who's in her early to mid 20s--isn't much more responsible. But on the bright side, the book almost sparkles with entertainment value.

All that being said, I cringe at the thought of the ending chapters of this one. I can't say why without spoiling. I'll give you a hint though--it's not clown or dentist related.
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blbooks | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jun 12, 2023 |
Absolutely nerve tingling and rocking
Minerva Keen's Detective Club by James Patterson & Keir Graff is an absolutely marvelous thriller and mystery YA book. The book is the first in Minerva Keen series, and, you cannot just miss it for being only for young readers. The plot starts in a posh building where unexplained murders start happening. Amateur detective Minerva Keen takes on the responsibility to uncover the truth. Then the story takes a new turn with every page. The book is so absorbing that I finished it within a day. I eagerly waiting for the next book in the series. Minerva Keen's character has everything which a teenage girl should have. She is funny, responsible and interesting. The climax is open ended, yet to reveal more of itself. It was really an enjoyable read.

Definitely, 5 stars for the book. Thanks to TBR and Beyond Tours for providing me with an opportunity to read and review the book.
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Sucharita1986 | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | May 9, 2023 |
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
11
Membres
294
Popularitat
#79,674
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
32
ISBN
47
Llengües
2

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