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I enjoyed this short and engaging YA book for FYA book club, and can't wait for the sequel this fall. Great characters, relationships, and world-building, and the author has a perfectly sharp sense of humor. I never would have read this on my own, so I'm glad I had to read it for book club.
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Cute! Yes, I definitely get the Doctor Who-Sherlock mashup vibe that Maricel and Selah have mentioned! Loved Jenny and Douglas the duck! The identity of the villain was a bit predictable, but not his/her origins, so that's okay.
Weird side note: I went to college at UofO in Eugene, OR. While I was reading Jackaby, the name Hatun was niggling me for some reason, and then when we meet her character for the first time, I realized why: she is based on a real person, an older homeless woman that is s ...more
Weird side note: I went to college at UofO in Eugene, OR. While I was reading Jackaby, the name Hatun was niggling me for some reason, and then when we meet her character for the first time, I realized why: she is based on a real person, an older homeless woman that is s ...more
If Sherlock Holmes were a Watcher in the Buffy-universe... Fun. A very good driving book.
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