I enjoyed this one only slightly less than the first book in the series, but it did feel a bit more scattered. The mystery was good! The history is about as accurate as you can get when you’re writing for nine-year-olds! The characters were lovely and the literary references were delightful! The humour was strong and the daring-do was wonderful! But Stratford’s expanded the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency from the core duo, bringing in a handful more girls who are connected to Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley, and while they all played a part in solving the mystery, he had trouble balancing them, I think. Definitely still recommending this series at work, though, especially to the girls I can already tell will be lifelong bookworms.

6.5/10 ( )

A wonderful second installment that is sure to keep you turning the page from the very start to the very end! ( )