Mysterious
Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart is the second book in
his children’s adventure series. Here we come back to Reynie, Sticky, Kate and
Constance as they set out on a scavenger hunt Mr. Benedict set up for them as
a gift for the one year anniversary of their previous adventures. Only it is
far more perilous than he had intended as Mr. Curtain has kidnapped him and
Number Two, but this doesn’t stop the kids from setting out to rescue them.
I gave this
book 4.5 out of 5 stars. This was such a fun story. Their adventures were
interesting and felt more realistic than in the first book, an aspect that I
really appreciated here. The clues and mysteries they had to puzzle out were so
clever and creative. I loved watching them work together and make their way
through every step of the journey.
The
characters were even more wonderful than in the first book. They were still the
familiar people we came to care about, but they are clearly growing and
changing and it is fantastic to see it. I love seeing them learning new things,
even though they are already so smart and intuitive to begin with. It also felt
like their friendships really grew and were strengthened (in a way that felt
more believable than in the first book).
Overall, I
found this to be a wonderful sequel and think I may have liked it even more
than the first one.
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