The most recent addition to the complete review is my review of the first in Jordan Stratford's The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency-series, The Case of the Missing Moonstone.
A rare foray into unadulterated kids' fiction, I was curious about the premise and protagonists -- Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley as youngsters. Of course, that pairing also proves problematic, since Stratford can only make it ... work by playing rather fast and loose with history.
I'm not sure that stretch is worth the cost -- or does one have to be more forgiving, 'cause it's just meant for immature audiences ?
A rare foray into unadulterated kids' fiction, I was curious about the premise and protagonists -- Ada Lovelace and Mary Shelley as youngsters. Of course, that pairing also proves problematic, since Stratford can only make it ... work by playing rather fast and loose with history.
I'm not sure that stretch is worth the cost -- or does one have to be more forgiving, 'cause it's just meant for immature audiences ?