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Synopsis (From Goodreads):
1990. The teen detectives once known as the Blyton Summer Detective Club (of Blyton Hills, a small mining town in the Zoinx River Valley in Oregon) are all grown up and haven't seen each other since their fateful, final case in 1977. Andy, the tomboy, is twenty-five and on the run, wanted in at least two states. Kerri, one-time kid genius and budding biologist, is bartending in New York, working on a serious drinking problem. At least she's got Tim, an excitable Weimaraner descended from the original canine member of the team. Nate, the horror nerd, has spent the last thirteen years in and out of mental health institutions, and currently resides in an asylum in Arhkam, Massachusetts. The only friend he still sees is Peter, the handsome jock turned movie star. The problem is, Peter's been dead for years.
The time has come to uncover the source of their nightmares and return to where it all began in 1977. This time, it better not be a man in a mask. The real monsters are waiting.
Review:
Take four middle -school kids (and their trusty dog) with nothing to do for the summer in a sleepy, small town. Throw in a mystery, a mansion, and buried treasure, and you have all the makings of a Scooby-Doo cartoon. But,what if the kids felt like they actually had seen some evil, supernatural, ghoul (in addition to unmasking the bad guy)? What if their adventure left them traumatized? What kind of adult would these children become? Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero aims to answer that question. He creates an adventure that is scary, but populated with fun characters that the reader will want to follow.
What I Liked:
Characters:I've taken the liberty of creating a dream cast of the main characters...
Andy:
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| Jade Eshete |
Kerri:
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| Katherine McNamara |
Nate:
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| Tom Holland |
Peter:
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| Ansel Elgort |
Tim:
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| The Weimaraner of my dreams! |
What I Was Mixed About:
Backstory:I also would have liked even more information about what did happen to each character in the ten year gap between the original adventure and now. There are a lot of hints as to what happened to each person, and if the author wanted to keep things vague, I understand. But maybe he could have at least gone in to more detail about how they were emotionally affected.
What I didn't Like:
Action Scenes:I found the writing confusing when the action got particularly intense. There was just so much going on that it was hard to follow. Also, I felt the scenes went on too long. It's hard for the reader to maintain that "edge of your seat" feeling when the scenes go on and on.
Rating:
Release Date: July 11th, 2017
Genre: YA Mystery
Source: NetGalley
Format: ARC E-Book
Recommendation: There are a lot of F-bombs and adult situations, so I would not recommend this book to younger teens. For older teens, and adults, this is a fun take on Scooby-Doo.
Ooh nice! I can't believe I missed hearing about this one earlier on! I love Scooby Doo and having a book that's sort of Scooby-ish gets my childhood self screaming with joy! Lol!! Sounds like it might be my kind of read after all! Though I already feel bummed knowing that one of the gang is dead! Great review!
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