Member Reviews
Renee W, Reviewer
Fun adventures await inside this gem of a story about John Tandem Boarhog! John is on an airship with his guardian. If he can find the Mauve Moth and his monkey Shim-sham maybe just maybe the SOS will grant him membership. It's zany fun for the reader. You will get so wrapped up in this story. Thanks #Netgalley and #Pixel+Ink for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.
Sara W, Reviewer
** “Please be careful in your decisions. Life is a chess game, and you must weigh out all the moves before playing.” **
Tom Phillips’ second installment of his Curious League of Detectives and Thieves series, “S.O.S.,” is another fun and zany story.
John Randel Boarhog is attempting to join the S.O.S. — the Society of Sleuths — with the mentorship of his guardian Toadius McGee. As they board a cruise ship in the sky, they are determined to find two stowaways — the elusive Mauve Moth and a feisty capuchin named Shim-Sham.
Perhaps if John can find these two stowaways, S.O.S. will finally officially grant him membership. And as he steps out of his comfort zone, he just might finally make some friends too.
Phillips once again delivers a fun and twisty adventure, a story of courage and determination. He creates some great characters, and includes some good themes, like every decision has consequences; it doesn’t matter what others think as long as you believe in and love yourself; everyone deserves second chances; and do everything in your power to make the world a better place.
“S.O.S.,” which is due out Aug. 1, will appeal to fans of books by Lemony Snicket, James Patterson’s “Treasure Hunters” series, Trenton Lee Stewart’s “Mysterious Benedict Society” series, and books like “Clara Poole and the Long Way Round” by Taylor Tyng, “The Sinister Secrets of Singe” by Sean Ferrell and “The Jules Verne Prophecy” by Larry Schwarz and Iva-Marie Palmer.
Five stars out of five.
Pixel+Ink provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review.
