by Maureen Johnson
October 1-26Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. “A place,” he said, “wh...
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson Book 1 of Truly Devious Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twist...
I am a well...no, scratch that... I am an ocean of adoration, confusion, and affectionate Feels for this book!! I have to admit that I am quite behind on my ARC reviews BUT I felt like I needed to take some time to read some of the other lovelies on my radar that are not on my early review pile. N...
In the first of a new series, Maureen Johnson takes readers to an elite school that is shrouded in myth, mystery and murder: In Vermont there is a school for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists; Ellingham Academy. Not only is the school for the brightest but the grounds and buildings we...
This is weird and why I consider my own ratings to be bunk: In June I picked this up read the first chapter and abandoned it. Just wasn't what I felt like reading. But it was on the list for Baker Street Irregulars, and I usually like Johnson, so...and I made it to the second chapter and then I was ...
Overall, I found this to be a bit of a mixed bag - I enjoyed the beginning, the second quarter dragged, and then it picked up again at about 52%. There was a lot of classic mystery name-checking, and especially Hercule Poirot and his leetle grey cells. The main character, Stevie, is a true crime ...
Nope nope nope. 1. Why is Maureen Johnson starting a new series when I have been waiting on the last Shades of London book for years? 2. Why wasn't it at least better? To be fair, I did read the whole thing, but I wasn't happy about it. If a book has flat characters, it better have a good plot. If...
On one hand I wish I'd waited until the whole series was published to read them, because I'm so sad I have to wait for the next one. But on the other hand I probably would have forgotten about the series by then, because so many books are published! and have you seen my to read shelf!In this book yo...
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