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Outside Chance

A brilliant second part to Edies adventures. I think I got more wrapped up in this one than the first.

It’s great to be back with Edie and her family.
She’s grown up a bit and now has a little babysitting job as well as her detective agency work. She seems to be have quite a few cases on the go, some more serious than others.
I do like the Green message in this book, I love the sound of her friends house and all the things his dad has done to make it as green as possible and it’s made me want to do more than I already do.
This story has more of Edie's friends in it and she recruits them to help her solve one of her cases - missing dogs.
I do think some of the things she does are probably not great, like hacking into her dad's work computer and finding confidential information, but if it could help her to save some people I think it’s worth it.
I like the descriptions of some of the places in London, like the Natural History Museum, which I’ve been to.
This story is really gripping and I was hooked from the start. I really can’t wait for the next instalment!! Highly recommended

Lily O’Dwyer

A brilliant book! I loved Edie and the adventures she gets into - fantastically described by Antony Kessel. Overall, a whirlwind of mystery, excitement and suspense

This was an amazing book that I loved! Even though I hadn't read the first one (I definitely will after reading this one) from the very start I was hooked and needed to read on. The characters, plot and style of writing were brilliant. Our main character Edie finds herself in a sudden tangle of mystery and chaos! The plot is really engaging and exciting with lots of twists and turns as well as being understandable! I loved this and would recommend to anyone 10 or 11 over as it is a great read!

Ellen

I loved this book, it was the perfect sequel to book one, Anthony Kessel has got Edie's next adventure spot on! It did not disappoint!

I loved this book, it was the perfect sequel to book one, Anthony Kessel has got Edie's next adventure spot on! It did not disappoint!
It was great to revisit Edie and her family and after only a few pages of reading I was totally hooked back in and in tune with all of the characters. This book entwined many different mysteries which kept me engaged and wanting to read on, I wanted to help Edie every step of the way. The mysteries were never too easy to solve which meant that the story just kept pulling me in to find the answers in each chapter. I love Edie's character, she is head strong and determined and she deals with intense situations so calmly, she never gives up, her mum would be so proud of her.
I thought it was really cool how Edie listened to music throughout the book and I was thrilled that the playlist had been put together for the reader at the end, I will listen to this playlist to reconnect with my inner Edie in my day-to-day life. This is a great way to keep the book close even though I have reached the end of reading it.
This book, in my opinion is even better than Don't Doubt The Rainbow Book One, I really hope that Anthony Kessell writes a third in the series soon!

Delilah Curtis