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michalice's review
4.0
Robert J. Harris is a new author to me, but after reading the synopsis for The Grave Diggers’ Club I knew I had to read more, even though I’ve never really watched Sherlock Holmes, which hopefully meant I didn’t have expectations going into this book. The moment I began reading The Grave Diggers’ Club I was hooked. Arthur and Edward just stand out from the pages, I instantly loved the friendship between this duo, the comradery, and how their personalities just work so well together.
The story begins with Artie and Edward ‘Ham’ taking a walk through a cemetery, when they see strange shadows and hear strange noises. But pretty soon this duo soon find themselves caught in a puzzling investigation of grave robbers, ghosts, and mysterious lodgers.
The Gravediggers’ Club is a book that draws you in, and leads you around with false clues. I loved how naive Artie was, wanting to find a clue in everything and solve this investigation, some were pretty far reached to be honest, but that just made him more endearing. I love how Ham is always thinking of food, and can often be found with snacks in his pockets, which really come in handy.
I really liked how easy the plot was to follow, whilst also letting you try to solve the mystery yourself. The book has easy to read text, as well as small images related to notes, or grave stones. The characters have distinctive personalities that make it easy to differentiate them from each other.
The Grave Diggers’ Club is a book that I really enjoyed reading, and I could not read fast enough, wanting to know what was really going on. I thoroughly enjoyed reading. This book and can’t wait to dive into the next book to see what the next mystery will be.
Final Verdict
The Gravediggers’ Club is a great read for middle grade. It has humour, friendship, and an easy to follow plot that will keep readers wanting to know who did it.
The story begins with Artie and Edward ‘Ham’ taking a walk through a cemetery, when they see strange shadows and hear strange noises. But pretty soon this duo soon find themselves caught in a puzzling investigation of grave robbers, ghosts, and mysterious lodgers.
The Gravediggers’ Club is a book that draws you in, and leads you around with false clues. I loved how naive Artie was, wanting to find a clue in everything and solve this investigation, some were pretty far reached to be honest, but that just made him more endearing. I love how Ham is always thinking of food, and can often be found with snacks in his pockets, which really come in handy.
I really liked how easy the plot was to follow, whilst also letting you try to solve the mystery yourself. The book has easy to read text, as well as small images related to notes, or grave stones. The characters have distinctive personalities that make it easy to differentiate them from each other.
The Grave Diggers’ Club is a book that I really enjoyed reading, and I could not read fast enough, wanting to know what was really going on. I thoroughly enjoyed reading. This book and can’t wait to dive into the next book to see what the next mystery will be.
Final Verdict
The Gravediggers’ Club is a great read for middle grade. It has humour, friendship, and an easy to follow plot that will keep readers wanting to know who did it.
goldenbooksgirl's review
4.0
I was very intrigued by the premise of this series, as it focuses not on a younger version of Sherlock Holmes, but instead his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. The story focuses on Artie and his friend Ham as they become embroiled in solving a mystery involving the rather horrible Gravediggers` Club. I found it interesting to learn more about his background and family, even though I`m not sure whether or not he really was a young sleuth. I thought the mystery was interesting and quite complex, and I loved the homages to Sherlock Holmes which pop up throughout. My favourite part of the book was definitely the friendship between Ham and Artie, especially as Ham isn`t a typical sidekick in that he doesn`t always just follow whatever Artie wants to do and stands up for himself, and also as I liked their bickering/banter. I would have liked this to be a little bit longer, but I think it`s a good start to the series and I look forward to reading the next. 4/5
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