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A review by kyuropii
Pagaille à Paris by Anthony Horowitz, Christophe Merlin
3.0
I actually bought The Two of Diamonds and didn't know that it was actually two books in one-- this and [b:I Know What You Did Last Wednesday|1069510|I Know What You Did Last Wednesday (Diamond Brothers, #6)|Anthony Horowitz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330925283s/1069510.jpg|2337204], which I bought last week. I feel cheated.
Going back, I could say that I never get tired of reading Horowitz' books. All of his books are gripping-- either funny, usually wittingly mixed with horror, or totally serious when it really get serious. Horowitz is just my type of writer who gets everything going the right way.
In general, I find The Diamond Brothers series a total wayward universe. Everything is so tad silly as much as a children's universe shall be(Tim's existence is enough to make everything for a children's fancy) and yet explores really dark and grim themes -- murder, drugs, espionage-- and manages to deliver it with ample amount of comical relief that never loses its seriousness. This is exactly like the Alex Rider series' goofy brother. What really bothers me is that this was totally chopped short (Though considering it was just about 80 pages so no biggie). I wished this was more lengthy and has more volume so that it would be more engrossing. But never mind, a couple of shorts have their appeal as well. I just hope the next Tim Brother's adventure I read (3 more!) is not that predictable for my tastes.
Going back, I could say that I never get tired of reading Horowitz' books. All of his books are gripping-- either funny, usually wittingly mixed with horror, or totally serious when it really get serious. Horowitz is just my type of writer who gets everything going the right way.
In general, I find The Diamond Brothers series a total wayward universe. Everything is so tad silly as much as a children's universe shall be(Tim's existence is enough to make everything for a children's fancy) and yet explores really dark and grim themes -- murder, drugs, espionage-- and manages to deliver it with ample amount of comical relief that never loses its seriousness. This is exactly like the Alex Rider series' goofy brother. What really bothers me is that this was totally chopped short (Though considering it was just about 80 pages so no biggie). I wished this was more lengthy and has more volume so that it would be more engrossing. But never mind, a couple of shorts have their appeal as well. I just hope the next Tim Brother's adventure I read (3 more!) is not that predictable for my tastes.