Meddling Kids

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero, 322 pages

So, I started out excited for this book. I grew up watching old Scooby Doo episodes and enjoyed the absurdity. I was expecting the same here and didn't quite get what I was hoping for. The characters had their own emotional turmoil and there was excellent character development throughout the book - that part I loved. But the ending did not really make sense to me, both in the problem and solution. This is probably better suited for someone who likes extreme levels of absurdity and books that end at a whiplash speed. It could just be that it wasn't my cup of tea but I would say 7/10 on my scale.  Good but not great.

Meddling Kids

Meddling Kids, Edgar Cantero, 336 pages

Meddling Kids is Cantero's second book in English, and would delight anyone who enjoys the work of Lovecraft and Scooby Doo. The book follows the exploits of the Blyton Summer Detective Club, thirteen years after their last case, where they had inadvertently come across real monsters. The characters are well developed, each a plausible extension of their archetypal counter parts in Scooby Doo. The humor of the novel keeps everything light, and the action sequences are well written. Overall, the novel is fun and a quick read.