I LOVED THIS BOOK! these children are my favorite, they are lovely and precious and the lessons that they learn in these books are so important for people of all ages to read and remember. I plan to read these books to my children one day when i have them! ( )

not as good as the first, but still good.

The Mysterious Benedict Society is up against a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search--a search to find Mr. Benedict. It seems that while he was preparing the kids' adventure, he stepped right into a trap orchestrated by his evil twin Mr. Curtain.
With only one week to find a captured Mr. Benedict, the gifted foursome faces their greatest challenge of all--a challenge that will reinforce the reasons they were brought together in the first place and will require them to fight for the very namesake that united them.

The society reunites! I really enjoyed this sequel, as I felt the pacing was better than the first book. However, there didn't seem to be as many puzzles this time around, and the ones that did exist were pretty easy.

I also felt like this one sort of encouraged disobedience to parents and guardians - it's frustrating to me when this sort of trope is present; kids are "smarter" than parents, therefore it's okay that they disobey. I appreciate it when parents are shown as wiser and worth respecting.

But I do love scavenger hunts and I enjoyed catching up with Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance! ( )

Every bit as enjoyable as the first in the series, both in terms of the story and the reader on Audible.com. ( )