Review: Libby and the Egyptian Escapade

Review: Libby and the Egyptian Escapade

Libby and the Egyptian Escapade by Jo Clarke and Becka Moor, A girl in pink shirt on the left with pyramids in the back and then a girl with red hair on a camel on the rightI received this book from the publisher/Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

The fourth and if I have to believe other reviews, the last book in the series. I am sad that it is ending and I would definitely have liked a reunion at the end given how much we have been building up to it, plus there is still so much left to explore, but I hope that maybe one day we get more tales from this world.

🐪 LOVE LOVE that this one is taking place in Egypt. It is a dream of mine to visit this country one day and I hope that one day I can. Until then I will devour all books about this country. I loved seeing where the kids visited in this one and see all the temples they went to. See them go on a cruise. See them discover museums. Read about the pyramids (so jelly). The author definitely wrote in a way that it was as if I was there with the kids, so I love that! I cannot really be there but I can enjoy it like this!
🐪 The cover and the art inside. Becka Moor is one of my FAVOURITE illustrators and she did an amazing job at this series. I am sad that not all the illustrations were present in this ARC, but I will take what I got. Her style is just so fun!
🐪 I love this travelling school. Learning all the things that you ought to learn but also learn about the country you are visiting. The history, the geography, all the other little bits and bobs. Learning hieroglyphs. It was just so fun and once again, I want to be part of it!
🐪 Libby is a fun MC and I like how she often keeps a clear head and is eager to solve mysteries. I love how she tries to hold herself back to not immediately go for eavesdropping or snooping, but then cannot resist in the end, haha. I would be the same. I want all the juicy details, so in the end I would also be the one hiding in the shadows or in the bushes to listen to some deets. Oh, and I love that she loves to read and I would love those books she reads to be real!
🐪 The friendship between the kids in the class. Libby, Conny, Anastasia, Noah, Sebastian. OK, Libby still has some issues with Ana and I could understand. At times Ana made some remarks that I wouldn’t call teasing and other times she acted a bit strange. But with Seb, Noah, and Conny she was just the best friends.
🐪 Sure, I was a bit confused as I didn’t continue reading book 3 (due to a girl who is also part of this one) but in the end I slipped right back into the story as if I didn’t miss a thing. I love that. We get some information on what happened in the previous book, so that helps.
🐪 The mystery. After a visit to the museum Noah ends up with a very special item and it seems everyone wants it in their grabby hands. Things really got exciting with a snake, boulders falling, and people stalking our group. I had so much fun figuring out what was going on and if everyone who was stalking our group/doing things were really that bad!
🐪 The last bit when everything comes together and things really got tense! It was just a rollercoaster and I was rooting for the kids to solve it all and get things right.

🤔 I did get tired of the constant OMG CURSE thing. Maybe it is me as a reader, but it was quite clear there was NO curse going on. And I just wanted these characters to look at it a bit more objectively instead of immediately going for the curse train. Especially Connie, the expert in things, should know better.
🤔 At times the pacing felt a bit off. I mean the plan is for them to be here a whole semester so I found it weird that they went to all attractions in a short time. It just felt rushed and I would have liked to see things spread out a bit more.

All in all, I really had a lot of fun with this book and I flew through it in one go! I would recommend this one (and the series).

Star rating, 4 stars

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