I'm enjoying reading this series to my youngest, now eleven. It's quirky and when it comes to reading aloud, quirky is my game.

I'm not sure if I've just come to expect the quirkiness from this series and have become a little numb to it, but I don't think this novel as a whole was as overall funny as its predecessors (though it starts out great.) Still, I look forward to the rest of the series. ( )

This book is a funny and intrasting and I liked it very very much I think it was my favorite of all the books so far. I am hopping that they will make more books for this series because I liked it very much. ( )

Timmy is back for a brand new adventure and Pastis definitely doesn't disappoint. It keeps you engaged from page one up until the last page (or minute as I had an audio book copy).

It starts out with Timmy stuck between a rock and a hard place as a bit of a teaser and then the rest of the book starts from the beginning of this segment of Timmy's tale up to that point and a bit beyond. His tendency to over think things and get into trouble are never ending, but also definitely a cause for laughter.

While I cannot comment on the pictures or layout of the book, I will say that the guy who read the book for the audio book did a phenomenal job. I tend to be a bit more wary of audio books that do not have a full cast audio. However, this reader was engaging and made sure to have different voices for each character. It really helped to keep track of who was talking and made it more entertaining to listen to by far. So, parents do not fear, if your kid wants to listen to Timmy Failure on long car rides and you have to be stuck listening to it as well, its an entertaining book that should please both your child and you.

Overall, there is definitely a lot of wit and humor in this book. It is great for its target audience and probably can be enjoyed by many kids. It is entertaining and the chapters are not too long, each one ending at a good stopping point. Definitely a worthwhile audio book as well.

(*Note: I was given a copy of this book through Goodreads Giveaways in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and are not influenced in any way. ) ( )

A fun and funny book about a boy detective, his polar bear sidekick, who finds himself partnered with his arch nemesis on an important science project, critical for getting him out of academic probation. Well worth listening to. ( )

" If you’re one of the three people in the world who have not read the prior volumes of my memoir,...." I was one of the three! I was fortunate enough to get it through the Early Reviewer program. I was hoping to find a good book for my great nephew. What I got was a book that had me laughing out loud. The book is clever, funny, original. The narrator, Jared Goldsmith, brilliant, ageless, endlessly engaging.

It is a book that could be played on the car CD player and enjoyed by people of all ages. A keeper. ( )