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I remain in some kind of awe at the writing of these books. Yes, it's perfectly silly at times, dialogue-heavy, and completely unchallenging to read at my age. But I doubt I could come up with as many top-notch stories as these guys. A part of me thinks my delight at reading this, as silly as that sounds, comes from the novelty of Angela, but at the same time I've seen the number of books Bertie has featured in and can't fault them for dropping off in quality. So the pleasure here isn't purely because this franchise is a fresher one, where stories are more easily had. No, the pleasure is just that the author is a master of his craft, and these little items are really worth collecting. David Roberts has caught the innocent face and body language of his heroine – and given the boy band some suitably awful hair, too – meaning he's matched the effort of Alan MacDonald, who, among other things, has really captured the snooty tone of the nemesis character. Brilliant.

The same artist has got another ongoing series, this time concentrating on clever little girls, such as [[Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts]].