Time Travel Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog where readers take a look back at what they were reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…)

Last year, towards the end of August 2025, I had just finished The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society #1) by James Ponti

In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery. Together with Grandpa’s know-how and the kids’ intelligence—plus some really slick gadgets—can the Sherlock Society root out the conspiracy?

This was so much fun – exactly my favorite kind of middle grade mystery/adventure. I grabbed this on audio and could not stop listening. Great setting, wonderful characters (and what a character the grandpa is!), and a solid mystery. Kids coming together to solve a mystery and take down the corrupt? Yes, please! Sign me up! This would be a fun family readaloud.