Montague Island Mysteries and Other Logic Puzzles

I really liked the cover art haha. As for the story and puzzle I am only starting it and enjoying so far.

Editing this because eventually I found myself enjoying this book a lot.Getting one thing out of the way.. I found the cover art intriguing but the setting and story is incredibly boring and not well written. That's not a big issue for me since I mainly want to do puzzles but I will also not ignore the story in a story puzzle book.First of all: I love a ton of the puzzles, especially the grid puzzles are fun. But the quality of puzzles varies sometimes in my opinion.English isn't my first language but I rarely find myself struggling with the english books I read or the english puzzles I solve. This one made me question my language skills from time to time. Not because of some complex prose but because I found some writing kind of confusing. The puzzles are more challenging, yes. But I find myself wondering if my english is THAT bad or if some of the puzzles hints are just worded very poorly. Sometimes there was information disclosed in the solution that I could not for the life of me get out of the statements in the puzzle itself, even when going over the solution and the puzzle several times. The wording in those instances is too vague and/or leaves room for different interpretations that make the intended interpretation not as clear as the solution suggests. That made solving some of the puzzles frustrating to me. I like a good challenge and I appreciate tricky puzzles that make me go "ooh I didn't see that!" when I take a look at the solution. This one just made me go "why would on earth would you word it in this way then?" a few times too often for my tastes.I did a actually end up buying the other books of the series and they all repeated this experience for me so far.Amazing puzzles, except when they are not.

I love logic puzzles, but I find a lot of logic puzzle books too easy. This book is great, as it provides just the right amount of challenge- the puzzles are tough enough that they require some real concentration and thought, but they're not frustratingly hard, either. I also really like that they're strung together with a bit of a narrative- that made them more enjoyable, and I found myself quite hooked in. I also like that the book is spiral bound so it lies flat, and the paper is nice quality too. All in all, a great book. I'd definitely recommend it if you're experienced with logic puzzles; if you're a beginner, I'd suggest going with another option.

Challenging puzzles to complete , fun and thought provoking.

Challenging logic puzzles that definitely get the grey cells working, and nice to have a story line to follow throughout the book as well. These are advanced logic puzzles so if you are not used to them, and also the grid type, I would suggest doing an easier logic puzzle book first.

I am not a genius, but I have also done a lot of logic puzzles. Often times, these sort of books (for example, stuff from Brain Games) are annoyingly easy, or you get stumped by unclear wording rather than challenging logic.Montague Island has 3 good things going for it that put it above many comparable puzzle books.1. There is a plot. Loosely. Usually, at best, you get thematic books that reskin puzzles to be "Cold Case" themed or "Sherlock Holmes" themed. There is a consistent cast in Montague Island, and going through the puzzles linearly feel more rewarding, like you are progressing a plot rather than tackling an isolated puzzle.2. The puzzles are more challenging. They are not insanely hard, but they do force you to use logic more than most of these books do. I don't recommend it for a first time logic puzzler, but if you are relatively familiar and comfortable with basic puzzles, you'll like this.3. All puzzles have DETAILED solutions at the back of the book. Rather than simply showing you the solution (ex: Ms Peacock used Rope in the Kitchen), the solution walks through how you would arrive to the solution through the clues given (ex: Clue 2 states that Ms Peacock used either the Candlestick or Rope. However, we can eliminate the Candlestick when we look at Clue 4 with Clue 1. Therefore, Ms Peacock must have used the Rope). These kind of solutions really help you learn *why* you were stumped, and make you better at logic puzzles.As soon as I finish this book, I plan to buy the rest of the 4 books in this series. I highly recommend this for puzzlers who are looking for a fun challenge.