Fun, light reading. The origin story of Carmen Sandiego, as depicted in the Netflix show. The novelization by Rebecca Tinker is faithful to the Netflix show, which means that there is no new insight, or new perspectives on the origin story; and at times there are some things that *work* in the Tv show and in a book would work differently. That being said, after a slower start, the book reads lightning-fast, and it works perfectly.

I'm not sure how easy the book is on people who haven't watched the show. Of course, there's a bit of foreshadowing - small hints that some things are not as they seem with Shadowsan, for example. But for me it was a pleasant retelling of the first two episodes plus the other pieces of the origin story, without divulging too much of the progression. I wonder if there will be a follow-up; it would be great to see a follow-up.

I read the Romanian translation; it the Romanian translation is competent, and aside one typo (when professor Maelstrom is introduced) I saw no editing mistakes. A pleasant read all in all.