Anisha Accidental Detective: Christmas Chaos - Serena Patel

 

Anisha is back and Christmas is coming!  This year her dad is organising the Christmas fayre and he is determined to make it a huge success but for that, he needs to rope everybody in to help.  Things start well but when the sleigh goes missing, the fayre's success is in jeopardy, unless Anisha can come to the rescue.

This is a great series and I loved spending time with Anisha, her family and her best friend Milo again.  Anisha's dad's enthusiasm for the fayre is infectious and readers will be drawn into the festive spirit.  Things are chaotic at times, and Anisha has to admit that there are some elements of Christmas that she doesn't enjoy (I feel that there will be readers who will appreciate this).  Being able to investigate the disappearance of the sleigh gives her a different focus.

The book is full of humour and adventure all wrapped up in Anisha's unique style.  Her friendship with Milo is, once again, wonderful to read and there is a level of empathy we see in the book that readers will be able to learn from.  With illustrations from Emma McCann perfectly complimenting the story, Christmas Chaos is a book that will delight readers.