What an absolute joy it is to be back inside this dark, depressing and just marvellous world. After reading the third book in the 'All the Wrong Questions' series, I had such a craving to go back to this near perfect series that defined so much of my childhood. I was always a slow reader, but have memories of reading two or three of these books in a row some nights, reading until dawn without realising it. They are just so addictive and lovely in their misery and wordplay. 
 I'm not going to lie - my decision to read these books again was partly because I am 5 books away from finishing my reading challenge, but it's been a whole 2 years since I've re-read these and really, that is much much too long to be away from my favourite inventor, reader, and biter.