Reviews

Feathers by Jorge Corona

cdbert's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

xsleepyshadows's review

3.0

So this feels like a mixture of The BoxTrolls (Movie) and with an art style that reminds me of Ben 10 (TV series) but it is entirely its own thing! This is pretty good for one volume. I think the villian, who I fan named pied piper, has a cool power of song that controls the mice (a gang of small children) and has them under mind control while he leads them to his lair to take their souls to get feathers? At least, I think. Wasn't 100% clear on magic stuff and he was really short lived. This gives a strong hint that it will continue and I would read the next volume if it did. Really good start I think Junior readers would really like this. ~Ashley

alandd's review against another edition

1.0

No entendí de qué se trataba, había agujeros en todos lados, y aunque hubo momentos en que pensé que las cosas tendrían más sentido, simplemente fue una larga lista de elementos que no se conectaban y que carecían de trasfondo.

I didn't understand what it was about, there were holes everywhere, and although there were times when I thought things would make more sense, it was just a long list of elements that didn't connect and lacked backstory.

artistlibrarian's review

adventurous fast-paced

3.5

decembermagpie's review

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

iffer's review

4.0

Although this is nothing new under the sun, it combines familiar themes and storylines into a satisfying whole with good messages: learning to be yourself; listening to children and letting them take risks even when adults want to protect them; and resisting scapegoating. I loved the art in the imagined Victorian-ish setting, especially the striking silhouettes of Feathers's character.

fernandie's review against another edition

3.0

Note: I received a finished copy of this book from the publisher at ALA Annual 2019.

ethem's review

3.0

3.5

purlscout's review

3.0

3.5 stars
my son and I read this together. I hated being unable to answer his questions in regards to the conversing (god & lucifer???) quasi-narrators. it was a bit too open-ended and abstract for his atheistic autistic brain but we both enjoyed it's surface message and the art.

fishfish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5