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shiny_raccoon's review against another edition
3.0
It dragged at times and was genre ambiguous at the beginning.
ferrisscottr's review against another edition
3.0
A decent book - Goonies meets Indiana Jones meets Hatchet.
But
It never quite clicked for me.
I was always fine putting it down and never found myself anxious to pick it back up.
No particular reason...it just wasn't for me.
3 Stars
But
It never quite clicked for me.
I was always fine putting it down and never found myself anxious to pick it back up.
No particular reason...it just wasn't for me.
3 Stars
arielrichardson's review against another edition
Some of the writing in this was beautiful and profound- not what I expected in a survival story! The archeological components made me think it would be great for Indiana Jones fans.
I read it in one evening, so it did read quickly. I didn't love it, but I enjoyed it.
I read it in one evening, so it did read quickly. I didn't love it, but I enjoyed it.
shortthoughts's review against another edition
4.0
Wilson's first with Random House and a really fun read. This is a great story, told well, that will interest young and old. We did this as a family read-aloud and had a lot of fun with it. I recommend it.
lisaluvsliterature's review against another edition
3.0
This book ended up interestingly enough, but it started so slow that I'm afraid a kid might get bored and not wait around for it.
jenbsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
We have this in my home library, and it has good reviews and might appeal to my boys, so I figured I'd give it a read (I borrowed a digital copy from the library though of course!) I'd just read a book about a boy going over a waterfall ... why not another one?
This is a book more aimed at younger/teen boys (than a middle aged housewife), and I liked it, and will recommend it to my sons. In fact, I'm pretty anxious to hear what they think of it. My #4 has really enjoyed the "Brian/Hatchet" series, and this has some of that "survival" aspect as well, a bit more adventure and intrigue than I had actually expected.
My 4/3.5 star rating is more from a parental perspective, than me REALLY loving the book.
This is a book more aimed at younger/teen boys (than a middle aged housewife), and I liked it, and will recommend it to my sons. In fact, I'm pretty anxious to hear what they think of it. My #4 has really enjoyed the "Brian/Hatchet" series, and this has some of that "survival" aspect as well, a bit more adventure and intrigue than I had actually expected.
My 4/3.5 star rating is more from a parental perspective, than me REALLY loving the book.
elizabethcaneday's review against another edition
5.0
I think I'm going on a N.D. Wilson book spree! Next up, 100 Cupboards then Ashtown Burials #4!
I love Leepike Ridge. I listened to it read aloud by Dad back in 2018 and I've read it once or twice since then and picked it up again a couple of days ago.
5 stars. I love this book.
I love Leepike Ridge. I listened to it read aloud by Dad back in 2018 and I've read it once or twice since then and picked it up again a couple of days ago.
5 stars. I love this book.
abigailbat's review against another edition
4.0
For some reason, I thought this book was fantasy before I started reading it. I don't know where I got that idea. It's not fantasy.
Young Tom Hammond was just playing with the giant foam piece from the refrigerator box. He was playing with it outside because he wanted to get away from his mom's new boyfriend. He didn't mean to fall asleep on top of it and float down the creek. And he certainly didn't mean to get sucked underneath the mountain and trapped in an underground cave. But now Tom is stuck with no food, no light, and no hope of escape. Although everyone up top thinks Tom is dead, Tom's mother believes that he's alive. And unfortunately a band of treasure-hunting bad guys are worried that Tom might beat them to an underground treasure. If Tom can survive the dark and the wet, he just might find the treasure. He also might find out what really happened to his father. But first, he'll have to find his way out from under Leepike Ridge.
I enjoyed this engrossing underground adventure story with a host of quirky characters.
Young Tom Hammond was just playing with the giant foam piece from the refrigerator box. He was playing with it outside because he wanted to get away from his mom's new boyfriend. He didn't mean to fall asleep on top of it and float down the creek. And he certainly didn't mean to get sucked underneath the mountain and trapped in an underground cave. But now Tom is stuck with no food, no light, and no hope of escape. Although everyone up top thinks Tom is dead, Tom's mother believes that he's alive. And unfortunately a band of treasure-hunting bad guys are worried that Tom might beat them to an underground treasure. If Tom can survive the dark and the wet, he just might find the treasure. He also might find out what really happened to his father. But first, he'll have to find his way out from under Leepike Ridge.
I enjoyed this engrossing underground adventure story with a host of quirky characters.
trixie_reads's review against another edition
3.0
A survival/adventure book that has just a few too many coincidences for me.
lauralynnwalsh's review against another edition
3.0
Decent enough adventure story, but somehow the characters didn't develop much.