238 reviews for:

The Land of Roar

Jenny McLachlan

3.85 AVERAGE

nausicaa_requiem's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fern17's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

stegobookosaurus's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abigailsue's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

miamollekin's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jinckee's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5 stars!

jenn_the_unicorn's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

serra_ann's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

paperdreamsblog's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cvangogh's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I feel some sort of way that I was not as enthralled with the magic of this book as others were, but the truth is, I just wasn't. I think it was just a little too juvenile for me maybe? I will say, my son loved it and he is 7.

Basically, these kids are trying to save their grandad in their imaginary, childhood land (basically a Narnia retelling). Anyway...because they made this land up when they were very young, the names of the places (the End, Archie Playgo) and characters (Crowky, the mermaid-witch Mitch, the wizard-ninja Wininja) were really basic. They were a little cheesy IMO.

That being said, there was a depth to the relationship between the siblings that I really enjoyed. They are twins, a boy and a girl, and as they have gotten older (going into middle school now), they have started to grow apart. This really bothers the boy. I felt like this took the typical sibling struggles trope to the next level.

BUT! 5 stars for the illustrations! They are beautiful! I also think it is really awesome that they are sprinkled throughout the chapters. This really helped my son to stay engaged in the story, but did not feel graphic-novely at all.