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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Absolutely brilliant start to this trilogy, this was fantastic. We follow Arthur and Rosie Trout and they are staying with their Grandfather.
Their Grandfather gives them the attic to turn in to their den, there is one problem. Arthur and Rosie are twins and Arthur still wants to play and have fun but Rosie is in to Youtube, make up and mobile phones (as girls always are!)
Anyway Arthur gets a strange feeling being in the loft but can’t explain it. He starts helping his Grandfather clear out the attic when it comes to moving this old fold up bed. Arthur rubs the dust off the top and can read something that was scratched in to the frame and he starts getting these memories.
Arthur’s Grandfather then goes inside this bed and ping he disappears before Arthur’s eyes.
The book is then about the great rescue of the Grandfather as there is a land called Roar and the twins had been there so many times before. I can’t spoil the book as it is great so won’t say anymore. This is a thrilling page turner i finished in one sitting and i need the sequel asap. Do i recommend this book?? YES YES YES go to a bookshop or buy on line because you’re in for a great adventure
Their Grandfather gives them the attic to turn in to their den, there is one problem. Arthur and Rosie are twins and Arthur still wants to play and have fun but Rosie is in to Youtube, make up and mobile phones (as girls always are!)
Anyway Arthur gets a strange feeling being in the loft but can’t explain it. He starts helping his Grandfather clear out the attic when it comes to moving this old fold up bed. Arthur rubs the dust off the top and can read something that was scratched in to the frame and he starts getting these memories.
Arthur’s Grandfather then goes inside this bed and ping he disappears before Arthur’s eyes.
The book is then about the great rescue of the Grandfather as there is a land called Roar and the twins had been there so many times before. I can’t spoil the book as it is great so won’t say anymore. This is a thrilling page turner i finished in one sitting and i need the sequel asap. Do i recommend this book?? YES YES YES go to a bookshop or buy on line because you’re in for a great adventure
This was a hugely enjoyable middle grade fantasy. Using the familiar trope of a magical doorway to another world (in this case a folded camp bed), twins Rose and Arthur travel to Roar, a world they created when much younger, to rescue their grandfather. What I enjoyed most about this was the emphasis on the power of imagination, not only to conjure up Roar, but to help heal the twins relationship and the land itself. Without giving too much away this is about how we change as we get older but about retaining what is most important. There is also a dragon called Pickle!!! Who doesn't love a dragon called Pickle!
Read- November 2021 for Believeathon
- I can't even begin to explain how creepy the audiobook was, could not be listening to this at night.
- I can't even begin to explain how creepy the audiobook was, could not be listening to this at night.
It’s 2019 international fantasy book was definitely written for modern middle schoolers of today. I liked the incorporations of many different other book aspects, I didn’t think it was quite original but it was fun to read!
4,5 stars! Wauw! I really loved this! Roar is such a cool world! I disliked Rose so much in the beginning, but she did make up for it. I loved Arthur as a character, cause I could relate so much. It’s hard growing up and feeling like you’re too old for certain stuff. But now as a 30 year old woman (yes I’m old xD) I realise that you are NEVER EVER to old for ANYTHING! Do what makes you happy!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars!! This one was really a lot of fun but it did, understandably read a bit younger in roar. Since Arthur and Rose are now 11 and haven't played roar in a few years, all the really young stuff makes sense - assuming they made up everything before they were 9.
Their granddad was amazing!! I love when the adults in books have just as much fun as the kids. Also, this book has dragons. Everyone knows dragons make books more fun, and this one has three.
A few things that bothered me...so roar is the world the twins made up when they were younger and upon returning, it's obvious lots has gone on in their absence. When they're cleaning the attic, rose says something about Orion's tail that ends up being real in roar. So if things said in the real world make them true in roar, what's stopping rose from saying a few sentences out loud to bring Arthur and their granddad back home? I don't expect the most solid logic in fantasy books, but I feel like there had to be a better way to illustrate to Arthur what the tail did.
BUT this book was just a wild ride through an imaginary but very real world. I like how the characters start out simple, but end up being so much more. Wininja is silly and a bit oblivious at times and is obviously a creation of a very young Arthur. But he's also a loyal friend who takes a lot of risks to help Arthur and save his world. The lost girls seem really young and immature at first, but when a problem arises, they plan and practice and prepare, and when they get to the battle they trained for, they're really fierce.
Also, there are dragons. Did I mention the dragons?! Three of them.
A definite nitpicky thing is their granddad's use of his inhaler. Hear me out. Media portrayal of people with asthma usually connects it with people who are nerdy or on the fringes somehow, and usually their response to an uncomfortable social interaction is that they can't breathe and need their inhaler. For this and so many more reasons, I suffered for idk how many years, confused and scared when my inhaler didn't help me breathe better. Because I wasn't having an asthma attack...I was having a panic attack. And those two require very different things. My issue with the granddad in this book is how he's always taking a puff when he's short of breath. There's a certain way to use an inhaler, and you can't just take a puff whenever you have to walk more than a few steps. For example, my rescue inhaler is 2 puffs every 4 hours. That's my dosage. It's not one quick puff whenever I feel like. My point is, it seems like it's not a big deal, but people internalize these sorts of portrayals and they can be really damaging. But that's just something adult me picked up on. It doesn't take away any enjoyment from the story itself.
...because dragons. They fly on DRAGONS. I'm just saying. Sign me up for book two. Haha
Their granddad was amazing!! I love when the adults in books have just as much fun as the kids. Also, this book has dragons. Everyone knows dragons make books more fun, and this one has three.
A few things that bothered me...so roar is the world the twins made up when they were younger and upon returning, it's obvious lots has gone on in their absence. When they're cleaning the attic, rose says something about Orion's tail that ends up being real in roar. So if things said in the real world make them true in roar, what's stopping rose from saying a few sentences out loud to bring Arthur and their granddad back home? I don't expect the most solid logic in fantasy books, but I feel like there had to be a better way to illustrate to Arthur what the tail did.
BUT this book was just a wild ride through an imaginary but very real world. I like how the characters start out simple, but end up being so much more. Wininja is silly and a bit oblivious at times and is obviously a creation of a very young Arthur. But he's also a loyal friend who takes a lot of risks to help Arthur and save his world. The lost girls seem really young and immature at first, but when a problem arises, they plan and practice and prepare, and when they get to the battle they trained for, they're really fierce.
Also, there are dragons. Did I mention the dragons?! Three of them.
A definite nitpicky thing is their granddad's use of his inhaler. Hear me out. Media portrayal of people with asthma usually connects it with people who are nerdy or on the fringes somehow, and usually their response to an uncomfortable social interaction is that they can't breathe and need their inhaler. For this and so many more reasons, I suffered for idk how many years, confused and scared when my inhaler didn't help me breathe better. Because I wasn't having an asthma attack...I was having a panic attack. And those two require very different things. My issue with the granddad in this book is how he's always taking a puff when he's short of breath. There's a certain way to use an inhaler, and you can't just take a puff whenever you have to walk more than a few steps. For example, my rescue inhaler is 2 puffs every 4 hours. That's my dosage. It's not one quick puff whenever I feel like. My point is, it seems like it's not a big deal, but people internalize these sorts of portrayals and they can be really damaging. But that's just something adult me picked up on. It doesn't take away any enjoyment from the story itself.
...because dragons. They fly on DRAGONS. I'm just saying. Sign me up for book two. Haha
I really liked this middle-grade story. I think it was very fun and action-packed and it definitely played with the thought of a Fantasy world being real. I also really liked the themes that were included within the story.
Arthur and Rose Trout are on the cusp - about to lose their special twin bond, off to secondary school in a few weeks, and nearly too old for imaginary games. But The Land Of Roar still has the power to lure them back...
This is a middle grade story about how stories and imagination help you grow up. It's full of exciting action sequences, cute word-play and fantastic creatures - furries and dragons and lost girls and scarecrows that give the 'scare' part of their name new meaning. Yet it's also firmly routed in the real world of boring holidays, mouldy camp beds and sibling bickering.
If you teach or have kids in Years 4-6 (grades 3-5 in US), this should definitely be on your "I recommend this book" list, and if I had a Year 6 class about to move on to secondary, this would be my new read-aloud of choice.
This is a middle grade story about how stories and imagination help you grow up. It's full of exciting action sequences, cute word-play and fantastic creatures - furries and dragons and lost girls and scarecrows that give the 'scare' part of their name new meaning. Yet it's also firmly routed in the real world of boring holidays, mouldy camp beds and sibling bickering.
If you teach or have kids in Years 4-6 (grades 3-5 in US), this should definitely be on your "I recommend this book" list, and if I had a Year 6 class about to move on to secondary, this would be my new read-aloud of choice.