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marquessa17's review against another edition
2.0
I recently read another History Comics and really liked that one. However, I am not feeling the same about the Roanoke Colony. The main thing that is missing is that the storytelling in this one was not as interesting to follow. When I was reading the Great Chicago Fire, there was a main story between a brother and sister as they traveled through Chicago during the fire. As the reader you learned facts along the way, while also reading what was happening with the characters. The author did a great job and even thought it was informative I didn't feel like I was reading something for school or a textbook. Sadly, the history comics for The Roanoke Colony felt exactly like that, a boring textbook. There was a storyline but it was not interesting and it didn't feel important to the book. It was more of facts overload with two narrators. I would recommend the previous book I read in the series but not this one. I think that kids will also have difficulty reading it unless they are history lovers or reading it for their fourth grade VA History learning.
rebelstorm's review against another edition
3.0
Easy to read with fun illustrations.
The story of Roanoke colony is fascinating - a colony of over a 100 people just goes missing and the only clue left behind is the word "Croatoan" etched in wood. It's something out of a horror novel yet the colony actually disappeared. This comic has some interesting and fun theories what happened to the colony but we will never know for sure.
[b:History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery|46223333|History Comics The Roanoke Colony America's First Mystery|Chris Schweizer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571879700l/46223333._SX50_.jpg|71198873] reminds me a bit of the Horrible Histories books but less sarcastic and less bloody.
Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The story of Roanoke colony is fascinating - a colony of over a 100 people just goes missing and the only clue left behind is the word "Croatoan" etched in wood. It's something out of a horror novel yet the colony actually disappeared. This comic has some interesting and fun theories what happened to the colony but we will never know for sure.
[b:History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery|46223333|History Comics The Roanoke Colony America's First Mystery|Chris Schweizer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571879700l/46223333._SX50_.jpg|71198873] reminds me a bit of the Horrible Histories books but less sarcastic and less bloody.
Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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