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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Read this as a child I just finished the audiobook with my daughter. It’s an adventure, definitely in the style of the time that it was written not perfect but still fun
Listened to this with my kids. I think we all enjoyed it. Very British and atmospheric. Sorta dark and creepy and hinting at magic. But not scary.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A series I missed as a teen- Arthurian stuff and YA...recommended by a friend (Austin). I finally took the time to grab the first one of the series (Do I really need more series to climb through?).
This is the story of 3 siblings that go to spend there summer with their parents in Cornwall with a mysterious uncle....they magically find a map in the house when exploring the attic- and there are weird bad guys that break into the house to search for it- with the map they go on a quest to search for....they aren't sure. The uncle appears when most needed, a dog that seems to protect them, tides and coves and a yacht in the harbor. I will grab the second in the series- though it doesn't really stand up to YA of today.
Read if you enjoy all things Merlin.
M&L Reading Challenge 2024: a book you would have loved as a kid
This is the story of 3 siblings that go to spend there summer with their parents in Cornwall with a mysterious uncle....they magically find a map in the house when exploring the attic- and there are weird bad guys that break into the house to search for it- with the map they go on a quest to search for....they aren't sure. The uncle appears when most needed, a dog that seems to protect them, tides and coves and a yacht in the harbor. I will grab the second in the series- though it doesn't really stand up to YA of today.
Read if you enjoy all things Merlin.
M&L Reading Challenge 2024: a book you would have loved as a kid
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Casually racist, sexist and xenophobic. Not uncommon for a white British author from the 60's but still disappointing.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Jag fick denna rekommenderad till mig av min pappa som läste den när han var barn och ärligt talat, inte så pjåkig!
Vi följer en klassisk syskonskara som letar efter äventyr i en liten alla-känner-alla stad som är fylld med hemligheter och mystiska personer. Och till min stora glädje så är mysteriet/äventyret kopplat till Kung Arthur och hans riddare och deras Heliga Graal, vilket fick mig som Legendborn-besatt att nästan tappa det helt när jag insåg att så var fallet lol 💀💀💀
Både i språket och en del väldigt underliga YIKES-tillfällen i jämförelse med hur saker hanteras idag (t.ex. en vit man som tar på sig brun makeup för att "klä ut sig till arab" av under en karnival av oklar anledning), är det väldigt tydligt att senna bok publicerades i 1965 lol. Men allt som allt, en väldigt chill enkel läsning.
Men uh också helt personliga negativa poäng för grottutforskningsdelen och otaliga orostankar om att "fastna". Usch usch USCH lol
Vi följer en klassisk syskonskara som letar efter äventyr i en liten alla-känner-alla stad som är fylld med hemligheter och mystiska personer. Och till min stora glädje så är mysteriet/äventyret kopplat till Kung Arthur och hans riddare och deras Heliga Graal, vilket fick mig som Legendborn-besatt att nästan tappa det helt när jag insåg att så var fallet lol 💀💀💀
Både i språket och en del väldigt underliga YIKES-tillfällen i jämförelse med hur saker hanteras idag (t.ex. en vit man som tar på sig brun makeup för att "klä ut sig till arab" av under en karnival av oklar anledning), är det väldigt tydligt att senna bok publicerades i 1965 lol. Men allt som allt, en väldigt chill enkel läsning.
Men uh också helt personliga negativa poäng för grottutforskningsdelen och otaliga orostankar om att "fastna". Usch usch USCH lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another one I just wasn’t vibing with. I’m about 23% of the way through, I’ve read four chapters, I’ve tried both ebook and audiobook, and I just…meh. There’s mild interest, in the general mystery of what these kids could find and knowing it’s going to build into quite the adventure over a series of five books. And it seems like there’s a general consensus in people who read it in their younger days that it’s a nostalgic classic. So maybe we missed our time together. These kids feel generic, and a little annoying (which I think is mostly the writing and fact it was written a while ago, so certain cliches feel less tolerable). So it’s time to shelf. Feels like a weight’s been lifted.