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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A swell old time to spend glancing at pages, if I do say.
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
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:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
A cute side-story to complement the "main" adult novel The Rising Storm, Race to Crashpoint Tower is funny and simple in it's premise!
While I enjoyed the previous Junior novel more, as I felt the themes and messages more nuanced and developed, this one delivers a solid main character: Ram is quirky, interesting, and his struggles and different way to see things makes me feel he could be a kid's favorite if explored more.
Now, onto that, while this is clearly possible to be read as a standalone, I fear that we're approaching the MCU syndrome: a few times during the story I caught myself wondering if I'd be enjoying the second set of characters (Lula and Zeen) more if I had read the comics. Obviously, the answer is yes, but I believe a little more work could've been put into presenting them to a new audience, specially because the middle graders are not as likely to be the ones reading all the other works too, and this book is for them.
Still, it was quick and entertaining, even to someone way past the target audience, and I hope to see more of Ram and his mechanical skills in the future!
While I enjoyed the previous Junior novel more, as I felt the themes and messages more nuanced and developed, this one delivers a solid main character: Ram is quirky, interesting, and his struggles and different way to see things makes me feel he could be a kid's favorite if explored more.
Now, onto that, while this is clearly possible to be read as a standalone, I fear that we're approaching the MCU syndrome: a few times during the story I caught myself wondering if I'd be enjoying the second set of characters (Lula and Zeen) more if I had read the comics. Obviously, the answer is yes, but I believe a little more work could've been put into presenting them to a new audience, specially because the middle graders are not as likely to be the ones reading all the other works too, and this book is for them.
Still, it was quick and entertaining, even to someone way past the target audience, and I hope to see more of Ram and his mechanical skills in the future!
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was another quick listen that added details to the main storyline. I didn’t love it at first, but it grew on me a bit. I am sure it is a great book for kids.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
Complicated