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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
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
3.75. This was pretty good, especially for a middle grade. It gave me all the nostalgia of reading the earlier books in this series when I was a kid. I have a feeling this last one was a bit more on the preachy side though, which kind of irritated me. The message was very pushed, which I can't remember happening in the other ones, but maybe it was... These are such fun fast paced books, that I don't even care to be honest! I definitely recommend this series, to kids especially!
The worst way to end off a series. The series was really good from the first three books, but the last three books were just awful.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It wasn't as good to me as the other books in this series, but it's also been a while since I read the rest of the series
This was so incredibly disappointing as the finale to such a fun series. Throughout the Molly Moon books, her magical powers have been the least compelling thing. What really makes the books stand out is Molly’s commitment to being kind and the love she and her friends and family have for one another. This installment definitely still had a little bit of that, especially toward the end of the book, but for the majority of it, everything that makes this series endearing was completely gone. The whole coin thing made no sense and was just frustrating to read about. I am all in for my girl Petula, so Molly being mean to her kind of ruined the book. One thing I do appreciate is this at least being semi-connected to the prior book, even if I wish it had a completely different plot. Also, Molly losing her powers was just disappointing, and for this being the series conclusion, I really missed seeing the sweet interactions between Molly and everyone (Rocky, Petula, Micky, her parents, more of the orphanage children, etc.). Some of the backstory we got about Dr. Logan was interesting—if a bit random—and I adored the last chapter or so of the book, but it was still just generally missing so much of the spark of the books. This could’ve had potential in an alternate universe, but it was just way too out of character and far too many random new magical things were thrown in here while simultaneously disregarding everything else that had been built up to until this point.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced