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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
This hilarious Middlegrade book features a 3 eyed monster who eats well, everything, and his handler/enabler, Ebenezer Tweezer. When the beast decides it wants to eat a child, Ebenezer finds the nastiest, naughtiest one he can at the local orphanage. Ebenezer just needs to fatten Bethany up for a few days before the beast eats her. That is just enough time for the two to start to understand each other and devise a plan to get rid of the beast. This is a funny, entertaining read with shades of Rosld Dahl.
Fun read! Definitely deserves its place as a nominee on our state reading list. Reminiscent of Roald Dahl and full of the very British silly humor that I love. Looking forward to the next installment!
Ah, the lovely wickedness of despicable characters narrated with wry wit. A triangle of unique individuals, one of whom might just be despicable enough for the other two to bond in opposition and seek redemption. Enjoyable from the first page to the last. Very reminiscent of Roald Dahl, Lemony Snicket, and Neil Gaiman.
It is a little scary for younger readers but I enjoyed it!
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Disclaimer: Received from the publicist and Simon & Schuster in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.
Can we first take a moment to appreciate the detail that went into this book? It looks amazing! The dust jacket has a stunning illustration with gold raised lettering. The end papers are a gorgeous purple and white, wallpaper-esq pattern, and when you unveil the book from the duck jacket it has a pressed image from a scene in the book. I adore attention to detail like this! I have hearts in my eyes even before I began reading the story. (Photos included in the blog post: www.cover2coverblog.blogspot.com).
This was just a good read. I read it all in one sitting and loved the plot and characters. The story is about everlasting life and Ebenezer's goal to have it. He accomplishes it by feeding things to a monster in his attic that he calls the Beast, and the Beast is getting more ambitious with his choices for snacks. This time the Beast wants to eat a human child and Ebenezer is determined to be young again.
The characters include Ebenezer, the Beast, a bird shop owner, an orphanage director, and Bethany. They all have fun personalities that make this story have laugh out loud parts and allow the reader to have strong emotions toward them. I really liked the bird shop owner he was knowledgeable about birds and was one of the first Bethany sightings and he wad fun with her. Bethany is a confusing character, you want to fight for her but she is kinda a brat and a bully, so you also don't really like her.
Another sparkling moment for this book was the amazingly detailed and expressive illustrations through out. They are just black and grey but really help the story along and bring the characters to life.
The book is a horrendous in a good way, emotional, and hilarious all balled up into this wonderful middle grade read. I would read this again, it was such a delight the first time around.
Can we first take a moment to appreciate the detail that went into this book? It looks amazing! The dust jacket has a stunning illustration with gold raised lettering. The end papers are a gorgeous purple and white, wallpaper-esq pattern, and when you unveil the book from the duck jacket it has a pressed image from a scene in the book. I adore attention to detail like this! I have hearts in my eyes even before I began reading the story. (Photos included in the blog post: www.cover2coverblog.blogspot.com).
This was just a good read. I read it all in one sitting and loved the plot and characters. The story is about everlasting life and Ebenezer's goal to have it. He accomplishes it by feeding things to a monster in his attic that he calls the Beast, and the Beast is getting more ambitious with his choices for snacks. This time the Beast wants to eat a human child and Ebenezer is determined to be young again.
The characters include Ebenezer, the Beast, a bird shop owner, an orphanage director, and Bethany. They all have fun personalities that make this story have laugh out loud parts and allow the reader to have strong emotions toward them. I really liked the bird shop owner he was knowledgeable about birds and was one of the first Bethany sightings and he wad fun with her. Bethany is a confusing character, you want to fight for her but she is kinda a brat and a bully, so you also don't really like her.
Another sparkling moment for this book was the amazingly detailed and expressive illustrations through out. They are just black and grey but really help the story along and bring the characters to life.
The book is a horrendous in a good way, emotional, and hilarious all balled up into this wonderful middle grade read. I would read this again, it was such a delight the first time around.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
N/A
Fun middle grade book with magical beasts and orphans. It’s fun to escape with something that would send a child’s imagination in to a overdrive
Hilarious fun that will appeal to those who like their fantasy tinged with humour and horror. A great story for the lower part of middle grade
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