Reviews

The Snow Queen's Gaming Quest by Kesha Grant

itaby's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

goondocks's review against another edition

3.0

Thank you for the ARC from Capstone, Stone Arch Books, and NetGalley.

The story is fast-paced with nice art. Some of the character designs are really wonderful and stand out. The VR concept and the modernized re-telling of “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen was well done and I'm sure some young readers will really enjoy this book.

oxtailandcabbage's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you to the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this. This little graphic novel is based on the original tale of the snow queen. This one follows Gabby who's a gamer and Kaden her best friend. Kaden is not very good at playing video games so he attempts to do something about it to solve his insecurities around his friendship with his friend Gabby. This was short and sweet,I am sure children and adults alike will enjoy this. The art was very stunning,very cool spreads, the scenes were easy to follow. I thought the A.I version of the Snow queen was amazing,I live for stories about Black kids,technology and virtual reality. I only wish this was longer. I rate this 4 out of 5 stars.

snrob's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

alix44642's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-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

3.0

Hans Christian Andersen retelling 

librarianryan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.5

 does it in graphic novel form, and makes them appropriate for grades 3 and up.  This is a retelling of the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson.  In it two friends get split up when one enters an experimental VR game.  This was Kaden, he was looking for help becoming a better gamer.  However, Gabby is going to have to save him since there is a wicked AI that does not know the meaning of friendship and will keep Kaden forever unless she can pass all the levels and unlock his life.  This was fun.  It wasn’t too complicated.  At the end of the story is a break down of the original tale and also how the author changed up to story for their modern version.  Plus, the illustrations are so fun and vibrant.  Overall, I am glad this series is around, and I am really glad they are venturing past the standard fairy tales. 

calypsohoney's review

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love the incorporation of futuristic living of riding 

hoverboards and playing video games.

 This graphic novel was really fun to read, eye catching and whimsical. It was really cool finding out this is based off a folk tale and we're given a snippet of this stories origin.

 A great inclusion 

aspect is the index of the characters and a glossary page.

 I would love to get my hands on a physical copy of this title😍