Reviews

Go the Distance by Jen Calonita

kes7706's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

catie_cat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

jasmyn9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

My favorite of the series so far. I loved how Meg developed throughout the book and how the author tied several other myths into the overall story as well.

jade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

spicymt072520's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

4.0

color_girl's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this book like I’ve enjoyed the rest of the series. It’s fun and adventurous and if you’re a Disney fan, you’ve got to read them!

shannonreese's review against another edition

4.0

At first I felt like this was slow and some parts a little eye roll-y (and there was a missed opportunity to refer to Phil as a nanny goat! Lol!) But honestly this ended up being such a great book! It even had me in tears, and that's not like me at all!

If you loved the movie Hercules, and you love all things Greek history/religion give this book a try! ❤️

ignited_redqueen75's review against another edition

4.0

It was a little slow space in the beginning and I expected more of Hades in it but it was pretty cute. I would not necessarily consider this a twisted tale but more like what happens after Disney's Hercules becomes a God, since they don't really change that part of the story line this is more of okay well Hercules became a God and in the cartoon/movie he is now part of Olympus but he chose to stay with Meg. Well in this book it picks up where Hercules becomes a God and the twist is Zeus does not allow him to stay with Meg and Hera offers Meg a way she can stay with Hercules but she must go on a quest to prove that she is worthy of becoming a God herself... so not really a twist but let's continue the story with focusing on Meg now. Probably why I gave it 4 starts. But I did think it was cute and I love how the story tells more about Meg's background and more detail about how she came to work for Hades. But my overall all favorite part is the mention of one of my favorite Goddess leaving me with a taste for please write about her!! That is all I will say without giving up any spoilers.

dianareadsfiction's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

rballenger's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

<b> Type of read: </b> Commuter Read.

<b> What made me pick it up: </b> Disney + alternate ending = TBR. I've been wanting to start the Twisted Tales series and 'Go the Distance' was the first available at my library. 

<b> Overall rating: </b> Arrrrrggggghhhhh......I wanted to like this book but it just felt...forced. I felt like Calonita was trying to put in too many of the little quips and personality traits that make Meg who she is and it came off feeling forced, unnatural, and cheap. I'm usually not one to shy away from YA but this was the very Y side of YA. I'm still planning to read some others in the Twisted Tales series, especially since there are multiple authors that contribute, but I wasn't a huge fan of the way Calonita approached 'Go the Distance.' Loved the concept, loved that Meg got to be the star of the show, hated how it was done and how juvenile and whiny it came off.

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