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luann's review
3.0
This was enjoyable enough to read, but not great. I had some problems with the writing style, especially in the beginning. He likes to use a lot of weird similes and comparisons that would always bump me out of the story while I decided whether or not I liked his phrase. For example, "The stones looked like a huge set of teeth in need of major orthodontia" or "The sun's belly hung like an expectant mother's, sending heavy rays of warmth down over the tranquil scene" or "Spiderwebs covered the opening like a dirty film over a withered eye." These phrases definitely put pictures in your mind, but I felt like they were overused, especially in the beginning. Either that or I just got used to them as I progressed through the book.
My second issue with the book isn't really the author's fault. I've only read the first of the [b:Leven Thumps|214856|Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Leven Thumps, #1)|Obert Skye|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255754469s/214856.jpg|2155900] books. While this does have a "foo-nopsis" designed to catch you up in case you haven't read all of the others, I kept feeling like I didn't know these characters as well as I could have to enjoy the story properly.
My third and largest problem with the book isthe ending! I knew it was the first of a series, but please! Geth takes a deep breath and steps out a door and that's the end! Ah! I hate that - especially since I'm not sure I enjoyed it enough to read more in the series when they are written.
On the plus side, this will be a book enjoyed by many of the students in my library who have loved the Leven Thumps books. I was happy to have won it through the Goodreads First Reads program! If you have read and enjoyed the Leven Thumps books, you definitely will want to read this one as well.
My second issue with the book isn't really the author's fault. I've only read the first of the [b:Leven Thumps|214856|Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Leven Thumps, #1)|Obert Skye|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255754469s/214856.jpg|2155900] books. While this does have a "foo-nopsis" designed to catch you up in case you haven't read all of the others, I kept feeling like I didn't know these characters as well as I could have to enjoy the story properly.
My third and largest problem with the book is
On the plus side, this will be a book enjoyed by many of the students in my library who have loved the Leven Thumps books. I was happy to have won it through the Goodreads First Reads program! If you have read and enjoyed the Leven Thumps books, you definitely will want to read this one as well.
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