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mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
Received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.
3.5 stars.
This book looked really fun, and it was mostly fun, though I have to say I loved the first story the most, the second was a disappointment and the third was quite fun (but had some annoying parts).
Let me start with March, a rabbit/hare/bunny who likes racing and who does this often as his job. No clue why he is still with his parents though, as I would think he is old enough to live on his own. Oh well, March is a great character and I loved how he tried to help others, how he just kept going even though things didn’t always look like they could go well. However, in the second book I didn’t particularly like him. Mostly because I would expect someone who races would understand how dangerous it is to race in a town with multiple people. Instead he drifts and races like crazy and I was just waiting for people to get hurt. He destroyed quite a bit of stuff. Which is a shame, I really had expected better from him. While he needed some motivation, he helped out people in the last book. And I was proud of him, though at times I was shaking my head and wondered how he kept gaining in on that first place girl. After all, he lost quite a lot of minutes (maybe even hours, since one car had to be fixed). But all in all, he was a good character and I really liked him.
March’s family is great, they are really supportive and try to help him out as best as they can. I really liked the part when they all fixed the car, everyone had a part, even his little sister who painted her paw prints on the car. :)
Hammond (or Pork-chops or sausage links) was mostly an annoying character. For various reasons. He was also an awesome mechanic, but sadly also a big idiot and I didn’t always like his attitude. I also didn’t like how he ate a lot of the pies that were meant for a customer. Does he not have common sense/does he not know?
I really liked the races, it was one of the reasons why I wanted to read the book. I really liked races and fast cars, so this book was really fun. They had diagrams of the cars with all kinds of specs, they drifted through the corners and so much more! It was great fun.
I loved the puns in this book. There were so many. Like the fact that March’s favourite racer was a turtle and there were quite a few other parts that had me laughing at the little word jokes.
And that brings me to the last part to discuss, the illustrations. I really liked them, this is my first book by this author/artist and I must say I like the style. It is really colourful and fun.
All in all, I would recommend this book to everyone. People who like races, puns, cars and hilarious situations will like this one.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
3.5 stars.
This book looked really fun, and it was mostly fun, though I have to say I loved the first story the most, the second was a disappointment and the third was quite fun (but had some annoying parts).
Let me start with March, a rabbit/hare/bunny who likes racing and who does this often as his job. No clue why he is still with his parents though, as I would think he is old enough to live on his own. Oh well, March is a great character and I loved how he tried to help others, how he just kept going even though things didn’t always look like they could go well. However, in the second book I didn’t particularly like him. Mostly because I would expect someone who races would understand how dangerous it is to race in a town with multiple people. Instead he drifts and races like crazy and I was just waiting for people to get hurt. He destroyed quite a bit of stuff. Which is a shame, I really had expected better from him. While he needed some motivation, he helped out people in the last book. And I was proud of him, though at times I was shaking my head and wondered how he kept gaining in on that first place girl. After all, he lost quite a lot of minutes (maybe even hours, since one car had to be fixed). But all in all, he was a good character and I really liked him.
March’s family is great, they are really supportive and try to help him out as best as they can. I really liked the part when they all fixed the car, everyone had a part, even his little sister who painted her paw prints on the car. :)
Hammond (or Pork-chops or sausage links) was mostly an annoying character. For various reasons. He was also an awesome mechanic, but sadly also a big idiot and I didn’t always like his attitude. I also didn’t like how he ate a lot of the pies that were meant for a customer. Does he not have common sense/does he not know?
I really liked the races, it was one of the reasons why I wanted to read the book. I really liked races and fast cars, so this book was really fun. They had diagrams of the cars with all kinds of specs, they drifted through the corners and so much more! It was great fun.
I loved the puns in this book. There were so many. Like the fact that March’s favourite racer was a turtle and there were quite a few other parts that had me laughing at the little word jokes.
And that brings me to the last part to discuss, the illustrations. I really liked them, this is my first book by this author/artist and I must say I like the style. It is really colourful and fun.
All in all, I would recommend this book to everyone. People who like races, puns, cars and hilarious situations will like this one.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'March Grand Prix: The Fast and the Furriest' by Kean Soo is a fast-moving win for young graphic novel fans. The characters are all talking animals and the art is fun.
March Hare is a racecar driver from a multi-talented family. In the first story, he's on his way to a big race at Harewood, where he hopes to meet his hero, Alan Tuttle, who is a 3-time world champion. His mechanic and pit boss is Hammond Pork Chop, and his main rival for this story is Lyca. When March has a mishap on the track, his family pulls together to help March succeed.
The second story is called 'The Baker's Run' and has March trying to help his sister delivery baked goods with the help of Hammond. The problems arise when the delivery van isn't fast enough for March and the baked goods are too delicious for Hammond.
The collection closes out with another racing story, serving as a good bookend to the collection. The characters are great in this book. They are drawn well, and have unique and interesting personalities. March's family is supportive and they all pull together in a crisis. This would be a good recommendation for early elementary readers. I really enjoyed it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Capstone Young Readers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this delightful graphic novel.
March Hare is a racecar driver from a multi-talented family. In the first story, he's on his way to a big race at Harewood, where he hopes to meet his hero, Alan Tuttle, who is a 3-time world champion. His mechanic and pit boss is Hammond Pork Chop, and his main rival for this story is Lyca. When March has a mishap on the track, his family pulls together to help March succeed.
The second story is called 'The Baker's Run' and has March trying to help his sister delivery baked goods with the help of Hammond. The problems arise when the delivery van isn't fast enough for March and the baked goods are too delicious for Hammond.
The collection closes out with another racing story, serving as a good bookend to the collection. The characters are great in this book. They are drawn well, and have unique and interesting personalities. March's family is supportive and they all pull together in a crisis. This would be a good recommendation for early elementary readers. I really enjoyed it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Capstone Young Readers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this delightful graphic novel.
kfan's review against another edition
5.0
OK. There's a location in this book named after my character in Kim Kardashian Hollywood ("Kloaca Canyon") but this book was getting 5 stars before I even got to that part.
March Grand Prix is 3 short stories about a car-racing rabbit named March Hare. It's described as "Fast & Furious meets Hello Kitty" and that is very accurate. They're super cute & sweet stories about being a good person and friend and family member, set in the world of high-speed car-racing animals. The dialogue is snappy, the stories hum along tightly, AND my favorite is there's this cool schematic diagram thing Kean does where he shows the performance stats of cars (or apple tarts) and I hope that will be continued in future books. I HOPE THERE WILL BE MORE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES.
My only (very minor) quibble is that I wish the main character was a girl, bc there's no reason it particularly needs to be a boy. But I loved this book and it's perfect for young kids/young readers who are starting to get interested in graphic novels. Highly recommended gift idea.
March Grand Prix is 3 short stories about a car-racing rabbit named March Hare. It's described as "Fast & Furious meets Hello Kitty" and that is very accurate. They're super cute & sweet stories about being a good person and friend and family member, set in the world of high-speed car-racing animals. The dialogue is snappy, the stories hum along tightly, AND my favorite is there's this cool schematic diagram thing Kean does where he shows the performance stats of cars (or apple tarts) and I hope that will be continued in future books. I HOPE THERE WILL BE MORE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES.
My only (very minor) quibble is that I wish the main character was a girl, bc there's no reason it particularly needs to be a boy. But I loved this book and it's perfect for young kids/young readers who are starting to get interested in graphic novels. Highly recommended gift idea.
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