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blankpagealex's review
4.0
Read this aloud to my 2nd grader and we both enjoyed it. Funnier than we expected with some really entertaining characters. The idea that humans are causing climate change literally by angering an undersea society prompting them to take revenge by rising sea levels is interesting. I think some of the science of both the Atlanteans and humans was a little far-fetched and would have been better off without attempted explanations.
My son is hoping for a sequel!
My son is hoping for a sequel!
shopthebookworm's review
4.0
Atlantis did a great job at changing the story we're used to hearing when it comes to the underwater city. In Mone's book, we get to see both perspectives--alternating between Kaya, an Atlantean, and Lewis, a Person of the Sun.
Kaya's a young teen that loves to hear about the stories of the People of the Sun. Most of Atlantis believes that they're a myth, though, so she goes looking.
For Lewis, his father is a scientist that lost his job and his reputation has gone downhill due to his fascination with Atlantis. So his father also goes looking with his kid assistant, and Lewis accidentally tags along.
Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion is a perfect story for anyone that has an interest in Atlantis or even discovering other beings in the universe no matter their age. It's exciting and has just the right amount of humor.
Kaya's a young teen that loves to hear about the stories of the People of the Sun. Most of Atlantis believes that they're a myth, though, so she goes looking.
For Lewis, his father is a scientist that lost his job and his reputation has gone downhill due to his fascination with Atlantis. So his father also goes looking with his kid assistant, and Lewis accidentally tags along.
Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion is a perfect story for anyone that has an interest in Atlantis or even discovering other beings in the universe no matter their age. It's exciting and has just the right amount of humor.
bookishkandice's review
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book caught my attention immediately because I have been fascinated with Atlantis since I was a young child. I believe the Disney movies did not help in this fascination, because Atlantis: The Lost Empire is still one of my favorite movies of all time.
Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion by Gregory Mone is written to target a middle-grade audience and I think the author did a wonderful job! The story for Atlantis and the relationship between the people of the land and the people of the sea is quite imaginative. I loved the message the author is sending about not polluting the oceans of Earth and how it can affect other ecosystems beside those on land. The rifts between Atlantis and the land people is quite different from previous versions of the Atlantis story. In this book, we actually get a POV from an Atlantean, which is a first as far as I know. The author has a done a great job imagining the different technological and biological advancements that come to people who live underwater versus their counterparts on land. I loved the dynamic the author brought to the story between the land people and the Atlantean's. The entire cast of characters is great and I love the little snippets of foreshadowing throughout the beginning of the book.
Overall, this was quite an enjoyable read, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves Atlantean stories or fantasy stories.
This book caught my attention immediately because I have been fascinated with Atlantis since I was a young child. I believe the Disney movies did not help in this fascination, because Atlantis: The Lost Empire is still one of my favorite movies of all time.
Atlantis: The Accidental Invasion by Gregory Mone is written to target a middle-grade audience and I think the author did a wonderful job! The story for Atlantis and the relationship between the people of the land and the people of the sea is quite imaginative. I loved the message the author is sending about not polluting the oceans of Earth and how it can affect other ecosystems beside those on land. The rifts between Atlantis and the land people is quite different from previous versions of the Atlantis story. In this book, we actually get a POV from an Atlantean, which is a first as far as I know. The author has a done a great job imagining the different technological and biological advancements that come to people who live underwater versus their counterparts on land. I loved the dynamic the author brought to the story between the land people and the Atlantean's. The entire cast of characters is great and I love the little snippets of foreshadowing throughout the beginning of the book.
Overall, this was quite an enjoyable read, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves Atlantean stories or fantasy stories.
sleicht's review
4.0
What a fun read! This novel felt very reminiscent of Jeanne DuPrau’s City of Ember. I loved the science fiction depiction of Atlantis filled with well thought out evolutions and technologies. Our main characters were engaging and appropriately silly, and I’ll be interested to see how they continue to grow in future books (if a series is the intention). Mone also did a good job of introducing the climate change elements without shoving it down the reader’s throat.
The pacing felt a bit off throughout. We dove right in at the top of the novel and then sort of stopped and started from there. Descriptions were definitely Mone’s strength!
This is a great intro to scifi for young readers!
The pacing felt a bit off throughout. We dove right in at the top of the novel and then sort of stopped and started from there. Descriptions were definitely Mone’s strength!
This is a great intro to scifi for young readers!
mousereads's review
3.0
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Atlantis was a really interesting take on a common story. Instead of focusing solely on the discovery of the underwater world, we got a focus on both sides. The writing was very descriptive, and because both of the groups were seeing each other for the first time, we got well-explained descriptors for everyone's appearance. The underwater world and the way their homes worked was unique, as well as cars and technology. I found the science behind these stories really interesting and realistic as well. However, the pacing for this was not as exciting as I would have expected. I think from a middle-grade standpoint, this book could be used in science classes to explain a lot of different things: from audio technology to radio waves, how evolution works, and oceanic creatures. The ending also left us with a bit of a cliffhanger, and I will admit that I am extremely interested to find out what it means!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Atlantis was a really interesting take on a common story. Instead of focusing solely on the discovery of the underwater world, we got a focus on both sides. The writing was very descriptive, and because both of the groups were seeing each other for the first time, we got well-explained descriptors for everyone's appearance. The underwater world and the way their homes worked was unique, as well as cars and technology. I found the science behind these stories really interesting and realistic as well. However, the pacing for this was not as exciting as I would have expected. I think from a middle-grade standpoint, this book could be used in science classes to explain a lot of different things: from audio technology to radio waves, how evolution works, and oceanic creatures. The ending also left us with a bit of a cliffhanger, and I will admit that I am extremely interested to find out what it means!
karisjmadison's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
4.25
alexis_carr13's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
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