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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
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
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In terms of a youth thriller this story falls extremely short. The first two stories do have some good scares but almost every other story falls flat. However, this book was great for a feel-good coming-of-age. I enjoyed watching the adventures of Uly and Mia even if the scares fell short. Maybe some younger kids would enjoy the scares more but for an older audience at least they can enjoy a cute coming-of-age.
This one just didn't grab me...I think the animal main characters are not my favorite, so to read outside my genre with that isn't for me. It wasn't bad, so I might come back to it if enough students told me I HAD to read it.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am torn between 3 or 4 stars for this book. Initially, I thought the book was strange and couldn’t imagine an age group that I thought would enjoy it - too scary for some littles, too juvenile for middle school students. About 3/4 of the way in though, I was taken! The creepy factor was just enough and the character development and relationships were established enough that I was continuously drawn back to the book in order to find out what would happen to Mia and Uly. The end left me quite satisfied and feeling fondly toward the book as a whole.