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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars to this fabulous hotel. Boy, my visit sure was eventful! I saw goblins (even a prince!), tooth fairies, a moving lawn, there was an epic battle between goblins and pirates! Did I mention the strange but interesting foods? Oh my, I want to book another room for a holiday soon. I am sure my next visit will just be as eventful as this one. It seems that this hotel doesn't have any quiet days. And that is just what I need on my vacation, excitement!
So I was definitely looking forward to reading this book. The cover looked fabulous, the story sounded interesting. And after reading it I can say it was all it promised me and more!
Our MC is Frankie, a little guy who isn't quite human, in fact he is one thirty-sixth troll! And we don't know what else is running in the family, as there are a lot of different creatures making up his family line. Trolls, nymphs, harpies and more! His grandma is a troll, a real angry/always pissed off troll.
His family runs a hotel, The Nothing To See Here Hotel. It is located near the sea at a pretty nice location, though don't think that humans will be able to enter, oh no. There are all sorts of measures to make sure no human strays in the hotel. Magical ones, but also the parents writing up all sorts of bad reviews. :P Yep, this hotel is only for supernatural beings! And the hotel looks fabulous, I would love to live there. There is a library for instance, but I also love Frankie's secret room. Can I have that one, I would love a secret room, and then one located above a library.
One day our lovely hotel gets a message, there is a prince on his way to the hotel! Chaos ensues, and I was eager to see the prince. But I quickly got a strange feeling that this prince is not what it seems. And I was right! He turned out to be quite the terrible person. And not only because of his attitude (I wonder why anyone stays with him, I would have run away pretty hard if I had the chance), but also something else that was revealed a bit later on.
If you think that goblins are WOW, then wait until the moment the pirates shoot cannonballs and barge into the hotel. Yep, magical waves will bring boats right to your doorstep. :P
And thus a battle begins, a battle that will go through the whole hotel and even outside of it (making two green monsters not happy).
I loved seeing all the various supernatural beings that visited the place. Like the tooth fairies (who knew their dental hygiene is terrible?), a lawn that is alive (that sure is treacherous), trolls (that grandma sure is scary as heck), and so many other creatures.
Well I could go on and on about this book for a while, I just enjoyed my stay so much. I just want to comment on the fabulous illustrations by Steven Lenton. His art style fits this story perfectly and he brings the characters to life.
I hope that there will be many more books in this series, as I said in the beginning, I want to have another stay at this hotel and see what fun events will happen then! I would highly recommend this terrific fun book to everyone.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
So I was definitely looking forward to reading this book. The cover looked fabulous, the story sounded interesting. And after reading it I can say it was all it promised me and more!
Our MC is Frankie, a little guy who isn't quite human, in fact he is one thirty-sixth troll! And we don't know what else is running in the family, as there are a lot of different creatures making up his family line. Trolls, nymphs, harpies and more! His grandma is a troll, a real angry/always pissed off troll.
His family runs a hotel, The Nothing To See Here Hotel. It is located near the sea at a pretty nice location, though don't think that humans will be able to enter, oh no. There are all sorts of measures to make sure no human strays in the hotel. Magical ones, but also the parents writing up all sorts of bad reviews. :P Yep, this hotel is only for supernatural beings! And the hotel looks fabulous, I would love to live there. There is a library for instance, but I also love Frankie's secret room. Can I have that one, I would love a secret room, and then one located above a library.
One day our lovely hotel gets a message, there is a prince on his way to the hotel! Chaos ensues, and I was eager to see the prince. But I quickly got a strange feeling that this prince is not what it seems. And I was right! He turned out to be quite the terrible person. And not only because of his attitude (I wonder why anyone stays with him, I would have run away pretty hard if I had the chance), but also something else that was revealed a bit later on.
If you think that goblins are WOW, then wait until the moment the pirates shoot cannonballs and barge into the hotel. Yep, magical waves will bring boats right to your doorstep. :P
And thus a battle begins, a battle that will go through the whole hotel and even outside of it (making two green monsters not happy).
I loved seeing all the various supernatural beings that visited the place. Like the tooth fairies (who knew their dental hygiene is terrible?), a lawn that is alive (that sure is treacherous), trolls (that grandma sure is scary as heck), and so many other creatures.
Well I could go on and on about this book for a while, I just enjoyed my stay so much. I just want to comment on the fabulous illustrations by Steven Lenton. His art style fits this story perfectly and he brings the characters to life.
I hope that there will be many more books in this series, as I said in the beginning, I want to have another stay at this hotel and see what fun events will happen then! I would highly recommend this terrific fun book to everyone.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
adame13wso's review
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
nicnocs511's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
aaron_j136's review against another edition
3.0
This is one of the weirdest books I have ever read (in a good way though)
thereadedit's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
I absolutely adore this fantastical short story!! It is full of imagination and other worldly creatures you always hoped existed! You are able to get to know Frankie and his immediately family along with all of the guests that call the hotel home. You get to see creatures you always hoped were real come alive on these pages!!
macfiar's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so cute! I listened to the audio book which I highly recommend. It was a really fun "ordinary day at the Nothing to See Here Hotel." Looking forward to reading others by the author.
toreadistovoyage's review
2.0
My son liked this, but he lost interest as the story went on. I think it had a lot of potential, but it just didn't hit for me. I also have some issues with some story details...reminiscent of books I would have read as a kid in the early 90s.
thereadingtrashqueen's review against another edition
4.0
3,5-4/5
Storms, and messengers, and ravens, and parties, and exploding boulders, and parades, and skinny-dipping, and plagues of hermit crabs, and criminals, and diamonds, and pirates, and heroes, and skeletons, and curses, and battles, and fireballs, and the odd person getting gobbled up are all just regular stuff for the Banister family.
Here where weird is the new normal...
Still fancy coming to stay?
YES!
Really fun read with beautiful drawings (although stop it with the boobs, Lenton, really), with the downside of the goblin prince looking and acting like the (stereotypical) princes from (Ancient) Asia. Another review goes into it in depth, and I agree that it could have been handled better.
The rest of it was so fun, though, and the made up words were the best. I can’t wait to read the sequels tomorrow, and hope there’ll be no problematic stuff in those.
Storms, and messengers, and ravens, and parties, and exploding boulders, and parades, and skinny-dipping, and plagues of hermit crabs, and criminals, and diamonds, and pirates, and heroes, and skeletons, and curses, and battles, and fireballs, and the odd person getting gobbled up are all just regular stuff for the Banister family.
Here where weird is the new normal...
Still fancy coming to stay?
YES!
Really fun read with beautiful drawings (although stop it with the boobs, Lenton, really), with the downside of the goblin prince looking and acting like the (stereotypical) princes from (Ancient) Asia. Another review goes into it in depth, and I agree that it could have been handled better.
The rest of it was so fun, though, and the made up words were the best. I can’t wait to read the sequels tomorrow, and hope there’ll be no problematic stuff in those.
1hollieb's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0