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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
leer estos libros siempre es un gusto, los disfruto muchísimo! son lecturas súper ligeras, extravagantes y divertidas. este es el libro que me deja con más ganas de seguir con el siguiente de toda la tetralogía, quiero seguir conociendo la historia de Melody y me encanta que el siguiente sea sobre Lala (me encanta con Clawd
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How did the writing in this series possibly get even worse? I read these books knowing they're just a silly, turn-your-brain-off, guilty pleasure timepass, but it's getting to the point where it's dangerous to read them without a helmet to protect oneself from the constant head-desking. The author's attempts at humour are literally painful. (...Yet I'm still planning on reading the fourth.)
More Monster High silliness, this time with a narrator I liked better. Clawdeen and her family seem to have to do a lot more work to blend in with 'the normies', but they also seem to have the closest to normal family in the books. Sibling rivalry and a lot of social uncertainty make Clawdeen the most believable of the characters, even when she's screwing things up.
This book also starts the sort of solution to the whole Monsters vs. Normies in the series, and I like the idea of an integrated high school.
This book also starts the sort of solution to the whole Monsters vs. Normies in the series, and I like the idea of an integrated high school.
I wish I could give this whole series 100/5 stars. I just love these books so much.
Will you think me pathetic if I told you this one made me cry?
This book wasn't terrible, but I do believe only kids under the age of thirteen will enjoy these books. I started this series when I was fourteen and know I'm eighteen and I can't stand it.
That being said I don't really think the author herself knows who her target audience is. On one hand the author makes her characters so shallow that the only people I can see liking this are younger kids, but then the author sometimes uses big words that the general populace wouldn't know and includes some questionable content for younger children.
This book did have some perks though. The concept is great and the author is actually really clever with her words. This book did get some chuckles out of me, but I still believe that unless you're a tween or younger you won't enjoy this book.
That being said I don't really think the author herself knows who her target audience is. On one hand the author makes her characters so shallow that the only people I can see liking this are younger kids, but then the author sometimes uses big words that the general populace wouldn't know and includes some questionable content for younger children.
This book did have some perks though. The concept is great and the author is actually really clever with her words. This book did get some chuckles out of me, but I still believe that unless you're a tween or younger you won't enjoy this book.
Dear. God. I feel like I'm killing brain cells by listening to even more of this series, especially since they DIDN'T CHANGE THE NARRATOR.... I don't even know if she's trying anymore. There were pages and pages of animal noises, which weren't so much noises as they were readings of the letters on the page. It. Was. Gruesome. But this book promised me Claude/Clawd and Lala/Draculaura cuteness and somewhat didn't disappoint. They had a fairly cute two or three moments, as seen through the eyes of Clawdeen, who is not amused.
But then, Clawdeen has to be the most self-centered character I've ever seen, with the exception of maybe Melody. Clawdeen learns all of her friends are missing and she's upset because she won't get to have her birthday party. This is not only her first thought, it seems to be her only one. Never one time does she ever express concern for her friends. Or her brothers. Or her frenemies. And then Melody's fall from a decent character into the self-centered bitch she becomes in this novel is more fascinating to watch than Bieber's fall from grace. Good grief.
But then, Clawdeen has to be the most self-centered character I've ever seen, with the exception of maybe Melody. Clawdeen learns all of her friends are missing and she's upset because she won't get to have her birthday party. This is not only her first thought, it seems to be her only one. Never one time does she ever express concern for her friends. Or her brothers. Or her frenemies. And then Melody's fall from a decent character into the self-centered bitch she becomes in this novel is more fascinating to watch than Bieber's fall from grace. Good grief.
This is the third book in the Monster High series, and this time around, readers get to see the world from Clawdeen’s eyes. Picking up hours after the final scene in The Ghoul Next Door, Clawdeen and the entire Wolf pack is in hiding from ramifications from Brett’s video. On lockdown thanks to the overprotective Alpha males in her family, Deenie despairs of ever seeing her friends again, let alone hosting her Sassy Sixteen birthday bash. In true Monster High fashion, there are the requisite misunderstandings, tough realizations, shocking truths, and a fabulous ending.
There is no doubt that I adore this series. They are completely harmless and just good monster-y fun. What is not to love about a fashion-obsessed Frankenstein teenager who was just “born” but expected to know everything, a werewolf struggling to adapt to society’s obsession with hair removal, and a vegetarian vampire? Yes, it may be silly, and the fashion obsession does become a BIT much after a while. However, there is such a great message in these stories. It offsets the more inane aspects of the books.
It is because of these forward messages that I allow my eight-year-old daughter to read the books. She knows who and what they are thanks to the dolls and other merchandising that is so popular today and shares my love of monsters (for now anyway – we shall see if it lasts through her teen years). I can have frank discussions with her about the lack of realism when it comes to the haute couture mentioned throughout each novel. The relationship stuff is benign with nothing more than kissing. She sees worse in some movies or television shows, and I can use the books to discuss more meaningful relationships, showing the Steins’ deep love for each other and their daughter. More importantly, I can point to Frankie, Melody, Cleo, and Clawdeen as role models. They are not afraid to show the world who they truly are. Their differences and their acceptance of each other are a great lesson in diversity and cultural awareness. The tension between the monsters, the normies who support them, and the normies who want to run them out of town is a microcosm of the world at large. I can talk to my daughter about Cleo’s behavior and what about it has led to her unhappiness. Clawdeen is a great example about the importance of not hiding important thoughts from parents and that ever-present pull-and-tug between parents and their children regarding their independence. I can use the NUDIs and the RADs to discuss why it is important to stand up for your beliefs. For such short, goofy novels, they really do pack a punch.
Did Lisi Harrison really intend to put so many deep thoughts into these hilarious and yet simple novels? I may never know the answer to that. I do know that they make great teaching tools for some of life’s lessons. I also get to bond with my daughter over a fun series that I probably would have read anyway just because they are about monsters. After all, who doesn’t need a good fluff read every now and then?
There is no doubt that I adore this series. They are completely harmless and just good monster-y fun. What is not to love about a fashion-obsessed Frankenstein teenager who was just “born” but expected to know everything, a werewolf struggling to adapt to society’s obsession with hair removal, and a vegetarian vampire? Yes, it may be silly, and the fashion obsession does become a BIT much after a while. However, there is such a great message in these stories. It offsets the more inane aspects of the books.
It is because of these forward messages that I allow my eight-year-old daughter to read the books. She knows who and what they are thanks to the dolls and other merchandising that is so popular today and shares my love of monsters (for now anyway – we shall see if it lasts through her teen years). I can have frank discussions with her about the lack of realism when it comes to the haute couture mentioned throughout each novel. The relationship stuff is benign with nothing more than kissing. She sees worse in some movies or television shows, and I can use the books to discuss more meaningful relationships, showing the Steins’ deep love for each other and their daughter. More importantly, I can point to Frankie, Melody, Cleo, and Clawdeen as role models. They are not afraid to show the world who they truly are. Their differences and their acceptance of each other are a great lesson in diversity and cultural awareness. The tension between the monsters, the normies who support them, and the normies who want to run them out of town is a microcosm of the world at large. I can talk to my daughter about Cleo’s behavior and what about it has led to her unhappiness. Clawdeen is a great example about the importance of not hiding important thoughts from parents and that ever-present pull-and-tug between parents and their children regarding their independence. I can use the NUDIs and the RADs to discuss why it is important to stand up for your beliefs. For such short, goofy novels, they really do pack a punch.
Did Lisi Harrison really intend to put so many deep thoughts into these hilarious and yet simple novels? I may never know the answer to that. I do know that they make great teaching tools for some of life’s lessons. I also get to bond with my daughter over a fun series that I probably would have read anyway just because they are about monsters. After all, who doesn’t need a good fluff read every now and then?
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes