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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
3.5
Ok, so I read this immediately after "Five, Six, Seven, Nate!" so I noticed a number of weird, but decent sized, continuty errors, plus major characters from Nate's life on Broadway were just gone without a trace. It really felt in some ways like a completely separate book from the first two, instead of being the third in the series.
The good news is that you could read this as a standalone.
Ok, so I read this immediately after "Five, Six, Seven, Nate!" so I noticed a number of weird, but decent sized, continuty errors, plus major characters from Nate's life on Broadway were just gone without a trace. It really felt in some ways like a completely separate book from the first two, instead of being the third in the series.
The good news is that you could read this as a standalone.
This one by far was the best of the trilogy. They all were cute and I loved seeing the growth and self discovery of Nate. You can also see the writer’s growth as these books progress. He started out using some problematic terms but actually corrects in the books.
When I picked this up I neglected to notice that it was the third book in the series, without having read the other two I didn't find much of a problem jumping into this one.
Nate is a theater kid who loves musicals and is starting his freshman year at a real High School after spending a bit of time on Broadway. In English class his teacher wants the students to thing beyond a standard (boring) book report and immediately Nate is going full speed ahead with making Great Expectations into what else but - a musical. The story is cute, fun and at times very touching but what made this book great to me was the seeming authentic, quippy, modern voice of the main character Nate. The author seems to be able to embody the thoughts and feelings of a theater kid. This book would make a great tv series or movie- come to find out that the author had a part in making High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Nate is a theater kid who loves musicals and is starting his freshman year at a real High School after spending a bit of time on Broadway. In English class his teacher wants the students to thing beyond a standard (boring) book report and immediately Nate is going full speed ahead with making Great Expectations into what else but - a musical. The story is cute, fun and at times very touching but what made this book great to me was the seeming authentic, quippy, modern voice of the main character Nate. The author seems to be able to embody the thoughts and feelings of a theater kid. This book would make a great tv series or movie- come to find out that the author had a part in making High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
*i received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*
I love this series so friggin much and i will never understand why it’s not more popular. If i had a kid, this is a series I’d beg them to read.
I love this series so friggin much and i will never understand why it’s not more popular. If i had a kid, this is a series I’d beg them to read.
this trilogy, following nate's dream, was beautiful and cute and funny.
this third and final book was hilarious, still in the tone of the first two books and very good. nate is one of my favorite characters of all time. he is the best narrator. and i cried at the end. the end (and the entire trilogy) give us courage. courage to follow our life, the direction we want. to follow ourselves. and it also says that musicals are the best, and yeah, they are!!
tim federle did a wonderful job. i will cherish this trilogy with all my heart.
this third and final book was hilarious, still in the tone of the first two books and very good. nate is one of my favorite characters of all time. he is the best narrator. and i cried at the end. the end (and the entire trilogy) give us courage. courage to follow our life, the direction we want. to follow ourselves. and it also says that musicals are the best, and yeah, they are!!
tim federle did a wonderful job. i will cherish this trilogy with all my heart.
So charming, so funny. Loved hearing Tim read the audiobook. The inside jokes (Tuck Everlasting shout out!) landed even harder in his voice. I wish I had this series when I was in middle school.
I'm always happy to spend time in Nate's company. It's not quite as exciting as the other books (I guess I'm a fame-junkie, but getting cast in a Broadway show, and being in a Broadway show, both beat not-doing-a-Broadway-show), but it's fun, funny, gentle, and kind-hearted. I love books to be innately kind-hearted (speaks to the author's character, I imagine), and he was honest enough to include a reference to his own flop Broadway musical (Tuck Everlasting) which had moments of wonderfulness but was often just bewildering and off-putting (I'm sure the authors were to a certain extent hamstrung by the source material). But I still love Nate!
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
A fantastic close to the series - I love seeing how this novel brings everything full circle.
In this final book in the Nate Foster trilogy, Nate finds himself back home in Pennsylvania, but his return is not quite what he expected or feared. It proves that you can take the boy out of Broadway, but you can't take Broadway out of the boy. Highly recommended for fans of the series, which should be mandatory reading for musical theater buffs. For grades 5 & up.
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss