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szammi's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
My son was put off by the cover on this book, thinking it would be scary, so I read it first to check it out. It was so good. Not scary at all! Funny and unique. Excellent writing. I know my sensitive son will be put off by the first 2 pages where there is a bullying situation...but I am advising him to stick with the first chapter because it quickly escalates into magic and funny mayhem. I am definitely recommending it to him. I took .5 stars off because I was confused about the mission of the trolls. Without giving anything away, male trolls have to bring some things to another troll when their troll babies are about to hatch, in hopes of finding their fathers and/or some missing miners...? So I guess no trolls have fathers? They've all disappeared at some point after delivering things to this other troll? And for generations, trolls have been wondering about 3 missing miners? That whole part of the storyline was a little confusing to me, and never got 100% resolved...but this is written for middle grades and maybe they wouldn't think so much about it haha. Being a little confused about that didn't make me enjoy the book any less. I read this because we had read The Lost Galumpus by the same author and LOVED it. Highly recommend both.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
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