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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
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I liked this book a lot, except I’m so annoyed at the ending. The kids risked their lives, nearly died, drowned, suffocated—all for a fireworks show??? You’ve gotta be kidding me.
I liked this book a lot, except I’m so annoyed at the ending. The kids risked their lives, nearly died, drowned, suffocated—all for a fireworks show??? You’ve gotta be kidding me.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
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:
No
Disney after Dark is the story of 5 teens hired by Disney to become holograms that walk around the park as guides. However things aren’t as they seem when Finn wakes up in a dream or at least he thinks it’s a dream in Disney confronted by Wayne. Wayne explains it’s up to Finn to get the other four DHI to meet at the same time before he is willing to explain everything. The kids are local celebrities so it should be easy to figure out who they are but Finn is going to need help.
With the help of his Amanda from school Finn is able to track down the other DHI kids who all go to different schools. They need to solve the Stonecutters Quill before the pirates and the overlord figure it out. While the teens are thrust into a magical world they learn that when they sleep they take on the abilities of their hologram counter parts. Thus allowing them to move around the park and solve the clues faster.
I liked Finn right from the start he’s a good kid who is willing to risk it all to save the park. The other characters each have a role in the story but Finn is clearly the main character but I think the way the supporting characters are woven into the story is really well done. I also really liked the way the overlord who’s our bad guy plays out in the story.
I picked up Disney after Dark as a kindle freebie a while back with the intention of starting it right away but never seemed to get around to it. My hubby is the Disney world nut so when he saw the book on his kindle he had to read it and it’s all I’ve heard about for months. I typically try to stick with older characters because some get to young I can’t connect with them. However the characters in the book don’t come off as young but very mature which made it easy to connect with them. I love the way the author took the Disney concept adding their own unique twists to the story. Disney after Dark is one of those fast packed action packed novels that you just can’t put down. I enjoyed it and plan to read the next one in the near future.
lovely little book for Disneyphiles. I believe the author had special access to the parks and the archives which shines through in the story.
Great for kids who are graduating from smaller chapter books, as it captures the interest and is about kids their own age.
Great for kids who are graduating from smaller chapter books, as it captures the interest and is about kids their own age.
DNF @ 63%.
This just needs more development. I get that it’s middle grade, but we should still have characters that we know and care about and a plot that actually has some rise and fall. This just needs to be fleshed our more.
This just needs more development. I get that it’s middle grade, but we should still have characters that we know and care about and a plot that actually has some rise and fall. This just needs to be fleshed our more.
I wanted so badly for this book to be good. I can't even express how badly, but it just wasn't. It was a total let down. I'm not usually this negative, but it was full of cliches and just really poor writing. I know many people might say "Well, it's written for kids, what do you expect." But to that, I say, Percy Jackson and Harry Potter were also written for kids and they are very well written. Disney is a company that prides itself on being the best, so I just expected more from a book sold by Disney that was set at Disney World.
I'm so sorry, this book was fairly terrible. It read like some awkward fan fiction written by a 12-year-old about Disney World. The characters were totally undeveloped, the villains were uncomfortably villainous, and the interactions between the main character and his friends were just weird.
I love all things Disney, but why oh why were these books written?
I love all things Disney, but why oh why were these books written?
I am a Disney Fan and I enjoyed this book. It is written for a young audience but has a good story with suspense. Peaks the imagination of what the parks are like after closing and behind the scenes.