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melodyriggs's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a Disney fan and played a little of the game several years ago. At the end of the day, this is a novel based on a video game. Interesting plot but not super good writing. Disney fans and fans of the game will enjoy it.
cecilia_branco's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
houxli's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I have nothing but positive feelings towards this book despite the fact that I am less intelligent than I was before I read it. It's better than the pervious entries, in that it describes action rather than "then a fight happened. 'Ow,' said Sora." It's bad because the game added NOTHING to the series, besides letting the characters in one something that was already familiar to the audience, IE what happened in Castle Oblivion. In that way the book adds nothing. Chain of Memories had at least Sora knowing that he was going back through his memories, while here Data!Sora is going through it for the first time, with the Disney world characters going through it for the first time, and the time spent there is condense because this is the THIRD time we've seen the same plot unfold. The framing of the Disney Castle crew looking over the journal is interesting (even ignoring that Jiminy wasn't at the Destiny Islands, so that portion shouldn't be in the journal), but devolves as the writing is so unclear what is happening where and when, especially once King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are brought into the datascape. There's nothing interesting said about AI or technology. It's distracting because technology is a large part of the series, what's real and what's not. Roxas was recombobulated in a digital Twilight Town, the Tron world is an extension of Hallow Bastian, and now the journals have metadata that can gain hearts.
But we all know why we're here. We're here for nonsense, melodrama, and fun. This book offers that much. If you, reader, are bothering even looking at this, then you know why you're here.
But we all know why we're here. We're here for nonsense, melodrama, and fun. This book offers that much. If you, reader, are bothering even looking at this, then you know why you're here.
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