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A review by meredithdardannes
Skraelings: Clashes in the Old Arctic by Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley
3.0
To preface, I'm well aware that this book was intended for younger readers, and that I shouldn't necessarily base my entire review on the fact that it read a bit young for me.
This book was fine. I think the premise was cool, and that it easily could have been really interesting, but the execution didn't really work for me. It moved too fast which left a lot of events just glazed over instead of properly developed. The main character didn't seem to have any development, and what he did get was outright stated instead of shown, which didn't make it feel as earned.
Also, the parts where the authors spoke directly to the reader didn't add anything to the story, and I felt like they interrupted the flow with information that easily could have been worked into the narrative.
There was nothing outright bad about the book, and I'm sure middle grade readers would find it interesting, but I'm probably not going to think about it again.
This book was fine. I think the premise was cool, and that it easily could have been really interesting, but the execution didn't really work for me. It moved too fast which left a lot of events just glazed over instead of properly developed. The main character didn't seem to have any development, and what he did get was outright stated instead of shown, which didn't make it feel as earned.
Also, the parts where the authors spoke directly to the reader didn't add anything to the story, and I felt like they interrupted the flow with information that easily could have been worked into the narrative.
There was nothing outright bad about the book, and I'm sure middle grade readers would find it interesting, but I'm probably not going to think about it again.