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A review by mackle13
Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
3.0
2.5
Surprisingly gruesome for being a kids book, but not overly gory. I think younger kids would love it, and maybe find it a little frightening - though the easily frightened, in a bad way, and over-protective parents might stear away from it.
I wish I liked it more than I did, though. It's one of those books that, while told in first person, feels distant. I never really clicked with it, and never really felt the terror of the situation. Also, I had the mystery figured out in, like, the first 5 pages, and you know that it ends well since it's sort of told as a flashback, so maybe that takes something of the edge off?
Fast read, enjoyable enough, and I loved the illustrations by Riddel. I'll still probably get the next in the series, even though I didn't love it, more because I'm hoping there's a payout to the potential.
Surprisingly gruesome for being a kids book, but not overly gory. I think younger kids would love it, and maybe find it a little frightening - though the easily frightened, in a bad way, and over-protective parents might stear away from it.
I wish I liked it more than I did, though. It's one of those books that, while told in first person, feels distant. I never really clicked with it, and never really felt the terror of the situation. Also, I had the mystery figured out in, like, the first 5 pages, and you know that it ends well since it's sort of told as a flashback, so maybe that takes something of the edge off?
Fast read, enjoyable enough, and I loved the illustrations by Riddel. I'll still probably get the next in the series, even though I didn't love it, more because I'm hoping there's a payout to the potential.