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A review by bluebeereads
Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember
4.0
Quite The Novel Idea ~ Words from the Clouds
This was such a nice read! I'll be honest though and say that it's hard for me to review shorter books because there's usually not that much to talk about. Not that this book lacked substance. Not in the least. Unicorn Tracks managed to meet my expectations and then some!
The writing in this book was very vivid and I really felt like I was there with Mnemba and Kate sometimes. I haven't read many books with Africa as a backdrop and it was very nice. It definitely would make want to visit the place if I wasn't so sensitive to the heat. I mean, I would die there. For real. But I really liked the world-building with all the creatures. Also major props to the author for managing to work unicorns into the story without making it corny!
I do believe the story itself could have benefited from more development, which is what I usually think with short stories like this. There's a lot going on in this book and it defintely would have brought this book to the next level. It also would have helped with the secondary characters. They felt a little too one-dimensional to me, though they weren't uninteresting, if that makes sense. I just wanted more from them. But the two girls, Mnemba and Kate were really well-developed and I loved them. Their romance is very very sweet and well-paced. It gave me flutters in my stomach on multiple times.
Overal, Unicorn Tracks is very magical, adventurous and romantic. It's a fun and quick read that I do highly recommend. So check it out, if you can.
This was such a nice read! I'll be honest though and say that it's hard for me to review shorter books because there's usually not that much to talk about. Not that this book lacked substance. Not in the least. Unicorn Tracks managed to meet my expectations and then some!
The writing in this book was very vivid and I really felt like I was there with Mnemba and Kate sometimes. I haven't read many books with Africa as a backdrop and it was very nice. It definitely would make want to visit the place if I wasn't so sensitive to the heat. I mean, I would die there. For real. But I really liked the world-building with all the creatures. Also major props to the author for managing to work unicorns into the story without making it corny!
I do believe the story itself could have benefited from more development, which is what I usually think with short stories like this. There's a lot going on in this book and it defintely would have brought this book to the next level. It also would have helped with the secondary characters. They felt a little too one-dimensional to me, though they weren't uninteresting, if that makes sense. I just wanted more from them. But the two girls, Mnemba and Kate were really well-developed and I loved them. Their romance is very very sweet and well-paced. It gave me flutters in my stomach on multiple times.
Overal, Unicorn Tracks is very magical, adventurous and romantic. It's a fun and quick read that I do highly recommend. So check it out, if you can.