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A review by zaineylaney
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities by Rick Riordan
3.0
3.5 Stars
While I normally don’t like Anthologies, this book has a little bit of something for everyone. From the puns of “Calamity Jane” to the camp setting of “The Gum Baby Files” each story is full of fun and whimsy. Come for the YA stories and stay for some fantasy! My favorite story was “My Night at the Gifted Carnival” by Graci Kim which connected me to the characters in a way I really didn’t expect. Plus who doesn’t love the carnival? My only drawback is sometimes it was hard to really dig into the characters. Some of the stories I had just got a handle on them and the story was over.
While I normally don’t like Anthologies, this book has a little bit of something for everyone. From the puns of “Calamity Jane” to the camp setting of “The Gum Baby Files” each story is full of fun and whimsy. Come for the YA stories and stay for some fantasy! My favorite story was “My Night at the Gifted Carnival” by Graci Kim which connected me to the characters in a way I really didn’t expect. Plus who doesn’t love the carnival? My only drawback is sometimes it was hard to really dig into the characters. Some of the stories I had just got a handle on them and the story was over.