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Alice Will
by Ashley Chappell
Okay, so it took me over a year to finish this book - I started in February 2018, and it's May 2019 now. I read heaps of books between starting this one and finishing it, of course, but despite this book coming and going from my life while remaining unread, I didn't want to give up on it. Despite how hard it sometimes felt to make progress with the read, I really did enjoy the book whenever I picked it up again.
The book is set in a world that is so richly built, and so unique, that I frequently felt amazement at what I was reading. I could picture the scenes vividly in my mind but I also had to really suspend belief here and there, or maybe it was more a case of expanding my mind to accommodate what I was reading about. It's a complicated world, or rather, set of worlds, and while they each have their own rules, they're also all interconnected and reliant upon each other.
There are serious moments, and there are ridiculous, amusing moments. I laughed quite often but also felt rage when bad guys were doing bad things. I was proud of Trotter and her resolve to do what had to be done. I was also proud of the other characters who played their parts. Despite what I said earlier in a comment about not being big on talking cats, I grew rather fond of Prowler, and felt exasperated for him and some of the things he had to put up with. ;) I'm glad he got his seafood buffet at last though!
Some little details about the world of DoC that I loved:
- There's a Hostage Crab!
- There are teddy cats! Nuts
- There's a guy called Barry Metric
- There's a desert called the Soggy Desert
- There's a mountain range called the Prawn Mountains
Some fave quotes:
“I’m a little busy at the moment!” he complained through a mouthful of teddy bear.
This time she didn’t even notice the childish décor and the sad bear cub Poo-Poo grumbling at the teddy cat that kept trying to climb up his back.
The bed was covered from end to end with small mewling teddy bears similar to the one that Ursula had been clutching in her parlor, and in all different colors.
Again, most of the city shut down and everyone celebrated by giving each other, in addition to confused looks, chocolate covered hard-boiled eggs, which nobody ate, and had city wide duck hunts. Not that they shot the ducks, of course. They simply hid them in various cupboards, alleys, and trees while the children tried to find them. Getting them to not quack was the trick.
“What’s a cat got to do to get a drink around here?” he asked irritably.
To conclude, I think I may have to read on with this series. But the thought scares me, in case it takes me another 1+ yrs to read the next one. Maybe I'll give things a rest & return to the matter later.
The book is set in a world that is so richly built, and so unique, that I frequently felt amazement at what I was reading. I could picture the scenes vividly in my mind but I also had to really suspend belief here and there, or maybe it was more a case of expanding my mind to accommodate what I was reading about. It's a complicated world, or rather, set of worlds, and while they each have their own rules, they're also all interconnected and reliant upon each other.
There are serious moments, and there are ridiculous, amusing moments. I laughed quite often but also felt rage when bad guys were doing bad things. I was proud of Trotter and her resolve to do what had to be done. I was also proud of the other characters who played their parts. Despite what I said earlier in a comment about not being big on talking cats, I grew rather fond of Prowler, and felt exasperated for him and some of the things he had to put up with. ;) I'm glad he got his seafood buffet at last though!
Some little details about the world of DoC that I loved:
- There's a Hostage Crab!
- There are teddy cats! Nuts
- There's a guy called Barry Metric
- There's a desert called the Soggy Desert
- There's a mountain range called the Prawn Mountains
Some fave quotes:
“I’m a little busy at the moment!” he complained through a mouthful of teddy bear.
This time she didn’t even notice the childish décor and the sad bear cub Poo-Poo grumbling at the teddy cat that kept trying to climb up his back.
The bed was covered from end to end with small mewling teddy bears similar to the one that Ursula had been clutching in her parlor, and in all different colors.
Again, most of the city shut down and everyone celebrated by giving each other, in addition to confused looks, chocolate covered hard-boiled eggs, which nobody ate, and had city wide duck hunts. Not that they shot the ducks, of course. They simply hid them in various cupboards, alleys, and trees while the children tried to find them. Getting them to not quack was the trick.
“What’s a cat got to do to get a drink around here?” he asked irritably.
To conclude, I think I may have to read on with this series. But the thought scares me, in case it takes me another 1+ yrs to read the next one. Maybe I'll give things a rest & return to the matter later.