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aurabora 's review for:
Midnight for Charlie Bone
by Jenny Nimmo
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I knew this was a middle grade book going in, but that doesn’t excuse it for really speaking down to its audience. In Book 1 of both series, HP & Charlie Bone are both 10-11 yrs old, but this book reads MUCH younger. Like I guess it’s fine for 5-6 year olds, but I’m genuinely shocked anyone older found it enjoyable.
It’s 100% “tell”, not “show”. It reads like an outline for plot points, not a complete book…. And those plot points could use some major revision. Charlie’s new magical ability comes up literally ONCE. And it’s a magical school, except it’s not a magic school, it’s a charter school for the arts with mostly “normal” kids? There’s no attempt at magic world building, there’s not even an attempt at boarding school world building or developing the character friendships. Every aspect is underdeveloped.
Anyway, I really hated this authors writing style and while I am desperately looking for more magic school content, I won’t be continuing this series.
It’s 100% “tell”, not “show”. It reads like an outline for plot points, not a complete book…. And those plot points could use some major revision. Charlie’s new magical ability comes up literally ONCE. And it’s a magical school, except it’s not a magic school, it’s a charter school for the arts with mostly “normal” kids? There’s no attempt at magic world building, there’s not even an attempt at boarding school world building or developing the character friendships. Every aspect is underdeveloped.
Anyway, I really hated this authors writing style and while I am desperately looking for more magic school content, I won’t be continuing this series.