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A review by reader44ever
Oddly Normal, Book 3 by Otis Frampton
4.0
Though I am enjoying this graphic novel series, I am getting a little tired of every book ending "open," if not with downright cliffhangers. :-( So I might call it good with this book.
This third collection of Oddly Normal's adventures happily begins right where the previous book two left off. In other words, Oddly and Ragnar are about to watch Reggie play Rocketball (book two). Sadly, the play does not go exactly well for Reggie or his team, and after the play, the bullies (led by Tamsin) challenge Oddly to a race called the "Witch's Brouhaha" (book three).
During the race, Tamsin doesn't play fair (as expected), but when she gets into trouble, Oddly rescues her. After the race, Tamsin is less than pleased and offers threats, but Mr. Gooseberry puts a stop to it. As a parting comment, though, Tamsin says something about "extra credit."
And Oddly puts together various memories of hearing about extra credit and comes to the correct conclusion that Mr. Gooseberry is up to no good.
Oddly heads to the school with Ragnar, Reggie and Misty, to confront Mr. Gooseberry. I don't know what the kids thought they would be able to find out/accomplish, but in the endMisty was gone and Mr. Gooseberry disappeared after saying that Oddly will never find her parents. :-(
So Oddly, Ragnar and Reggiehead to the graveyard near the race location to do a dance for Misty (???) and then Oddly heads home.
Once home, Oddly gathers some books down in her Auntie's magic room and sits down to meditate or something. Her Auntie sees her, freaks out, and tells Oddly that she can never do magic. So Oddly heads upstairs . . .
The End.
Our last view was of Oddly walking upstairs while her Auntie watches her from belowstairs.
While this is not a cliffhanger in the same way books one and two ended in cliffhangers, this "ending" does leave Oddly's story hanging wide open. Is it too much to hope that book four will close out . . . something? anything? I would at least like to seeOddly, Ragnar and Reggie find/save/rescue Misty.
I probably will read book four, because I do enjoy this story and the artwork and I probably won't be able to help myself from reading it once it is released. But I really hope that book four provides some sort of closure for something, because I'm getting tired of all these open endings.
This third collection of Oddly Normal's adventures happily begins right where the previous book two left off. In other words, Oddly and Ragnar are about to watch Reggie play Rocketball (book two). Sadly, the play does not go exactly well for Reggie or his team, and after the play, the bullies (led by Tamsin) challenge Oddly to a race called the "Witch's Brouhaha" (book three).
During the race, Tamsin doesn't play fair (as expected), but when she gets into trouble, Oddly rescues her. After the race, Tamsin is less than pleased and offers threats, but Mr. Gooseberry puts a stop to it. As a parting comment, though, Tamsin says something about "extra credit."
And Oddly puts together various memories of hearing about extra credit and comes to the correct conclusion that Mr. Gooseberry is up to no good.
Oddly heads to the school with Ragnar, Reggie and Misty, to confront Mr. Gooseberry. I don't know what the kids thought they would be able to find out/accomplish, but in the end
So Oddly, Ragnar and Reggie
Once home, Oddly gathers some books down in her Auntie's magic room and sits down to meditate or something. Her Auntie sees her, freaks out, and tells Oddly that she can never do magic. So Oddly heads upstairs . . .
The End.
Our last view was of Oddly walking upstairs while her Auntie watches her from belowstairs.
While this is not a cliffhanger in the same way books one and two ended in cliffhangers, this "ending" does leave Oddly's story hanging wide open. Is it too much to hope that book four will close out . . . something? anything? I would at least like to see
I probably will read book four, because I do enjoy this story and the artwork and I probably won't be able to help myself from reading it once it is released. But I really hope that book four provides some sort of closure for something, because I'm getting tired of all these open endings.