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A review by theliteraryapothecary
Little White Hands by Mark Cushen
3.0
Little White Hands is a tale of a small hopeful Knight who goes on a mighty adventure to help the Four Seasons battling. Garlan makes friends and enemies along the way, and even learns a lesson or two.
My CAWPILE total score came out to 42/7 categories = 6 = 3 Stars, which is right along with my initial rating after finishing the book. (After looking this up again, on a different platform, I see it's listed as children's - which makes a lot more sense. Rating stays the same but adjusting some wording to match.)
Characters - 7 - Unique characters that fit the tale for the age range.
Atmosphere/Setting - 6 - I loved the atmosphere when the Blue Man walked through the town/forest/scene, etc.
Writing Style - 6 - Nothing wrong with it, and now that I've seen it's been advertised as children's book elsewhere things make a lot more sense. When I originally looked this book up, it didn't say anything about children's books, but the cover was quite young. I thought maybe it was one of those books that's about children but with deeper themes and therefore not a children's book. So initially I thought this read really really young. It still does but it makes sense now.
Plot - 5 - Technically, there was a plot that went throughout the book, but so much happened that I got distracted from this main plot line at times.
Intrigue - 4 - There wasn't a whole lot of intrigue in this book. Which is not surprising as it's a children's book ... But it did have a few moments of intrigue and for that I give it 4.
Logic/Relationships: 7 - Logic: not really sure how to score this in something like logic. However, Garlan makes a lot of good friendships and learns the true value of friendship.
Enjoyment: I did enjoy it, despite it's flaws. I think I would have enjoyed it a bit more if I knew that it was supposed to be a children's book from the start - instead of just reading young. That is my mistake for not doing my homework at the beginning.
My CAWPILE total score came out to 42/7 categories = 6 = 3 Stars, which is right along with my initial rating after finishing the book. (After looking this up again, on a different platform, I see it's listed as children's - which makes a lot more sense. Rating stays the same but adjusting some wording to match.)
Characters - 7 - Unique characters that fit the tale for the age range.
Atmosphere/Setting - 6 - I loved the atmosphere when the Blue Man walked through the town/forest/scene, etc.
Writing Style - 6 - Nothing wrong with it, and now that I've seen it's been advertised as children's book elsewhere things make a lot more sense. When I originally looked this book up, it didn't say anything about children's books, but the cover was quite young. I thought maybe it was one of those books that's about children but with deeper themes and therefore not a children's book. So initially I thought this read really really young. It still does but it makes sense now.
Plot - 5 - Technically, there was a plot that went throughout the book, but so much happened that I got distracted from this main plot line at times.
Intrigue - 4 - There wasn't a whole lot of intrigue in this book. Which is not surprising as it's a children's book ... But it did have a few moments of intrigue and for that I give it 4.
Logic/Relationships: 7 - Logic: not really sure how to score this in something like logic. However, Garlan makes a lot of good friendships and learns the true value of friendship.
Enjoyment: I did enjoy it, despite it's flaws. I think I would have enjoyed it a bit more if I knew that it was supposed to be a children's book from the start - instead of just reading young. That is my mistake for not doing my homework at the beginning.