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A review by ricas_library
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
2.0
The premise of this book showed a promise of mischief and magic, but I was left waiting around every corner for something BIG to happen.
The character development also held immense potential, but the execution just wasn’t there. Maybe there were too many characters. If we got to know one or two of the girls really well, then maybe I would have been absorbed into the story more, but a whole field hockey team was a lot to keep up with.
Large portions of the book were dense, and exposition-like to the point where I was skimming quickly through so I could get to the point, or the magic. It just got to the point where I wanted to get to the end to see what happens, but then the author skipped over the “main event” and fast forwarded.
Overall, I loved the premise of the book, but the execution fell flat for me.
The character development also held immense potential, but the execution just wasn’t there. Maybe there were too many characters. If we got to know one or two of the girls really well, then maybe I would have been absorbed into the story more, but a whole field hockey team was a lot to keep up with.
Large portions of the book were dense, and exposition-like to the point where I was skimming quickly through so I could get to the point, or the magic. It just got to the point where I wanted to get to the end to see what happens, but then the author skipped over the “main event” and fast forwarded.
Overall, I loved the premise of the book, but the execution fell flat for me.