booksandbujos 's review for:

The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a cute middle grade book. It is a little slow and not really a mystery despite being claimed as such. You know the who but the mystery is more about the how. I would class this more as an adventure novel as it is mostly about our characters making their way through the train to get to the locomotive. 

 

I think that once we got into the action it picks up, but the set up is a little slow. Also, I wanted more with the Sasquatches. They were introduced as actual creatures in this universe, but they weren’t really a part of it except for like two or three scenes.