e_reader124 's review for:

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham

4.0

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This was both as good as I expected and not-as-good as what I expected. I really liked how the whole plot ended up playing out. Reading the first part of this book, I wasn't sure how in the world Theo was the key to the correct verdict since he appeared to know nothing. What actually ended up happening made so much more sense, and it really dove into more of the side characters as a result. We learn more about side characters that at first glance don't seem that important as a result of this direction. It made the story all the more interesting. At the same time, though, I feel that there could've been more action, for lack of a better word. The majority of the book wasn't really actively working to prove their case. It was mostly Theo in his everyday life, and then contemplating on what to do. All of the action just happened, and everything was resolved within the last thirty-something pages. For something so crucial, that sure was quick. There should have been a lot more action added in here in order to make the story feel more tense and worrisome. Not to say that the story wasn't suspensful-I was still itching to see how it would all turn out. It managed to have the underlying intrigueness since there's many layers to this case, but it didn't have the type of intrigueness that just slaps you in the face with suspense and action. I did like the parts where it was just Theo going through every day life. It was nice to have some slice of life stuff. Just going through Theo's entire weekly schedule was a nice, easing thing to read, while also learning more about Theo. But there could have been much less than what we got. The perfect balance between action and episodic would have made this much better. Still, overall, this was a nice read. And I'm interested to see what's next.