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A review by racham1123
The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Loved it. Its quick and easy but it's also full of imagination and believing. It's believing in an imaginary world you and your twin created when you were little and believing you're not too old for it still, but it's also about believing in yourself and overcoming your fears.
The book starts out with a map drawn by tiny hands and presumably crayon (wonderful). Twins, Rose and Arthur are visiting their Grandad and until he gets pulls into fantasy world they created via a folded cot portal in the attic the kids have almost forgotten about their made up world entirely. Into the cot goes Arthur, searching for his Grandad and later comes Rose searching for answers and not quite believing what she sees.
The Land of Roar (as well as the actual place; Roar) is colorful and fun. There are mermaids and merwitches, fuzzies (little mice with wings?), a wizard ninja, unicorns and dragons- I particularly loved one being named Pickles. Honestly it's all just so clever. Even the villain, a scarecrow with wings (a combination of a straw scare crow and an actual crow because those are two things Arthur feared the most when he was younger). But, since the twins have been gone Roar has been changing and the villain has been gaining control that the kids didn't create. Their imaginary world is starting to take on a mind of its own without them there to govern it. After all, Rose and Arthur are the masters of Roar. Together, with old friends and new they race to find their Grandad save him and themselves from this worlds villain.
Okay, but also can we talk about for a minute how the Grandad also has his own imaginary world the the STILL visits and that the portal is in the jam cabinet?! That's so freaking cute. I love the whole damn thing. Also, the drawings throughout the story were fun too and that cover art is๐๐
Why isn't it five stars then? Because I'm picky and I didn't like the use of some pop cultural references in the dialogue. (It's 100% a weird me thing)
Things The Land of Roar reminded me of:
-Gravity Falls (show) ; where twins Dipper and Mabel go to visit their Gruncle Stan and unexplainable fantasy type things happen.
-Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (book); because of the top tier creativity.
The book starts out with a map drawn by tiny hands and presumably crayon (wonderful). Twins, Rose and Arthur are visiting their Grandad and until he gets pulls into fantasy world they created via a folded cot portal in the attic the kids have almost forgotten about their made up world entirely. Into the cot goes Arthur, searching for his Grandad and later comes Rose searching for answers and not quite believing what she sees.
The Land of Roar (as well as the actual place; Roar) is colorful and fun. There are mermaids and merwitches, fuzzies (little mice with wings?), a wizard ninja, unicorns and dragons- I particularly loved one being named Pickles. Honestly it's all just so clever. Even the villain, a scarecrow with wings (a combination of a straw scare crow and an actual crow because those are two things Arthur feared the most when he was younger). But, since the twins have been gone Roar has been changing and the villain has been gaining control that the kids didn't create. Their imaginary world is starting to take on a mind of its own without them there to govern it. After all, Rose and Arthur are the masters of Roar. Together, with old friends and new they race to find their Grandad save him and themselves from this worlds villain.
Okay, but also can we talk about for a minute how the Grandad also has his own imaginary world the the STILL visits and that the portal is in the jam cabinet?! That's so freaking cute. I love the whole damn thing. Also, the drawings throughout the story were fun too and that cover art is๐๐
Why isn't it five stars then? Because I'm picky and I didn't like the use of some pop cultural references in the dialogue. (It's 100% a weird me thing)
Things The Land of Roar reminded me of:
-Gravity Falls (show) ; where twins Dipper and Mabel go to visit their Gruncle Stan and unexplainable fantasy type things happen.
-Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (book); because of the top tier creativity.