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alyshadeshae 's review for:
The Isle of the Lost
by Melissa de la Cruz
Eh... My niece wanted this book (and it's two sequels) for her birthday, but I had heard many terrible reviews. Rather than getting her all three at once, I got her the first book and decided to read it myself. (This is her first attempt at a book of this size, so I wanted to be prepared for questions. But it also was on my to-read list for myself.) Well, it's not horrible, but it's also not great.
Coming from Disney-Hyperion, I'm disappointed in the editing quality - I found multiple errors, but didn't think to mark them for counting later.
I think it's okay for a younger reader or less discerning reader, but I'm confused at the "see the movie for what happens next" ending. I was not pleased with that, but I guess it's a trade-off for not getting just a novelization of the movie.
The story was a "how the kids became friends - sort of" type and I suppose it explains the loose connections in the movie. They're not friends, but they're not super enemies at the start of the movie. This feels like an attempt to explain how they're there.
Eh, overall I wasn't impressed, but I'll watch the movie again, then read the next book, watch the next movie (because I was told it does the same thing with fitting between the movies) and then read the third book. If my niece still wants the other books after reading this one, I'll get them for her, but I'm not sure if I should considering the editing problems.
Coming from Disney-Hyperion, I'm disappointed in the editing quality - I found multiple errors, but didn't think to mark them for counting later.
I think it's okay for a younger reader or less discerning reader, but I'm confused at the "see the movie for what happens next" ending. I was not pleased with that, but I guess it's a trade-off for not getting just a novelization of the movie.
The story was a "how the kids became friends - sort of" type and I suppose it explains the loose connections in the movie. They're not friends, but they're not super enemies at the start of the movie. This feels like an attempt to explain how they're there.
Eh, overall I wasn't impressed, but I'll watch the movie again, then read the next book, watch the next movie (because I was told it does the same thing with fitting between the movies) and then read the third book. If my niece still wants the other books after reading this one, I'll get them for her, but I'm not sure if I should considering the editing problems.