A review by nebulots
The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

2.0

I liked this book okay which is why I am rating it two stars (according to GoodReads two stars mean okay while on any other platform it would be considered less than okay). I feel like the overarching storyline took a bit of a strange unexpected turn, but the book was fun to read and the story had its charm. I feel like a few parts of the book were a little unrealistic- the boys got away with so much (then again this was the 80s and I was a child myself then so I don't really know how the 80s were as far as crime and punishment goes) and I also feel like the storyline with Billy's mother Beth was a bit odd as well. How can you be so confident in your child's good heart when you're never around? I understand being poor and working odd hours but Billy was ALWAYS without parental guidance. Also, the thing with Tack and Beth seemed a bit contrived as well.