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Diana and the Island of No Return by Aisha Saeed
2.0
Thank you to PRH International for the review copy via Netgalley.
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I had really high hopes for this middle grade but unfortunately I was really disappointed.
I struggled a lot with the writing in this book. The writing felt like it was better suited for a YA novel in some instances but then in others the writing was suitable for the target audience. It was jarring sometimes. I don’t expect someone reading middle grade to understand words like “incapacitated” and “constricted”.
I kept asking myself “Aren’t they hungry and thirsty?” “Don’t they need to rest?”. I wished they had stopped and built a fire or made a camp somewhere. It makes no sense to me that they could go without food or water after fighting off adult villagers.
Unfortunately I didn’t enjoy ‘Diana and the Island of No Return’. This book had so much potential if the characters and the story were just fleshed out a bit more and given more substance.
READ MY FULL, SPOILER FREE REVIEW HERE:
https://mousethatreads.com/diana-and-the-island-of-no-return-by-aisha-saeed-book-review-earc/
I had really high hopes for this middle grade but unfortunately I was really disappointed.
I struggled a lot with the writing in this book. The writing felt like it was better suited for a YA novel in some instances but then in others the writing was suitable for the target audience. It was jarring sometimes. I don’t expect someone reading middle grade to understand words like “incapacitated” and “constricted”.
I kept asking myself “Aren’t they hungry and thirsty?” “Don’t they need to rest?”. I wished they had stopped and built a fire or made a camp somewhere. It makes no sense to me that they could go without food or water after fighting off adult villagers.
Unfortunately I didn’t enjoy ‘Diana and the Island of No Return’. This book had so much potential if the characters and the story were just fleshed out a bit more and given more substance.