A review by mal_khn
D-39: A Robodog's Journey by Irene Latham

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This book was unlike any I've read before and it was beautiful for it. The vocabulary was hard to understand in the beginning, but it added so much to the story. The verse format cemented that this was a child's brain we were in, everything was connected, yet separate. And finally the story itself was riveting. K-K is amazing and her adventures with D-39 and Papa were thrilling and nervous-wracking and brilliant. My favorite part was without a doubt, the ending. There is no magical tie-up, but K-K ends the story with the family she's always needed, rather than the one she wanted, and she's better for it.