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seanathanb 's review for:
Brain Camp
by Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, Faith Erin Hicks
This book was showing me mixed tones throughout the whole story. The tone fluctuated between middle-school-level mystery adventure and more adult themes. I can't decide if the authors were trying to find a healthy balance of both worlds or they just really wanted to write a dark story but were constrained by who they wanted their audience to be. There is fairly disturbing imagery, and I think I read a grand total of two "damns" in the whole book. If they wanted it to be darker, I think they should have just made it darker.
Besides the tone, I got a little confused about the motivations of the antagonists, as well as how the chemistry between the two main characters was actually working. The only thing that I can say I truly enjoyed about it was the art direction, which kind of reminded me of the first few Scott Pilgrim books. I'd say that middle-schoolers and high-schoolers might find some enjoyment in this book, but I wouldn't go back for seconds.
Besides the tone, I got a little confused about the motivations of the antagonists, as well as how the chemistry between the two main characters was actually working. The only thing that I can say I truly enjoyed about it was the art direction, which kind of reminded me of the first few Scott Pilgrim books. I'd say that middle-schoolers and high-schoolers might find some enjoyment in this book, but I wouldn't go back for seconds.