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A review by sheepishreader
Carnival Quest by Brandon Mull
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
This was pretty lackluster compared to the other books in the series.
The characters were pretty flat. While they weren’t the most complex in the other books, they had personalities and motives that made them well-rounded characters. There was none of that in this book. And it felt like Pigeon was barely there, which sucks because he’s my favorite character. Or his dog. :(
I also don’t feel great about Lindy’s ending. Besides the fact that she and Mr. Scott we’re barely in the book at all, I felt like her ending completely erased all of the development she had in Book 2, which is really disappointing.
It also felt like nothing happened in the book, despite the conflict being a ‘world-ending’ one, as said by the characters. I was waiting for the exposition to be over, and I realized I was like 65% of the way in. Even the climax felt like exposition rather than a climax to both the book and the series.
The book also didn’t really expand much on the magic system. It kind of made the magic boring, in fact.
Overall, I’d definitely recommend the first two books. The series definitely deserved a better finale, though. I’m not mad I read it, but I doubt I’ll reread it.
I will miss this series though, especially Pigeon and his dog.
This was pretty lackluster compared to the other books in the series.
The characters were pretty flat. While they weren’t the most complex in the other books, they had personalities and motives that made them well-rounded characters. There was none of that in this book. And it felt like Pigeon was barely there, which sucks because he’s my favorite character. Or his dog. :(
I also don’t feel great about Lindy’s ending. Besides the fact that she and Mr. Scott we’re barely in the book at all, I felt like her ending completely erased all of the development she had in Book 2, which is really disappointing.
It also felt like nothing happened in the book, despite the conflict being a ‘world-ending’ one, as said by the characters. I was waiting for the exposition to be over, and I realized I was like 65% of the way in. Even the climax felt like exposition rather than a climax to both the book and the series.
The book also didn’t really expand much on the magic system. It kind of made the magic boring, in fact.
Overall, I’d definitely recommend the first two books. The series definitely deserved a better finale, though. I’m not mad I read it, but I doubt I’ll reread it.
I will miss this series though, especially Pigeon and his dog.