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A review by enzan
When You Wish Upon a Star by Elizabeth Lim
3.0
This book was engaging, with fun original characters added to a Disney classic. It had a lot of original elements to it.
I felt the creepy tone of Pinocchio could have been better expressed by the author, because whenever it was there it felt kind of shoehorned into a family drama. The town which was our main setting was inconsistent- was it a lovely town where everyone knew each other and young people could freely walk, or was it a dangerous port town and the parents were just grossly negligent?
Over all, my complaints are minor. The ending was a little anti-climactic, but otherwise I had a great time. Definitely better than the Hercules twisted-tale. It could have stood alone as a children’s book without the Disney label, which is pretty darn good.
I felt the creepy tone of Pinocchio could have been better expressed by the author, because whenever it was there it felt kind of shoehorned into a family drama. The town which was our main setting was inconsistent- was it a lovely town where everyone knew each other and young people could freely walk, or was it a dangerous port town and the parents were just grossly negligent?
Over all, my complaints are minor. The ending was a little anti-climactic, but otherwise I had a great time. Definitely better than the Hercules twisted-tale. It could have stood alone as a children’s book without the Disney label, which is pretty darn good.