Scan barcode
A review by ladykatka
Unicorn Boy by Dave Roman
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
When the story starts off it seems like this is going to be a story about acceptance of who you are A coming-of-age story to at least understand it. However, it changes about halfway through to be an adventure superhero type story which gives off very different vibes. Granted for the audience that this is targeted to. This probably works really really well because it is cute. It is very fast paced and it is go go go. Yet it doesn't lead to a cohesive story. I just thought they could have done a little bit more with it rather than making it so simple.
Personal side note: don't come at me because I know this is a kids book and I shouldn't read so deeply into it, however, I really didn't like that they were using black cats for evil magical purposes because black cats already have such superstition around them that they are the most abused abandoned cats out there. They are also the ones that struggle the hardest to be adopted from shelters. So I feel like they don't need this kind of press.
Personal side note: don't come at me because I know this is a kids book and I shouldn't read so deeply into it, however, I really didn't like that they were using black cats for evil magical purposes because black cats already have such superstition around them that they are the most abused abandoned cats out there. They are also the ones that struggle the hardest to be adopted from shelters. So I feel like they don't need this kind of press.