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2.5 stars.
As far as books aimed more towards younger kids is concerned, it's not horrible. I'm getting increasingly sick of the complete lack of diversity. This book has not one, but two rather insensitive scenes regarding fat people, both of which were women, and made up about 5 minutes of the total like 20 minutes that women were shown at all in the whole book.
And more over, I'm really more of a character person, and these books are so clearly plot driven, and that's not even well done for that matter. The characters are dry and repetitive af, and the plot is kind of like a horse of cards, pretending to be a mansion at times.
Again, I know it's for a younger audience, but I have read and loved books for younger people, (the princess diaries, Percy Jackson, vampire kisses) and these do not make the cut whatsoever.
As far as books aimed more towards younger kids is concerned, it's not horrible. I'm getting increasingly sick of the complete lack of diversity. This book has not one, but two rather insensitive scenes regarding fat people, both of which were women, and made up about 5 minutes of the total like 20 minutes that women were shown at all in the whole book.
And more over, I'm really more of a character person, and these books are so clearly plot driven, and that's not even well done for that matter. The characters are dry and repetitive af, and the plot is kind of like a horse of cards, pretending to be a mansion at times.
Again, I know it's for a younger audience, but I have read and loved books for younger people, (the princess diaries, Percy Jackson, vampire kisses) and these do not make the cut whatsoever.
I bought this book on kindle after reading several article's of Alyssa's blog and seeing what a great writer they were, from the funny little stories, to the detailed opinion pieces, and all of the insightful experiences they'd had to share. I found this book listed on their blog and was instantly taken in with the story description.
I loved the whole premise and story idea, and I like Leah as a character. I'm not used to reading short stories like this, or really any stories that aren't apart of a series or a best seller, so this was definitely a drastic difference in reading material for me, but I still enjoyed it.
There was a bit of spelling and grammar mistakes, but that's always something that can be improved. Overall, it was a quick and easy read that I liked for what it was. I really would love to see this as a full blown novel, and to have seen Leah's character more in depth.
Definitely keeping an eye out for any future books/stories.
I loved the whole premise and story idea, and I like Leah as a character. I'm not used to reading short stories like this, or really any stories that aren't apart of a series or a best seller, so this was definitely a drastic difference in reading material for me, but I still enjoyed it.
There was a bit of spelling and grammar mistakes, but that's always something that can be improved. Overall, it was a quick and easy read that I liked for what it was. I really would love to see this as a full blown novel, and to have seen Leah's character more in depth.
Definitely keeping an eye out for any future books/stories.
