I haven't completely finished reading this book, but I just need to add it because the beginning of the book was so funny, I think it would be so muchI haven't completely finished reading this book, but I just need to add it because the beginning of the book was so funny, I think it would be so much fun as a read-aloud. ...more
I finally got around to reading this one, and I have to wonder if I actually read this really early on and that's where my mysterious use of the word I finally got around to reading this one, and I have to wonder if I actually read this really early on and that's where my mysterious use of the word "cripes" came from. I thought the audiobook was well done. I am personally a huge fan of "Listener," or "Are you listening?" etc. Something about it feels magical. This would be so fun as a read-aloud since it really feels like a story about a story.
I have two main concerns with this book that I'm not sure are real concerns or not. The first one is that I despise all monarchy-related things and stories. Instead of using this power structure to say anything meaningful we just buy into it in these stories like having a monarchy is a good thing. It's very frustrating. The other thing is Mig's character. I just felt like we took a hard turn into her being "slow-witted" and "lazy" that I wasn't expecting. But near the end of the book I felt like Mig had some redemption and she wasn't just seen as this stupid person. I think that aspect of the book would be good to discuss with others. ...more
**spoiler alert** Hmm... I really loved the first 95% of the book, but the ending wasn't as satisfying as I thought it would be. I was pretty confiden**spoiler alert** Hmm... I really loved the first 95% of the book, but the ending wasn't as satisfying as I thought it would be. I was pretty confident it would have a "good" ending because it is middle grade, but the word that keeps coming to mind is sweeping? Like I wanted a more profound, sweeping ending.
I will say this is the first book I've binged over the weekend in awhile so it has that going for it. I think the first chapter would be great as a read-aloud. It also has the appeal of being a character-driven story but with the high-stakes plot of Joel running away.
I think it might have also been nice if the adult characters were more fleshed out. There was a lot of mentioning that some parents cared and others were useless and terrible, but those characters fell flat for me. That said, I thought the main kid characters were very vivid....more
Super sweet story about a girl who is trying to be brave. In such a short book, the author has created great characters that are fully developed into Super sweet story about a girl who is trying to be brave. In such a short book, the author has created great characters that are fully developed into real people. Not a lot of action in this book, but I think it would be a great read-aloud: great writing and lots of funny parts....more
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