I have conflicted feelings on this little short story. The writing style felt a little different from the original series (books 1-4) so that was justI have conflicted feelings on this little short story. The writing style felt a little different from the original series (books 1-4) so that was just a little disappointing. And the way Cooney shifts the timeline so drastically to include iPads and cell phones, when the first book seemed to be set sometime in the 80s, is a bit hard to reconcile, but I’ve decided to accept that fact for what it is. I love this series enough that I don’t want to be mad about it....more
Couldn’t decide how to write this review and I was really split on how I felt about it as a whole, so here’s my personal opinion broken down:
Pros: AMACouldn’t decide how to write this review and I was really split on how I felt about it as a whole, so here’s my personal opinion broken down:
Pros: AMAZING artwork, fun adventure, lighthearted humor, loved the main characters Cons: So much content crammed into one plot, thought it would be a Christian viewpoint but it was surprisingly religion-neutral, LGBTQ content (view spoiler)[(I really wanted Cortland and Meg to get together sorry (hide spoiler)]...more
This story was a little lacking in the writing, in my opinion. I didn't truly feel connected to any of the characters and the plot seemed to have a loThis story was a little lacking in the writing, in my opinion. I didn't truly feel connected to any of the characters and the plot seemed to have a lot of gaps. However, I enjoyed reading the story and it did have a twist that I was not expecting! I think it had a lot of potential and could have been even better with the help of an experienced editor. I don't want to sound too harsh, because I really did like the story, I just felt like it could have been made into so much more....more
As a lot of other people said, this was definitely not half as good as the first book. But I can't say I hated it or anything; there was just so much As a lot of other people said, this was definitely not half as good as the first book. But I can't say I hated it or anything; there was just so much packed into one book, and I felt that a lot of it was unnecessary....more
This had me going until the very end. I... think I was happy with the ending? I'm still deciding how I felt about it. The story took a very strange tuThis had me going until the very end. I... think I was happy with the ending? I'm still deciding how I felt about it. The story took a very strange turn....more