I absolutely love this series from beginning to end! At first, I was wary of another entry in the series because I thought the last one wrapped up things nicely. Have no fear! This book is just as fun as others and didn't feel unnecessary.

I love this character arc Squirrel is going through, and each book develops his character a bit more. He's no longer a scaredy-cat, but he can't get over worrying about everything. Squirrel is facing some real-deal parental fear which is shown expertly through paranoid dreams. Great showing and not telling!

His daughter Birdie is a cutie and not a brat. For some reason, some stories annoy the readers with obnoxious offspring who are unbearable. Thankfully, Birdie is gung-ho about adventure but still loves her daddy and is sweet. She takes after Bird but there are glimpses of Squirrel in her character too.

Adorable artwork, engaging story, and wonderful characters. If there's another book, I'll read that too! *virtual thumbs up*

Eugene must be protected at all costs. Ahem, I like the rivalry between Evil Emperor Penguin (Eep) and Evil Cat. It’s silly and fun! The mini-arc involving Eugene was a pleasant surprise.

3.5

Interesting. I liked Erik's narrative with as little as there is.

The artwork is awesome! It's expressive, colorful, and utterly cartoony! On the other hand, the story leaves a lot to be desired. The humor's gross and slapstick and there's a bit of minor glorification of bullying.

I don't mind Rufus getting a redemption arc, but him becoming friends with everyone is WAY TOO EASY! He bullied these kids since they were babies, and you're telling me everything is friendship and roses now? All the years of being stuffed in lockers, noogied, spat on, and beat up, and it's okay? I thought it was great (at first) Spencer let it be known they wouldn't be friends and to just hold up his part of the deal. But no, they had to shoe-horn in some friendship. Rufus' a jerk you could have let it end with him keeping his side of a deal and giving a head-nod. Like, "We could've been friends if you hadn't been such a lame nerd."
Then Spencer would be, "Right back at ya. If you didn't have a total disregard for decency and kindness, we could have bonded over comics too."

Whatever.

Art is awesome, but the story is poopy.

I really enjoyed the conversation Finn had about being a hero. Although the way this entire ordeal starts is way too silly, I liked this story.