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What is this book even. I wanted to reread it right away but I had to hand it over to my husband. I would like book two in my hands now (but I am currently traveling and it is not in the library's electronic collection.)
I liked this one. I think I enjoyed Crowley /Aziraphale and their interactions more than any other part of the book. Excited for the TV show.
Loved this one. I started reading it because I wanted to read it before seeing the Netflix special. Super cute and fun.
Okay. So maybe my feelings are influenced by this particular time period we are in, but I went into this book thinking it had a great message, because that is what I heard.
The message I got was that it was yet another story about a spoiled male child (even if this one is a "rabbit") who is going to get to be the leader even though he does nothing and his older sister puts in all the work simply by the virtue of his maleness. In 2018, this isn't a story I want to read any more. I'm tired of it. I was also upset that the protagonist does one stand-up hero thing, and then his more competent sister is like "Oh yes you will be a great chieftain! It's all good." And you know that this story isn't going to change from that because it's told by the younger brother of the protagonist in the future where this rabbit is already a legend.
The story is also told in third person present tense, which is not a style that I generally enjoy, so that didn't help.
In fact, I would not have finished it except there's an MSBA Battle of the Books type thing happening and this is one of the selections, so if I have kids participating, I need to be familiar with it.
The message I got was that it was yet another story about a spoiled male child (even if this one is a "rabbit") who is going to get to be the leader even though he does nothing and his older sister puts in all the work simply by the virtue of his maleness. In 2018, this isn't a story I want to read any more. I'm tired of it. I was also upset that the protagonist does one stand-up hero thing, and then his more competent sister is like "Oh yes you will be a great chieftain! It's all good." And you know that this story isn't going to change from that because it's told by the younger brother of the protagonist in the future where this rabbit is already a legend.
The story is also told in third person present tense, which is not a style that I generally enjoy, so that didn't help.
In fact, I would not have finished it except there's an MSBA Battle of the Books type thing happening and this is one of the selections, so if I have kids participating, I need to be familiar with it.
Thank you so much NetGalley for giving me an ARC of this book to read.
Out of the Rick Riordan Presents titles I've read so far, this is probably my second favorite. Lee has crafted a fun space opera about a fox spirit named Min, who is searching for her brother. The military claims he is a deserter, but Min knows that can't be true. She runs away and joins the Space Force (which is a sort of unfortunate name now, but when this was written, I'm guessing it wasn't a potential thing).
The action is fast paced, and Lee does a great job of weaving in Korean mythology with the space opera. There are some really great supporting characters. I thought there were enough unanswered questions that Lee could continue the series later if he wanted to, which I hope he does.
Out of the Rick Riordan Presents titles I've read so far, this is probably my second favorite. Lee has crafted a fun space opera about a fox spirit named Min, who is searching for her brother. The military claims he is a deserter, but Min knows that can't be true. She runs away and joins the Space Force (which is a sort of unfortunate name now, but when this was written, I'm guessing it wasn't a potential thing).
The action is fast paced, and Lee does a great job of weaving in Korean mythology with the space opera. There are some really great supporting characters. I thought there were enough unanswered questions that Lee could continue the series later if he wanted to, which I hope he does.
It got a little repetitive for me, the adult, but I think younger kids are going to go nuts for this.
