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Avril 2020: J’ai écouté la version française, lu par Bernard Giraudeau. Ce premier livre, bien sûr, reste l'un de mes préférés, mais j'ai parfois trouvé les impressions des personnages du narrateur un peu difficiles à comprendre. Pourtant, j'adore découvrir des livres que je connais en plusieurs langues.
adventurous
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read #2: February 2021
Just as enjoyable the second time around! I picked this up again fully intending to skim through it to reacquaint myself with the characters and plot before the sequel is published…and ended up reading the whole thing in a day. Again.
Read #1: April 2020
Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
Shielded is a fast-paced, action-packed fantasy with strong world building and engaging characters. It also is set up well to kick of a series: Shielded ties up enough of the main questions in the first book to leave you feeling satisfied while still hinting at the potential to come. I am quite looking forward to the next book in this series.
As other reviewers have pointed out, reading Shielded is kind of a whirlwind. While I enjoyed the fast pacing, I will probably have to read this book a second time to fully grasp everything that happened and pick up the pieces I missed. In fact, even though this book is over 400 pages, I read it in a day and my mind is still reeling from how quickly this book flew by.
While reading, there were moments I was reminded of The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede and Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith. Whether they were intentional or not, I appreciated how these short moments reminded me of the joy I experienced reading these titles growing up. If you also enjoyed those books, you might also enjoy Shielded.
I do wish, however, that more time had been spent in each setting. Even though the world building is strong, each time I was starting to enjoy a setting the story would move onto the next one. There is literally a world of possibilities in Shielded and I’m excited to see what places it goes next.
Thank you again to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.
Just as enjoyable the second time around! I picked this up again fully intending to skim through it to reacquaint myself with the characters and plot before the sequel is published…and ended up reading the whole thing in a day. Again.
Read #1: April 2020
Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
Shielded is a fast-paced, action-packed fantasy with strong world building and engaging characters. It also is set up well to kick of a series: Shielded ties up enough of the main questions in the first book to leave you feeling satisfied while still hinting at the potential to come. I am quite looking forward to the next book in this series.
As other reviewers have pointed out, reading Shielded is kind of a whirlwind. While I enjoyed the fast pacing, I will probably have to read this book a second time to fully grasp everything that happened and pick up the pieces I missed. In fact, even though this book is over 400 pages, I read it in a day and my mind is still reeling from how quickly this book flew by.
While reading, there were moments I was reminded of The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede and Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith. Whether they were intentional or not, I appreciated how these short moments reminded me of the joy I experienced reading these titles growing up. If you also enjoyed those books, you might also enjoy Shielded.
I do wish, however, that more time had been spent in each setting. Even though the world building is strong, each time I was starting to enjoy a setting the story would move onto the next one. There is literally a world of possibilities in Shielded and I’m excited to see what places it goes next.
Thank you again to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.
Thank you to NetGalley and Disney Book Group for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter is a quick, humorous ride that I can see many middle schoolers (or reluctant readers) picking up in the future. There were many laugh-out-loud moments while reading, and I do love the use of “B-Day for Me-Day” and might have to use it in the future.
However, Rex is pretty dense (or willfully ignorant in a way that will amuse middle schoolers) and overconfident throughout the book and this Obviously-Not-A-Middle-Schooler did grow tired of him never having to be responsible for his disruptive (or, quite often, rude) actions.
Main character aside, this book does open several good discussion topics, such as:
- Animal rights, especially concerning zoo animals,
- The purpose of zoos and what makes good animal habitat (both in zoos and in the wild),
- Doing things for passion versus doing things for recognition.
In all, this is a quick-paced mystery and detective story that's just as entertaining as it is full of ghosts and awesome animals. Thank you again to NetGalley and Disney Book Group for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.
The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter is a quick, humorous ride that I can see many middle schoolers (or reluctant readers) picking up in the future. There were many laugh-out-loud moments while reading, and I do love the use of “B-Day for Me-Day” and might have to use it in the future.
However, Rex is pretty dense (or willfully ignorant in a way that will amuse middle schoolers) and overconfident throughout the book and this Obviously-Not-A-Middle-Schooler did grow tired of him never having to be responsible for his disruptive (or, quite often, rude) actions.
Main character aside, this book does open several good discussion topics, such as:
- Animal rights, especially concerning zoo animals,
- The purpose of zoos and what makes good animal habitat (both in zoos and in the wild),
- Doing things for passion versus doing things for recognition.
In all, this is a quick-paced mystery and detective story that's just as entertaining as it is full of ghosts and awesome animals. Thank you again to NetGalley and Disney Book Group for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.
Thank you to NetGalley and Atheneum Books for Young Readers for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
A Field Guide To Getting Lost is a charming and humorous middle grade story about unlikely friends and navigating your way through life’s difficulties.
McCullough does a wonderful job of creating likable, realistic characters while tackling an ambitious range of subjects. I particularly enjoyed the little bits of humor throughout the story and how honestly McCullough portrayed some difficult topics without overwhelming the reader. Some of the many subjects and topics covered in A Field Guide To Getting Lost are: science (coding, robots, the scientific method, and scientific theory), environmentalism and climate change (and penguins!), writing and the creative process, extreme food allergies, divorced parents, coparenting, dealing with change, dealing with frustration (concerning projects and things out of your control, like single parents dating other people), and difficulties with social interactions and making friends.
Thank you again to NetGalley and Atheneum Books for Young Readers for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.
A Field Guide To Getting Lost is a charming and humorous middle grade story about unlikely friends and navigating your way through life’s difficulties.
McCullough does a wonderful job of creating likable, realistic characters while tackling an ambitious range of subjects. I particularly enjoyed the little bits of humor throughout the story and how honestly McCullough portrayed some difficult topics without overwhelming the reader. Some of the many subjects and topics covered in A Field Guide To Getting Lost are: science (coding, robots, the scientific method, and scientific theory), environmentalism and climate change (and penguins!), writing and the creative process, extreme food allergies, divorced parents, coparenting, dealing with change, dealing with frustration (concerning projects and things out of your control, like single parents dating other people), and difficulties with social interactions and making friends.
Thank you again to NetGalley and Atheneum Books for Young Readers for the privilege of reviewing an ARC.