This is the sequel to Impostors, and you will want to read that book before this review if you don't want to spoil anything. Frey made a choice. She will stay behind for Col, the boy she fell in love with when she pretended to be her sister. She is choosing once again to be Rafi, the girl next in line as ruler. Can she fool everyone, even her own father? I wanted to like this book as much as the first one, but it left me a little lost with its jump in the action. Now there is nothing wrong with an action packed book. However, I would prefer a little more character development. There is a third book, and I don't know if I will pick it up.
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You'll want to read Freak the Mighty before reading this review. Max struggles with life after "Freak the Mighty." Kevin's death has left him floundering with no purpose. Then he meets Worm, a girl lost in her own world of books. When he realizes Worm is a damsel in distress, he becomes "Max the Mighty" and tries to save her. However, now people are out to find him. Can he help Worm get to her father without being arrested? Max the Mighty is a great story to continue on the legacy of Freak the Mighty. However, I still love the first book more. It's such a sweet story with great characters, allusions to King Arthur, and a plot that leaves you turning the pages at the end. This story also has some interesting characters (one drives a bus). At the end, I was still turning the pages. The last few chapters, I kept hoping everyone would pull through, but you'll have to read the rest of the story to see. If you like Freak the Mighty, you should try this book out. This is a sequel to Making Bombs for Hitler, but I believe you could read this separately. Luka escapes from the work camp, leaving Lida behind. His escape was under the dead corpses from the camp hospital. He manages to get away and survive for a time in the forest. He meets up with different people, some he is not sure he can trust. His goal is to go back to Ukraine and find his family, at least his father who was sent to Siberia. On his way back, he is invited to fight in the Ukrainian underground army to fight for independence from both the Nazis and the Soviets. After reading Making Bombs for Hitler, you know the beginning and part of the ending of this story. Like the previous book, the author takes over a hundred pages to get to the underground war. The other parts are still interesting, but I wish the blurb on the back of the book more accurately reflected the majority of the content in the book. Again the story picks up significantly once Luka joins the underground. So if you are willing to wait, this is a book that gives you another side of Ukraine during World War II. Lida believed she had nothing to worry about from the Nazis. In Ukraine, the fear was for the Soviets. When the Nazis come to her town, people celebrate. Then she is taken, taken to a work camp to work. First, she uses her sewing skills, and then she is sent to work on making bombs. Lida struggles to survive in a work camp, little better than a concentration camp, where any wrong move could lead to her death and the death of everyone in the place. Once you get to Lida making bombs, the story picks up. However, it takes the author over one hundred pages before she talks about Lida making bombs. As a history nerd, I enjoy learning about something new that I had not heard before. However, if you are going to give your book the title, "Making Bombs for Hitler," I would think you want to get to that part sooner. The book is still worth reading. Just be prepared to wait for the actual bomb making. Christopher Robin loves nothing more than to hear stories of Edward Bear or Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore. Winnie-the-Pooh calls himself "a bear of very little brain," but he has a great heart for his friends. He will do whatever he can to make them happy, even the gloomy Eeyore. The only thing that can stop his generosity is his stomach and his need for more honey. After watching Christopher Robin and Goodbye, Christopher Robin and hearing from a friend how charming Winnie-the-Pooh was to read, I knew I had to try out this time-honored classic for myself. This truly is a charming story. Like Charlotte's Web, the book is frequently seen as a book for children, and it is, but I think there is something there for everyone. You almost appreciate it more when you are older. This makes me want to reread one of my favorite childhood books, Little House on the Prairie. You will want to read the first six books in the series before reading this review. Alone and without Dumbledore, Harry has a great task before him. He must round up all the rest of the horcruxes and destroy them to finally defeat his nemesis, Voldemort. With only Ron and Hermione at his side, Harry sets out to do what seems impossible, but can he do it before Voldemort and his Death Eaters track him down? The last book of the Harry Potter series does not disappoint. Over seven hundred pages, Rowling keeps her reader turning each page to see what will happen next. Her characterization and plot twists are still as spot on as in the beginning. I have to admit that I appreciate her novels more as the series continue. Rowling almost never drops a character, and you will see characters that seem minor or "done" reemerge in a way that fits their character and the entire story arc of Harry Potter. Some of the characters will not last until the end, but the ending did give me a satisfactory sigh. This is the final book in the Origami Yoda series. The kids at McQuarrie Middle School have finished their testing, and they are now ready for their amazing trip to Washington, D.C. It would seem that there would be no need for Origami Yoda, but there are serious problems that can arise from a field trip. The most serious of them all is being on the wrong bus. Your bus can determine a lot of things: your friends, your chaperones, and even your bathroom habits. Having been on several school field trips, it was a déjà vu experience to read. We didn't have puppets on the trip, but everything else was there. Angleberger has a knack for writing about a school bus trip and making it entertaining. I'm sorry to see the Origami Yoda series end, but he did a nice send off, and all the characters were able to finish up their character arcs even Dwight and Harvey. You will want to read the others in the series before reading this review. The first one is Origami Yoda. With their talk to Principal Rabbinski, the kids at McQuarrie Middle School were sure their time with FunTime and its annoying review questions would soon come to an end. However, nothing has changed. The Origami Rebel Alliance has had enough. They want their electives back! They want their field trip back! They want their frozen steak back! Will they finally be able to change the hearts and minds of the school board? This book is really the second half of The Suprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett. The kids face the same enemy, and they have the same major problem. However, now they have a new hero. Princess Labelmaker has taken the latest Origami Yoda case file and given it to Principal Rabbiski with labels. I enjoyed the labelmaker once I got used to the new format, and the ending was pure Star Wars fun. So if you enjoyed the other Origami Yoda books, you should check this one out as well. Also I wanted to mentioned that the author, Tom Angleberger, has posted a tribute to Carrie Fisher who passed away recently. She was the actor who portrayed Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies. If you want to read it, the link is below. Carrie Fisher Tribute This is a series book. The first one is Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger You would think after defeating Darth Paper and bringing Dwight back everything would be just fine. Of course not. Everyone knew when they saw the posters for "FunTime" that something fishy was going on. Yes, FunTime may have a dance and a singing calculator, but don't let that fool you. Yes, test anxiety is a real thing, and yes, even teachers and principals have it. However, I am not opposed to poking fun at even some serious subjects. The students came up with some interesting ideas on how to combat FunTime. It's been a while since I read Fortune Wookiee so I was afraid I would be lost, but I was able to pick it up pretty quickly. Angleberger still uses his dry Star Wars humor to make you laugh. Watch out for Jabba the Hutt. When he came into the story, I laughed out loud while reading. Princess Petunia is kidnapped by a man who wears a wolf mask. She likes to wear a red cape and carry a pistol. It's your classic Little Red Riding Hood with a twist. In this version though, our heroine is ready to defend herself against all attacks, and the villains are not the wolves. There is a more sinister force working in this fractured fairy tale that also combines elements of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. I have to say for such a promising beginning this book did not deliver. Possibly because this is the third in the series, and there was a lot I missed and was not explained in this book. There was also not a lot of interaction between the two main characters, and so the romance seemed a little far-fetched for me. |
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