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Unlucky Charms (2013)

by Adam Rex(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0062060058 (ISBN13: 9780062060051)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Balzer + Bray

series

The Cold Cereal Saga

review 1: I was excited to see this on my library shelf, because I had flown through Cold Cereal on a whim last year. This one has all the quirk and charm of the first book, but in my opinion, the plot is lacking. It still pulls you through the book, but towards the end I found myself asking what any of the characters had actually accomplished this time around. When I realized that there was no way he would be able to tie up all the loose ends and this book was going to end without doing so, I was annoyed. It's still remarkably inventive, which in the fantasy world of tired tropes is a huge accomplishment, but it lacked the cohesiveness as a stand-alone book of the first one. Also, you would not be able to read this without having read the first, as it just kind of picks up where Co... moreld Cereal left off. Overall, it was still a fun read, but I wouldn't choose it on it's own merits.
review 2: This novel suffers from being the middle of a trilogy more than any other book I have read. It starts in the middle of things with no review or introduction to the characters and ends abruptly, as if the author had reached his quota of page numbers. Yes, Adam Rex is quirky and hilarious. There were puns or random asides that made me snort. But the shape of the story itself is entirely lacking. Too many threads, characters coming and going, bits of information withheld from the reader, elements of Arthurian legend over explained. Even the first book had more focus. Smekday was one of my favorite books ever. My hope for every one of his novels since then continues to be smashed. less

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