mariethelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This is a truly wonderful story full of magic, science and adventure! I really enjoyed it a lot!
laurenbaggy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
chucks_library's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Exploding Gnomes, Heroes from History and trapped in a video game.... Welcome to Wonderscape.
Ren, Cecily and Arthur are trapped in Wonderscape, an in-reality adventure video game. They must find a way out by completing different levels of the game, each are based on a different hero from time such as Newton, Mary Shelley and Tomoe Gozen. This book is engaging, exciting and feels like a mix of Jumanji with Ready Player One. The characters are fun and we learn a little about each hero as we go as most of the heroes are all real people from history. There is interesting puzzles for the characters to work out and I think its a really great start to a series. Both kids and adults will love to read.
Ren, Cecily and Arthur are trapped in Wonderscape, an in-reality adventure video game. They must find a way out by completing different levels of the game, each are based on a different hero from time such as Newton, Mary Shelley and Tomoe Gozen. This book is engaging, exciting and feels like a mix of Jumanji with Ready Player One. The characters are fun and we learn a little about each hero as we go as most of the heroes are all real people from history. There is interesting puzzles for the characters to work out and I think its a really great start to a series. Both kids and adults will love to read.
emlo's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
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? No
4.5
This is a great book which introduces kids to some real life inspirational heroes. The concept of the kids being sucked into a real life game and completing challenges worked well. I loved how the kids were all very different and each had an issue that the group helped them with, be it vertigo, anxiety or phobias the kids were really supportive of each other. They each came from different backgrounds also. There was a lot to think about around AI and human rights which seems like a really relevant discussion for our times.
rugbygirlreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
arcthemist's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
dumbqwerty's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bardicbramley's review against another edition
4.0
A very interesting and creative read.
I thoroughly enjoyed.
The characters, settings and lore were inviting and descriptive, drawing you in and hooking you quickly. There were so many little traits of the writing that I loved: the pronoun swapping sidekick, the moral and educational encouragements, the mental health and wellbeing priorities, and the little realities such as clothing changes, hair fixes and toilet breaks that are often overlooked in fantasy. And the reading level was perfectly balanced for a KS2 classroom.
This would be an amazing class read. It has so much potential for projects surrounding the idea of inspirational people, as well as plenty of creative and imaginative opportunities.
I thoroughly enjoyed.
The characters, settings and lore were inviting and descriptive, drawing you in and hooking you quickly. There were so many little traits of the writing that I loved: the pronoun swapping sidekick, the moral and educational encouragements, the mental health and wellbeing priorities, and the little realities such as clothing changes, hair fixes and toilet breaks that are often overlooked in fantasy. And the reading level was perfectly balanced for a KS2 classroom.
This would be an amazing class read. It has so much potential for projects surrounding the idea of inspirational people, as well as plenty of creative and imaginative opportunities.