filemanager's review against another edition
3.0
I liked how all the different fairy tales were all interwoven together.
icey81's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.25
mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
Slightly better than the previous books, but still not good enough for me to continue with them. I am giving up on this series.
I liked that this time we were in a fantasy/dream world with all kinds of fairy tales, stories and more, however, it fell kind of short due to the characters. Every character that we met in the Dork Diaries is there, as some kind of fairy tale character. Of course, Brandon is a prince (ah duh), Mackenzie is the evil witch, Brianna is the godmother (and failing hard at that) and so on. It was a bit lame. I kind of hoped that we would get some new characters, but no.
Again, like I said in my review for the previous book, the books keep on having the same kind of story. Mackenzie is always evil and always bitchy, Brianna doesn't act at all like her age (I would rather peg her to be 2 or 3 years old and not 6). Brandon is always swoonworthy, though I really still don't see what Nikki sees in him, he is so easily pushed and swayed by Mackenzie. And then we have Nikki. Still dorky and still trying too hard and too much to be popular. I also get a bit tired of how she talks. A bit too hip and too childish.
And seriously, Brianna and Mackenzie just piss me off so much. Seriously, Mackenzie should just get kicked from school for all she does and Brianna needs parents, and not a sister. You can clearly see that Nikki's parents don't care what Brianna does, don't care to educate her or punish her when she does something bad. No, no instead, just laugh and make pictures or whatever.
So yeah, I am giving up on the series. It was a fun series, but like with Wimpy Kid, it just keeps being the same book with a little bit of a different setting, but nothing changes with the characters. It is too bad, but oh well. I got enough other books to enjoy. :)
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I liked that this time we were in a fantasy/dream world with all kinds of fairy tales, stories and more, however, it fell kind of short due to the characters. Every character that we met in the Dork Diaries is there, as some kind of fairy tale character. Of course, Brandon is a prince (ah duh), Mackenzie is the evil witch, Brianna is the godmother (and failing hard at that) and so on. It was a bit lame. I kind of hoped that we would get some new characters, but no.
Again, like I said in my review for the previous book, the books keep on having the same kind of story. Mackenzie is always evil and always bitchy, Brianna doesn't act at all like her age (I would rather peg her to be 2 or 3 years old and not 6). Brandon is always swoonworthy, though I really still don't see what Nikki sees in him, he is so easily pushed and swayed by Mackenzie. And then we have Nikki. Still dorky and still trying too hard and too much to be popular. I also get a bit tired of how she talks. A bit too hip and too childish.
And seriously, Brianna and Mackenzie just piss me off so much. Seriously, Mackenzie should just get kicked from school for all she does and Brianna needs parents, and not a sister. You can clearly see that Nikki's parents don't care what Brianna does, don't care to educate her or punish her when she does something bad. No, no instead, just laugh and make pictures or whatever.
So yeah, I am giving up on the series. It was a fun series, but like with Wimpy Kid, it just keeps being the same book with a little bit of a different setting, but nothing changes with the characters. It is too bad, but oh well. I got enough other books to enjoy. :)
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
twentystitches's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
This is the only dork diaries book I had left, I had gotten rid of all of the others(because they were so unbelievably bad) so I just read it before I chucked it away. It was lame nothing really happened
kenzielovely2002's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
5.0
mystikai's review against another edition
5.0
Review:
My 8 year old daughter really enjoyed this book, she loved the characters and how it was revolved around fairy tale stories that she knew well. She also liked that there were illustrations in the book as this not only made it more real for her but also made her forget the length of the book and made her want to read more.
She laughed out loud with the jelly, peanut butter and pickle sandwich getting stuck to Nikki’s jumper.
I think this is a fantastic book for children, the book is written just like a girl would write a diary and even in ‘handwriting’ to instead of printed text.
My daughter now wants to read all the other books in the series.
My 8 year old daughter really enjoyed this book, she loved the characters and how it was revolved around fairy tale stories that she knew well. She also liked that there were illustrations in the book as this not only made it more real for her but also made her forget the length of the book and made her want to read more.
She laughed out loud with the jelly, peanut butter and pickle sandwich getting stuck to Nikki’s jumper.
I think this is a fantastic book for children, the book is written just like a girl would write a diary and even in ‘handwriting’ to instead of printed text.
My daughter now wants to read all the other books in the series.
loffy81's review against another edition
2.0
I felt I was generous with two. The storyline was cute but I became so annoyed by the extra exclamation marks and smiling faces. It is plain to see this is not the series for me, but I can see the popularity among the 4,5,6th grade students.
koiloy's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5