cantwelljr's review against another edition
3.0
Things I liked:
The kindle formatting worked really well and made following all the different paths easy. Also, the story lines are cute and the whole thing is very on-brand for Scooby and friends. Each of the characters' adventures are unique according to their personalities and skills.
Things I didn't like:
The characters split up right away and then you choose who to follow: Velma, Scooby and Shaggy, Daphne, or Fred. So you don't get very much interaction between the gang. It's mostly solo (or duo) adventures rather than seeing them work together as a team. Velma's story has the most choices for the reader and includes a couple unsuccessful endings, whereas almost all the other endings are wins. With Fred you only get one choice and each of those leads you to a win. So it's a inconsistent in terms of how much involvement you get in the story.
I think I would have preferred a choose-your-own-Scooby in which the gang stays together (at least most of the time) and we solve 1 mystery by deciding what areas to investigate, who to talk to, etc, rather than having ~10 different scenarios each decided by one or two random decisions. Because the choices led to completely different outcomes, each 'story' ends up being so short that the payoff of catching the villain is less rewarding.
The kindle formatting worked really well and made following all the different paths easy. Also, the story lines are cute and the whole thing is very on-brand for Scooby and friends. Each of the characters' adventures are unique according to their personalities and skills.
Things I didn't like:
The characters split up right away and then you choose who to follow: Velma, Scooby and Shaggy, Daphne, or Fred. So you don't get very much interaction between the gang. It's mostly solo (or duo) adventures rather than seeing them work together as a team. Velma's story has the most choices for the reader and includes a couple unsuccessful endings, whereas almost all the other endings are wins. With Fred you only get one choice and each of those leads you to a win. So it's a inconsistent in terms of how much involvement you get in the story.
I think I would have preferred a choose-your-own-Scooby in which the gang stays together (at least most of the time) and we solve 1 mystery by deciding what areas to investigate, who to talk to, etc, rather than having ~10 different scenarios each decided by one or two random decisions. Because the choices led to completely different outcomes, each 'story' ends up being so short that the payoff of catching the villain is less rewarding.
anastaciaknits's review against another edition
5.0
First of all, I am a HUGE Scooby Doo fan! When I first saw this book, I was so excited because it's also a choose your own adventure book! I LOVED those books as a kid and was thrilled to see another one come out!
This book is for ages 7-12. The pages are beautifully drawn and look like the characters in all the shows (yes, I still watch Scooby Doo as an adult). The story line is simple but very age appropriate - the gang goes to a beach, you get to pick who to hang out with (all the major characters are here) and depending on who you pick, will determine what will happen next!
I wish that there were a few more choices, but as I aaid, this is for younger kids & I think they will absolutely love it and I know I'm buying this for my niece when this comes out (she'll be 7).
I received a review copy for free from netgalley and was not paid for this review.
This book is for ages 7-12. The pages are beautifully drawn and look like the characters in all the shows (yes, I still watch Scooby Doo as an adult). The story line is simple but very age appropriate - the gang goes to a beach, you get to pick who to hang out with (all the major characters are here) and depending on who you pick, will determine what will happen next!
I wish that there were a few more choices, but as I aaid, this is for younger kids & I think they will absolutely love it and I know I'm buying this for my niece when this comes out (she'll be 7).
I received a review copy for free from netgalley and was not paid for this review.
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