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A review by kisahofswords13
Blastaway by Melissa Landers
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Ughhhhh I have so many feelings about this.
I wanted to make sure that I didn’t rate this down because I’m a 25yr old reading a middle grade novel. But I have some issues with it regardless of the target audience.
The timing is so confusing. On one hand, humans have had time to mutate but people are still reading Harry Potter? Also the colloquialisms really trap this book in the 2000’s.
The other biggg issue I have is the science. Now I have been known to be a bit pedantic about the science in SciFi but you can’t say things like “there’s no gravity in space” in a middle grade novel. It’s not true and can really confuse kids when it comes to science class. Often kids pick up information from books and I just. Little sentences like that make my job as a middle school science teacher so much harder.
I also found the story and the MC’s WILDLY improbable. Fig is 13 and running around space stations. I doubt it.
I don’t know. I also found the writing style annoying and the focus on farts obnoxious but. Middle grade novel. That I can’t rate down for 😂😂
I wanted to make sure that I didn’t rate this down because I’m a 25yr old reading a middle grade novel. But I have some issues with it regardless of the target audience.
The timing is so confusing. On one hand, humans have had time to mutate but people are still reading Harry Potter? Also the colloquialisms really trap this book in the 2000’s.
The other biggg issue I have is the science. Now I have been known to be a bit pedantic about the science in SciFi but you can’t say things like “there’s no gravity in space” in a middle grade novel. It’s not true and can really confuse kids when it comes to science class. Often kids pick up information from books and I just. Little sentences like that make my job as a middle school science teacher so much harder.
I also found the story and the MC’s WILDLY improbable. Fig is 13 and running around space stations. I doubt it.
I don’t know. I also found the writing style annoying and the focus on farts obnoxious but. Middle grade novel. That I can’t rate down for 😂😂
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying and Racial slurs
The slurs are fictional racism but. I think it’s still worth mentioning