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A review by bibliophilicjester
Battle for the Park by H.D. Hunter
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
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
4.5
(also posted on gr)
yesssssssssssss to everything about this book!!!! 4.5 stars!! = )
i've had so many meh reads already this year, and this was just delightful. i need alllllllllll the scifi and fun future technology. idk if we'll have stuff this awesome by 2048, but i definitely need to visit a real life futureland. immediately. please and thank you.
some parts of this story were so unexpectedly creepy, which i absolutely adored. bc creepy things are happening! tension! (it's 1am okay, idk what i'm saying)
i loved these characters and all their interactions, and it was so nice to read dialogue that felt like things actual people would say in life. seriously, after coming off a pretentious-toned ya this afternoon, i really needed cam and his family and friends. i noticed the bio says the author is from atlanta before i started reading, but you can TELL. there's love and respect for the city, its people, and its history, but you also get to see the good and the bad. i really loved all the crazy future tech grounded by actual normal people. really, so much about this book is just perfectly balanced. i LOVED all the differently formatted things (interviews, comics, articles) - it was a fun way to play with the pacing and get you asking questions about what's *really* going on, you know?
there are always going to be awful people trying to ruin what's good, but people are also capable of creating amazing things! a lot goes wrong in this book, but there's so much hope. so much worth fighting for. and it makes me SO happy knowing a book like this exists to inspire kids to dream = ) that's my sappy adult moment for the day lol
yesssssssssssss to everything about this book!!!! 4.5 stars!! = )
i've had so many meh reads already this year, and this was just delightful. i need alllllllllll the scifi and fun future technology. idk if we'll have stuff this awesome by 2048, but i definitely need to visit a real life futureland. immediately. please and thank you.
some parts of this story were so unexpectedly creepy, which i absolutely adored. bc creepy things are happening! tension! (it's 1am okay, idk what i'm saying)
i loved these characters and all their interactions, and it was so nice to read dialogue that felt like things actual people would say in life. seriously, after coming off a pretentious-toned ya this afternoon, i really needed cam and his family and friends. i noticed the bio says the author is from atlanta before i started reading, but you can TELL. there's love and respect for the city, its people, and its history, but you also get to see the good and the bad. i really loved all the crazy future tech grounded by actual normal people. really, so much about this book is just perfectly balanced. i LOVED all the differently formatted things (interviews, comics, articles) - it was a fun way to play with the pacing and get you asking questions about what's *really* going on, you know?
there are always going to be awful people trying to ruin what's good, but people are also capable of creating amazing things! a lot goes wrong in this book, but there's so much hope. so much worth fighting for. and it makes me SO happy knowing a book like this exists to inspire kids to dream = ) that's my sappy adult moment for the day lol