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A review by bookishlybecca
Blue Umbrella by Mike Mason
5.0
One of the best and most enjoyable books I've read so far this year! I love literally everything about it. A tad slow to start, but once I really got into this book, I couldn't put it down.
Thoughts:
1. I became really attached to Zac. He might actually be one of my favourite characters - ever. He's just such a kid. He's so full of life, and the way he sees things is really refreshing and fun to read. He also has this maturity and seriousness to him too though. He has a good mixture of qualities actually, though in no way is he perfect. He's just a 10-year-old boy trying to deal with the death of his mother and the realization that he is now an orphan and has no one else to turn to. I also really liked Chelsea and her brother, Ches.
2. The writing in this book was phenomenal. The way Mike describes things so simplistically, yet with such eloquence blows my mind. He portrays all of his characters perfectly and weaves his plot with such precision that you don't even realize what's coming next most of the time.
3. This book just feels like it's so alive. It contains so many youthful characters and has this weird, but fascinating, energy to it. I don't even really know how to describe it. It's something I've never felt before and that excites me!
4. The plot is literally unlike anything I've ever read before. It had me guessing most of the way through, which made the explanation and unveiling of things that much more satisfying. I never once felt disappointed or overloaded with information. It made me feel like a kid again, being read to at night, and not knowing what was going to happen next; feeling that excitement and longing for the story to never end.
5. The ending was beautiful. Not only because of the last scene that took place - between Zac and Mr. Porter - but also because everything was resolved. Mike didn't leave anything unsaid or unexplained. In a way, it makes going into the next book even more exciting, as I'm really not sure what to expect!
I may come back to this and write some more later. There's just so much I could/want to say! <333
Thoughts:
1. I became really attached to Zac. He might actually be one of my favourite characters - ever. He's just such a kid. He's so full of life, and the way he sees things is really refreshing and fun to read. He also has this maturity and seriousness to him too though. He has a good mixture of qualities actually, though in no way is he perfect. He's just a 10-year-old boy trying to deal with the death of his mother and the realization that he is now an orphan and has no one else to turn to. I also really liked Chelsea and her brother, Ches.
2. The writing in this book was phenomenal. The way Mike describes things so simplistically, yet with such eloquence blows my mind. He portrays all of his characters perfectly and weaves his plot with such precision that you don't even realize what's coming next most of the time.
3. This book just feels like it's so alive. It contains so many youthful characters and has this weird, but fascinating, energy to it. I don't even really know how to describe it. It's something I've never felt before and that excites me!
4. The plot is literally unlike anything I've ever read before. It had me guessing most of the way through, which made the explanation and unveiling of things that much more satisfying. I never once felt disappointed or overloaded with information. It made me feel like a kid again, being read to at night, and not knowing what was going to happen next; feeling that excitement and longing for the story to never end.
5. The ending was beautiful. Not only because of the last scene that took place - between Zac and Mr. Porter - but also because everything was resolved. Mike didn't leave anything unsaid or unexplained. In a way, it makes going into the next book even more exciting, as I'm really not sure what to expect!
I may come back to this and write some more later. There's just so much I could/want to say! <333