A review by lumos_libros
Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
3.0
I was looking forward to read the sequel of [b:Rapunzel's Revenge|2626492|Rapunzel's Revenge|Shannon Hale|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207132499s/2626492.jpg|2651193], and it was fun to read but not necessarily as cool as the first.
The story has switched gears and our main character is Jack and as the reader we get to see what his past is all about and how did he ever get that goose? Well we get find out here, and see Jack back in his hometurf.
It was funny and the illustrations and the placements are really just great and I could only imagine how much work is put into them. I missed that Rapunzel's pigtails were no longer on her head, but change can be good. What this one was missing was that I really didn't get that fairytale feel like I did with the previous one. I didn't feel as invested in the story as I like to be. I'm guessing that the setting of Rapunzel's story fit better with the characters. This is targeted towards a younger audience who will be sure to love it, but it didn't capture me as much as the first.
Still give it a try if you have read the first and come away with a good laugh.
The story has switched gears and our main character is Jack and as the reader we get to see what his past is all about and how did he ever get that goose? Well we get find out here, and see Jack back in his hometurf.
It was funny and the illustrations and the placements are really just great and I could only imagine how much work is put into them. I missed that Rapunzel's pigtails were no longer on her head, but change can be good. What this one was missing was that I really didn't get that fairytale feel like I did with the previous one. I didn't feel as invested in the story as I like to be. I'm guessing that the setting of Rapunzel's story fit better with the characters. This is targeted towards a younger audience who will be sure to love it, but it didn't capture me as much as the first.
Still give it a try if you have read the first and come away with a good laugh.