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In a Blink by Kiki Thorpe
4.0
This was absolutely adorable, clever, and very very well written.
This is a series I have to catch up with my daughter because she's on book six and she wants to buddy read. In the AR book system this is rated as 3.4 which is nearly halfway through third grade. This was a quick, yet clever and quite engaging read. I liked how each girl had a very solid personality, I found myself engaging more than others. Each fairy was adorable and I could see them in my head from the movies. Tinkerbelle seemed a bit more edgy. You know, the tink we grew to love from the original Peter Pan. She was sassy, quarky, and quick to huff but when push came to shove she came through for this age group.
I did think calling humans 'clumsies' was a bit odd, but original, and something that middle grade readers could identify with. I kept having to remember this book was geared for 8 year olds at times, but it kept me wanting to read more, get to the trouble, and then solve it all with a life lesson and good ending. I'm still a little unclear on how 'blinking' works, I'm not sure kids would care, but I would imagine that the author would be abl to better explain it to a childlike reader when she was so good and bringing to life the rest of Pixie Hallow. Remember, she writing a pre-determined reality, while still giving a bit of her own spin on it.
What I would like to see in this series: Growth in the girls. Time will have to pass and I know how my daughter was from age 8-10 and I hope the author reflects those changes because it will help the younger reader to keep engaged in the story arcs. I would like the life lessons and trials to become just a little bit tougher.
I highly recommend this for ages as young as second grade. If they like the Tink movies they will really enjoy these adventures.
*I read a copy via the Los Angeles County Library Overdrive System*
This is a series I have to catch up with my daughter because she's on book six and she wants to buddy read. In the AR book system this is rated as 3.4 which is nearly halfway through third grade. This was a quick, yet clever and quite engaging read. I liked how each girl had a very solid personality, I found myself engaging more than others. Each fairy was adorable and I could see them in my head from the movies. Tinkerbelle seemed a bit more edgy. You know, the tink we grew to love from the original Peter Pan. She was sassy, quarky, and quick to huff but when push came to shove she came through for this age group.
I did think calling humans 'clumsies' was a bit odd, but original, and something that middle grade readers could identify with. I kept having to remember this book was geared for 8 year olds at times, but it kept me wanting to read more, get to the trouble, and then solve it all with a life lesson and good ending. I'm still a little unclear on how 'blinking' works, I'm not sure kids would care, but I would imagine that the author would be abl to better explain it to a childlike reader when she was so good and bringing to life the rest of Pixie Hallow. Remember, she writing a pre-determined reality, while still giving a bit of her own spin on it.
What I would like to see in this series: Growth in the girls. Time will have to pass and I know how my daughter was from age 8-10 and I hope the author reflects those changes because it will help the younger reader to keep engaged in the story arcs. I would like the life lessons and trials to become just a little bit tougher.
I highly recommend this for ages as young as second grade. If they like the Tink movies they will really enjoy these adventures.
*I read a copy via the Los Angeles County Library Overdrive System*