A review by iheartya311
IDIOT GENIUS Willa Snap and the Clockwerk Boy by Richard Due
3.0
I won this book as a FirstReads giveaway.
To be honest and blunt, I struggled with it.
I attempted to shift my mindset to that of a youngen and suspend my belief of reality but had a hard time believing an 11 year old would act so mature. I did enjoy how Willa was outspoken, brave, observant, passionate and reckless. I tried not to let the over descriptive world building get to me - once again I struggled to get into the mindset. (Over description is a pet peeve of mine with YA and adult books as well and I complain of it often.) I was pleased by the writing style, character development, flow and pace of action. It ended with a cliffhanger but still wrapped up the story well. The illustrations were lovely and I would have liked to see more of them. I have to be honest and rate it a 3 because it didn't really "grab" me like a 4 should.
To be honest and blunt, I struggled with it.
I attempted to shift my mindset to that of a youngen and suspend my belief of reality but had a hard time believing an 11 year old would act so mature. I did enjoy how Willa was outspoken, brave, observant, passionate and reckless. I tried not to let the over descriptive world building get to me - once again I struggled to get into the mindset. (Over description is a pet peeve of mine with YA and adult books as well and I complain of it often.) I was pleased by the writing style, character development, flow and pace of action. It ended with a cliffhanger but still wrapped up the story well. The illustrations were lovely and I would have liked to see more of them. I have to be honest and rate it a 3 because it didn't really "grab" me like a 4 should.