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A review by skylacine
Geronimo Stilton and the Kingdom of Fantasy #2: The Quest for Paradise, Volume 2 by Geronimo Stilton
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A solid follow-up to the first. I personally preferred the more general classic fantasy and folkore-inspired worlds of the last book to some of the ones here (e.g. a world made out of candy or toys) but they're still unique and creative all the same. I guess that the Kingdom of Fantasy can really just literally be anything.
Things this book improves upon with last book is how it utilizes it's main cast of characters; Whereas last book new additions to the cast were somewhat forgotten by the narrative after they ended up joining Geronimo's club, here all characters are utilized quite well and get their time to shine.
The story is also filled to the brim with moral lessons, and while obviously not a bad thing I prefer the much more subtle ways in which the first installment delivered its morals: just by telling the story and letting everyone draw their own conclusions about the morals and themes. Here, there's entire sections where the morals are literally spelled out to the reader. I get that these are books aimed at younger readers, but kids aren't stupid, either. Give them some credit.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/05/book-review-quest-for-paradise-by.html
Things this book improves upon with last book is how it utilizes it's main cast of characters; Whereas last book new additions to the cast were somewhat forgotten by the narrative after they ended up joining Geronimo's club, here all characters are utilized quite well and get their time to shine.
The story is also filled to the brim with moral lessons, and while obviously not a bad thing I prefer the much more subtle ways in which the first installment delivered its morals: just by telling the story and letting everyone draw their own conclusions about the morals and themes. Here, there's entire sections where the morals are literally spelled out to the reader. I get that these are books aimed at younger readers, but kids aren't stupid, either. Give them some credit.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/05/book-review-quest-for-paradise-by.html