A review by absentminded_reader
Moana: The Deluxe Junior Novelization (Disney Moana) by Suzanne Francis

3.0

I like the story of Moana, but I wasn’t a fan of this novelization. The story stayed mostly true to the movie, but it was perfunctory and lacked heart. There were lush descriptions for setting details but sparse descriptions for character motivations. Considering that this was a junior novelization, the vocabulary was often advanced. I found it odd to have an illustrated children’s book typeset in large, 14 point letters, using words like “maneuvered” and “bioluminescent”. My daughter had a very hard time reading this book to me. I believe she enjoyed it more than I did, which is why I give it an extra star. After all, I’m not the novels target demographic.