A review by tiffani_reads
Brackenbeast by Kate Alice Marshall
4.0
*Thank you to the publisher and Edelweiss for providing me with an advanced copy of this book to read and review.
This second instalment of this series picks up a few months after the events of the first book have concluded. When we meet Otto, Pip, and Eleanor again, they have been hard at work trying to figure out a way to beat the curse that Mr. January placed on them and their town. However, the season for his sister is almost upon them and they will have to survive her first if they have any hope of defeating Mr. January.
This book is just as good as the first one, a super quick read but I found that I was missing something that made me love it as much as I did the first one. I still think that this friend group is one of my favourites I have ever read. I think I didn't love all the new characters introduced, they added a lot of busyness that the story didn't need. I know they helped to propel the story along but I could have done without a few of them because we were already getting a different story line with Mrs. Prosper. It will be interesting to see how they factor into the stories as this series progresses and what role they play in the overall conclusion. My guess is that there will be at least 2 more books in this series because they still have to defeat Mr. January's other sister, and then beat the curse and that seems like too much to cram into just one book.
I am really loving all the subtle Greek mythology references in these books and the whole hero storyline that is going on throughout these books. I am interested to see who this next sister is and if she will play into the seasonal theme like the last one did with the spring reference. Or, if her "season" will be something else entirely. Overall, still loving this series and cannot wait to see where it goes in the future.
This second instalment of this series picks up a few months after the events of the first book have concluded. When we meet Otto, Pip, and Eleanor again, they have been hard at work trying to figure out a way to beat the curse that Mr. January placed on them and their town. However, the season for his sister is almost upon them and they will have to survive her first if they have any hope of defeating Mr. January.
This book is just as good as the first one, a super quick read but I found that I was missing something that made me love it as much as I did the first one. I still think that this friend group is one of my favourites I have ever read. I think I didn't love all the new characters introduced, they added a lot of busyness that the story didn't need. I know they helped to propel the story along but I could have done without a few of them because we were already getting a different story line with Mrs. Prosper. It will be interesting to see how they factor into the stories as this series progresses and what role they play in the overall conclusion. My guess is that there will be at least 2 more books in this series because they still have to defeat Mr. January's other sister, and then beat the curse and that seems like too much to cram into just one book.
I am really loving all the subtle Greek mythology references in these books and the whole hero storyline that is going on throughout these books. I am interested to see who this next sister is and if she will play into the seasonal theme like the last one did with the spring reference. Or, if her "season" will be something else entirely. Overall, still loving this series and cannot wait to see where it goes in the future.