Clara Poole and the Long Way Round by Taylor Tyng
MG Contemporary, 2023 by Pixel + Ink, 384 Pages
What I Didn’t Like:
- Children can’t enter into contracts. Of course, this illustrates WHY in a decent way. Suspend your disbelief on that one and you’ll be fine.
- Sometimes a lack of dialogue tags makes it difficult to follow a conversation. It’s not all the time and it’s typically minor characters who don’t get credit for a line, but it can be confusing.
- I’m working from an ARC, so this won’t affect my review, but my copy is formatted terribly which makes it difficult to follow. I assume this will get fixed in production.
What I Did Like:
- Right away, I liked the voice of this one. The first scene is PHENOMENAL and the voice kicks in right away. It set the scene REALLY well.
- The entire story is a fun, albeit silly, ride. Not everything is particularly realistic, but it makes for an entertaining story.
- There’s an underlying message here about grief and confronting it, I love that! It’s handled well.
Who Should Read This One:
- MG readers who like a little adventure! This is a fun one.