The Adventures of Technicality Man by Jessica Meats: Read May 12th-13th
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This was an interesting read that I was not expecting. At first I really enjoyed the puns that were throughout this book. It was unlike anything I have ever read. The book is playing with the conventions of stories and is really parodying the way many people write or in this case superhero stories. Some of the names are quite enjoyable such as Good for Nothing Boy (a sidekick character), Tangent Tiger (there are some writers that need to get rid of this guy), Alchemisto, Alchemistress, Origami Man, etc.
When a group of villains start to go against the natural order of the stories, Technicality Man has to join forces with the other good guys and some villains to get the stories back in order. It was quite funny to see the author play with these conventions. For instance big cats are the guardians of the stories and are the ones that control what is happening. There is a punctuation cat that controls punctuation throughout stories. When this cat is stolen the punctuation starts to mess up.
I think that this was a creative idea though there were times that I lost interest while reading. The ending was great and funny. All together this was a story that I am glad that I read. I love stories that play with the conventions of stories and break the fourth wall.
I was given this book for free for an honest review.
The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate by Eric Bower: Read May 13th- 14th
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"Magnus was a very sensible horse. In fact, he was probably the most sensible creature in the Baron Estate. Often, when my father would try to use Magnus in his experiments (like when he place electric horseshoes on his hooves to make him run faster, or the time he tried to attach a propeller to Magnus's backside to turn him into what he called a horse-e-copter), our horse would give him a look that seemed to say, 'Are you utterly insane? I am a horse. A horse! Just let me be a horse, for goodness' sake.' " - This is just one of the many gems from this wonderful novel.
A young boy wakes up after a dream about a talking squirrel to an equally strange occurrence, his house is flying. Waldo Baron's, W.B. for short, parents are inventors who have decided to enter into a contest with their house. The contest is for a $500 dollar prize which they want to use for an assistant. Their plans get messed up though when Rose Blackwood kidnaps them hoping to use the prize money to get her notorious villain brother out of prison. Along the way Waldo has to use his brain and slowly seems to become friends with his captor. Rose though does not seem to be as bad as he expected.
This is the first book in a series that I will be continuing. I am so glad that I got the chance to read this book. It was so funny throughout. I cannot tell you how many times that I literally laughed out loud. This is a middle grade book and I know that many people believe that they are not worth a read. I will tell you right now that I am not one of those people. Read this book. It was so very funny and enjoyable. I cannot wait to read the next book whenever it comes out. The characters were intelligent and made me invested in their story. It was also interesting to read about this time period. It took place in 1891. W.B. may be a klutz but gosh it was so enjoyable watching him try to save the day or at least solve their problems.
I cannot wait to get a copy of this for myself.
I was given this book for free for an honest review.
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