Mysteries of Cove: Fires of Invention
Synopsis
Trenton is a kid who is good at anything to do with machines. He's also super creative, which is bad. It's bad because he lives in a city where being creative and inventing new things is considered a crime. He finds this out when he is nearly sentenced to retraining, a.k.a brainwashing, for building a new type of swing to impress a girl named Simoni. Things start getting even more bad for him when he and a mysterious girl named Kallista start finding pieces to an invention left behind by the lunatic Leo Babbage, who happens to be Kallista's father. On top of all that, he feels like his mother has betrayed him when she refuses to allow him to pursue a job as a mechanic.
Negative Things
There is one exclamation of "oh my g*sh" and one h*oly. Most of the characters lie frequently, but it all gets resolved when the liars have to confront the web of deception they wove to cover their tracks. The book makes a very clear lying-is-an evil stance. There is also a minor romance between Simoni and Trenton, even though their only thirteen, but that also is resolved in an appropriate way. Honestly, the thing I would say is the worst in this book is violence. One evil character is eaten by a (VERY HUGE SPOILER ALERT IN THE NEXT WORD!!!) dragon (END OF VERY HUGE SPOILER ALERT!!). There are also a few bloody moments, but not in much detail.
Positive Things
As mentioned before, the book makes a very clear message saying lying is terrible and you should never do it. There are also moments of life-risking heroism for people the characters don't even know, and even some they would probably have rather not helped. The book also makes a subtle stand against a socialist method of government, which is nice, especially in a somewhat modern book. All of the characters end up making the right choices and solving their problems, a bully becomes a helper, liars confess their deception, and people who made mistakes own up to them. It also portrays parents and people who are in authority in a good light.
Conclusion
This book, despite it's very few flaws, is a good book. The writing is great, the characters are both believable and interesting, and the plot twists are shocking, and it makes a stand for what's right. However, the violence makes me suggest that this book be barred from younger children until they are around ten. All in all, I think it's great.
Trenton is a kid who is good at anything to do with machines. He's also super creative, which is bad. It's bad because he lives in a city where being creative and inventing new things is considered a crime. He finds this out when he is nearly sentenced to retraining, a.k.a brainwashing, for building a new type of swing to impress a girl named Simoni. Things start getting even more bad for him when he and a mysterious girl named Kallista start finding pieces to an invention left behind by the lunatic Leo Babbage, who happens to be Kallista's father. On top of all that, he feels like his mother has betrayed him when she refuses to allow him to pursue a job as a mechanic.
Negative Things
There is one exclamation of "oh my g*sh" and one h*oly. Most of the characters lie frequently, but it all gets resolved when the liars have to confront the web of deception they wove to cover their tracks. The book makes a very clear lying-is-an evil stance. There is also a minor romance between Simoni and Trenton, even though their only thirteen, but that also is resolved in an appropriate way. Honestly, the thing I would say is the worst in this book is violence. One evil character is eaten by a (VERY HUGE SPOILER ALERT IN THE NEXT WORD!!!) dragon (END OF VERY HUGE SPOILER ALERT!!). There are also a few bloody moments, but not in much detail.
Positive Things
As mentioned before, the book makes a very clear message saying lying is terrible and you should never do it. There are also moments of life-risking heroism for people the characters don't even know, and even some they would probably have rather not helped. The book also makes a subtle stand against a socialist method of government, which is nice, especially in a somewhat modern book. All of the characters end up making the right choices and solving their problems, a bully becomes a helper, liars confess their deception, and people who made mistakes own up to them. It also portrays parents and people who are in authority in a good light.
Conclusion
This book, despite it's very few flaws, is a good book. The writing is great, the characters are both believable and interesting, and the plot twists are shocking, and it makes a stand for what's right. However, the violence makes me suggest that this book be barred from younger children until they are around ten. All in all, I think it's great.
Comments
Post a Comment