Rachele Aragno
Teoksen Mel the Chosen tekijä
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Melvina y el secreto de la serpiente 1 kappale
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Melvina y el secreto de la serpiente Tekijä: Rachele Aragno
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Score: Four points out of ten.
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What a disappointment. I saw Mel the Chosen in a library shelf so I picked it up after missing it the first time. I then wanted to read it after glancing the blurb, which made me think I would enjoy the book. I was wrong. The low ratings warned me to avoid the novel. When I finished it, it was so underwhelming.
It starts with the first character I see, Mel, wanting to grow up and be free from the restrictions of living as a child. She suddenly stumbles across another world called the Here and Now where she can have only one wish come true, and for her, that is to instantly mature into an adult. I liked the art of Mel the Chosen as it's all in watercolour. However, my most prominent gripes lie in the titular character, Mel. She's unlikable in more ways than one. Mel can sometimes whine when a guardian acts like an adult (responsibly, of course. I don't want Mel's guardians to neglect her so why did she whinge about them?) She is also naïve when she trusts antagonists too easily, especially the leading one, Malcape. He grants Mel's wish much to her eventual detriment as she soon regrets that and wants to escape the Here and Now. I couldn't connect or relate to the other people either.
To summarise, Mel the Chosen initially looked promising, but after finishing the text, it dissatisfied me. It could've been a huge hit if the author improved some aspects of her fictional composition, particularly the characters. Instead, it was a miss.… (lisätietoja)
Trigger warnings: N/A
Score: Four points out of ten.
Find this review on The StoryGraph.
What a disappointment. I saw Mel the Chosen in a library shelf so I picked it up after missing it the first time. I then wanted to read it after glancing the blurb, which made me think I would enjoy the book. I was wrong. The low ratings warned me to avoid the novel. When I finished it, it was so underwhelming.
It starts with the first character I see, Mel, wanting to grow up and be free from the restrictions of living as a child. She suddenly stumbles across another world called the Here and Now where she can have only one wish come true, and for her, that is to instantly mature into an adult. I liked the art of Mel the Chosen as it's all in watercolour. However, my most prominent gripes lie in the titular character, Mel. She's unlikable in more ways than one. Mel can sometimes whine when a guardian acts like an adult (responsibly, of course. I don't want Mel's guardians to neglect her so why did she whinge about them?) She is also naïve when she trusts antagonists too easily, especially the leading one, Malcape. He grants Mel's wish much to her eventual detriment as she soon regrets that and wants to escape the Here and Now. I couldn't connect or relate to the other people either.
To summarise, Mel the Chosen initially looked promising, but after finishing the text, it dissatisfied me. It could've been a huge hit if the author improved some aspects of her fictional composition, particularly the characters. Instead, it was a miss.… (lisätietoja)
I cannot describe it, but this has such an old-timey British children’s book feel and I mean that in a good way. Mel acts like an actual child, headstrong and, at times bratty, but it works. I enjoyed the watercolor illustrations too.
Also, it's always fun to get a "chosen one" who rejects the title/responsibility at first.
Also, it's always fun to get a "chosen one" who rejects the title/responsibility at first.
The art is gorgeous and I love it, but I don't know what's going on in the story. It starts without any exposition, but considering how short it is (the length of a comic book...), there's not a lot of time to learn about what's going on. I imagine it will become more clear as it goes on, but I'm also not sure if I'll be able to pick up any other issues considering I just found this in a discount bin at a local comic book store.
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