Reviews

Making Scents by Braden Lamb, Arthur Yorinks, Shelli Paroline

destdest's review

1.0

The artwork is super cute and Mickey is kind of adorable. The story itself though just has no real purpose. The ending is majorly anti-climatic. I figured all of Mickey's transgressions were building up to something but nah. I just... What was the point? I think this would work better as a webcomic.

Also, I am so tired of Mickey's uncle's constant"crook"spiel. Go shove it up your nose!

librarianryan's review

2.0

When this book started I thought I would love it. Puppy Parents who normally raise bloodhounds have a child. They raise the child to act like a bloodhound. To use his nose to it’s best advantage. That got a little annoying by the time the kid was in school, but it was still interesting. Then when things finally settled into a decent pace, there is tragedy. And it just gets worse from there. I’m fine with the tragedy from nowhere scene. But then time starts skipping and his Uncle wants the boy to act like a human, and not a dog. Plus all kids are crooks. I just lost interest and respect for the title. The story could have gone anywhere and been a great graphic novel for younger readers, but it was either not absurd enough, or two real that it makes fun of itself. I did like the art. They use simple three color illustrations and besides black and white, the third color changes frequently. I like the look and the format of the book, I just did not like the story.

#Readharder 2017

izze5's review

4.0

This book was cute. Crazed parents who end up raising their child like one of their trained Blood Hounds, then a tragedy strikes and the child has to learn how to adapt with new family and school.

thebookgirl's review

4.0

Review to come

alenka's review

2.0

This book is really strange and I just couldn't wrap my head around the choices. The art is nice and I like how scents are depicted but I didn't understand the palette; the color shifts seemed random, and since the spot color on the visual depiction of scents was so deliberate, that felt really odd? Even if it was aesthetically pleasing? Also I just kind of don't get the choices made within this story. Like, I never understood WHY Mickey's parents believed he could smell like a dog when, well, he's a human, or why they trained him so hard. I also just didn't get why it took this turn with the parents' sudden death and Mickey being sent to live with his elderly aunt and uncle. It adds a level of "we're very different and we have to change and learn from each other" which, OK, good middle grade theme, but that was already sort of accomplished by him getting bullied at school? And a kid talking the principal into letting him take a year off... of like fourth grade? What?? I dunno this just seemed bizarre in like, a kind of fun but pointless way.