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bookworm_baggins's review against another edition
3.0
Read aloud with Martin (except for the final 50 pages). This was a major disappointment for me. We loved the first book in this series--clever, mysterious, exciting, and fun. The second wasn't as good, but we still really enjoyed reading it together. This book had a solid first 70 pages. Then it dragged for the next 200, so much so that we finished the book reading separately instead of aloud because it was such slog going. It's a shame that the author didn't wait longer to conclude the series until she had a better plot worked out. I found the ended unsatisfying.
amalyndb's review against another edition
5.0
The third and last of the Mister Max novels and the most thrilling of the bunch. Max manages to speak with the King and form an embassy to Andesia to try to rescue his parents. A wild tale, of acting and improvisation and daring, a fitting climax to the series.
natalie_ann's review against another edition
4.0
This book had a great plot, but sometimes got a little confusing, but I love a challenging read.
chelle493's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
beccak's review
2.0
It's hard for me to confess this series does nothing for me. I love Cynthia Voigt and my eldest kid likes these books very much. I read them to check if they were clean, etc., otherwise, I would never have finished them.
I can't quite pinpoint why the Mister Max books fall flat for me. There's a lot of headhopping, and a lot of wandering from one event to another. There's telling, not showing. But there seems to be more to my dislike than that. Maybe it's all the intentional references to acting, directing, and the stage? Or the setting, which is half-fantasy, and half-real, but it's never clear which is which?
The books are almost entirely clean. There are lots of adventures of the types that appeal to kids 9 to 14. I'm just not sure how many adults will go for Mister Max.
I can't quite pinpoint why the Mister Max books fall flat for me. There's a lot of headhopping, and a lot of wandering from one event to another. There's telling, not showing. But there seems to be more to my dislike than that. Maybe it's all the intentional references to acting, directing, and the stage? Or the setting, which is half-fantasy, and half-real, but it's never clear which is which?
The books are almost entirely clean. There are lots of adventures of the types that appeal to kids 9 to 14. I'm just not sure how many adults will go for Mister Max.
booksnbookends's review
3.0
I received of a copy of this book by the book's publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Before writing my review, I want to make it clear that I didn't realise this was part of a series. I haven't read the first two books in the series but nevertheless enjoyed this book as a stand alone.
This was a really enjoyable story and I loved the author's writing style. The story keeps you guessing until the very end which is always something I love. I really enjoyed the beginning of the story but somewhere in between it lost its fun. I felt as though there needed to be more action and adventure in Andesia and there was so much potential. Whilst I enjoyed the story, I feel as though I need to have read the previous two books to have fully appreciated this. I do feel as though children will enjoy reading these books, though at times this was a little confusing.
Before writing my review, I want to make it clear that I didn't realise this was part of a series. I haven't read the first two books in the series but nevertheless enjoyed this book as a stand alone.
This was a really enjoyable story and I loved the author's writing style. The story keeps you guessing until the very end which is always something I love. I really enjoyed the beginning of the story but somewhere in between it lost its fun. I felt as though there needed to be more action and adventure in Andesia and there was so much potential. Whilst I enjoyed the story, I feel as though I need to have read the previous two books to have fully appreciated this. I do feel as though children will enjoy reading these books, though at times this was a little confusing.
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