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hayleybeale's review
4.0
Westerfeld gives a solid start to a new multi-author multi-platform seven part upper elementary/middle grade scifi series about a group of multiracial kids trying to survive after their plane crashes. See my full review here.
joelmk's review against another edition
I was reading this for material advisory sake. My background in YA is pretty slim. Horizon is an impressive book with a footing in sci-fi and a strong emphasis in STEM. Highly suggested for youth in need of a little adventure and suspense. Horizon has diverse cast of characters that can relate to a wide variety of readers.
malreynolds111's review
3.0
Cute juvenile book. Not afraid to kill of characters. Curious to see where the series is going to go.
kawarwick's review
3.0
It is the first in a series so the ending left you hanging. Not only am I hanging on, I've got lots of questions. Middle grade readers might gobble this one up but it just didn't do anything for me.
ambr_media's review
2.0
I really enjoyed Scott Westerfeld's YA books but this book didn't seem to have much going for it. A group of kids crash land into a mysterious jungle and try to figure out how this happened and where they are. A few things get discovered but overall many aspects about the island still remain a complete mystery by the end of the book. There's no tension or driving plot elements to really move the story forward, and I found it hard to have any feelings for the characters. A good portion of the book was just describing them jumping, which didn't add to the plot and got pretty repetitive. Seeing as this is a series I can understand this being an introduction to the characters and the world, but it just didn't make me care enough about any of that to continue reading.
nyo's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
dogtrax's review
4.0
Solid read aloud story, with plenty of mystery. We are ready for the second book (whenever that comes out)
asiyah_h's review
3.0
Well, well. I don't really know what to say about this one. Actually I know exactly what to say, waring this is going to ranty.
WHY IS MOLLY THE "LEADER???"
I just don't understand why she is made out to be the hero, Yoshi or heck Anna was more deserving of this title. Yoshi actually did stuff, he was a doer! Meanwhile Molly wanted to think about things for hours on end. And when she finally decides to DO something she Not to say I didn't like the book at all but it had way to many annoying characters Caleb was a dick. Akiko cried and whined the whole time. The only likable characters where Anna, Yoshi and Kira. On the topic of Kira she didn't even get her own FUCKING CHAPTER!!!
WHY IS MOLLY THE "LEADER???"
I just don't understand why she is made out to be the hero, Yoshi or heck Anna was more deserving of this title. Yoshi actually did stuff, he was a doer! Meanwhile Molly wanted to think about things for hours on end. And when she finally decides to DO something she
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BLOWS UP THE PLANE AND FAINTSbecandbooks's review
3.0
This book was fun! I haven't read any kidlit by Westerfield, so when I saw this on Overdrive I thought why the hell not?
I appreciated all the diversity that is sprinkled throughout the book. I did find some of the Asian rep mildly stereotypical though, so I'd love to find some #ownvoices review regarding the book. (Transparency: I am not of Asian descent or culture)
The plot was fun and simple - perfect for kidlit - jumping from a standard survival story, to something a little more, with sci-fi and robots carrying the story.
The character development was incredibly basic, with nothing much beyond the initial diversity of the characters.
All in all, I felt reminiscent. So much of this book reminded me of reading The Hatchet or Animal Farm for the first time. Yes, that means the story wasn't wildly unique and I won't continue on with the series. But I didn't hate it either.
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I appreciated all the diversity that is sprinkled throughout the book. I did find some of the Asian rep mildly stereotypical though, so I'd love to find some #ownvoices review regarding the book. (Transparency: I am not of Asian descent or culture)
The plot was fun and simple - perfect for kidlit - jumping from a standard survival story, to something a little more, with sci-fi and robots carrying the story.
The character development was incredibly basic, with nothing much beyond the initial diversity of the characters.
All in all, I felt reminiscent. So much of this book reminded me of reading The Hatchet or Animal Farm for the first time. Yes, that means the story wasn't wildly unique and I won't continue on with the series. But I didn't hate it either.
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