Reviews

Motley Education by S.A. Larsen

astraeal's review

1.0

I'd hoped I would like this book since there was Norse mythology in it but... Nope, not at all. All the time reading it I tried getting into the story but I just couldn't. I didn't care about the characters, it felt really like a typical story you've read again and again. There wasn't any kind of surprise or twist and I wish I could have liked this book because it really seemed interesting but I was bored the entire book.

libscote's review

4.0

Ebony Charmed seems to have less-than-average abilities at Motley Junior High: School for the Psychically and Celestially Gifted. All of her projects seem to go awry. Her mom and dad are fighting. Life in sixth grade is tough. Good thing she has Fleishman, her GTG (go-to-guy) to keep her in a good mood, as well as three spirit friends that she communicates with in sign language. When one of her school projects goes missing, Ebony has to learn to trust in herself and her abilities to save her project, and, quite possibly, the world.

I love the way Larsen did her world-building here. I feel like I might need to visit Peru, Maine (an actual town) to see if I can spot things mentioned in the book! The pages kept turning as I wanted to see what was next for our heroine. I love all the attention Norse mythology is getting lately and hope to continue to learn more about it!