Reviews

The Beast of Blackmoor Bog by Kate Forsyth

chelseaviolet's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

For a children's book this is great, the age range is probably 9 to 13, but it captures my attention. I love Kate Forsyth's writing so I was happy to stumble onto this series.

singerji's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

phoenix__14's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

kkaste's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sean67's review against another edition

3.0

Third and "hump' book in the five book series sees more of the same really, with a little more action perhaps but basically a very similar structure and idea as the other two. During the book it mentions that it is two weeks since the series began so this is now book three and there has been a space of only two weeks. I still wonder if fantasy series are padded out to get more sales or if they do play out better when structured like this? Anyway entertaining enough but it does feel like you know the formula of what will happen in each book and can begin to time the page number by the event.

mrremi's review against another edition

3.0

I didn't find this one as entertaining as the last one but that's probably because they were doing lots of grand things in the last one and this one has a slower, boggy location (haha) but I like the ending and read the whole thing in one sitting so maybe I liked it more than I think.

ageilbookworm's review

5.0

I truly enjoy reading this story aloud to my kids (10,7,5,3). They love it as well and can’t wait to start the next one. Recommend if your child likes action, heroes, and a bit of mystery.

jlind78's review

5.0

Loved the new instalment of Kate Forsyth's The Impossible Quest.

A couple of twists I didn't see coming, great action and huge character development has me vert keen for book 4.

Well done Kate!!

stefhyena's review

4.0

She's hit some sort of point here where the characters and world are developed enough to get interesting. Some things that sound fantastical are revealed to be ordinary, some things foreshadowed in the previous books come into play (what I am saying is go back and read the first two because this book might be readable as a stand-alone but is MUCH better if you know the characters.

Jack Spry makes a comeback and gets some development as a character. And oh I like him!

It starts off with Sebastian and Elanor separated from Tom and Quin and it seems that Sebastian and Tom (but this time especially Tom) did their masculine face-off BS that had already annoyed me in the other books and I feel annoyed that the girls even though they like each other are drawn into that. BUT the book does not leave them there. Sebastian has to face his arrogance and his insecurity. Elanor has to think and act for herself. Tom now seems too arrogant, I know he is the "main character" in some ways but I want him to pull his head in a bit. Quin grows in a very interesting way!

There's a mixture of things that happen, following the now established formula of each book one of the children gets a fantastical creature. There is one cliche at the end but I LOVE IT!!! Won't say what it is but it is one that personally never gets old for me (and is handled extremely well). It's not a major plot point anyway just a bit of fun. Interestingly most of the "bad guys" are women in this book, or are servants of one of the women. Also interestingly despite Tom and Sebastian's belief that they are stronger than the girls and need to protect them the girls hold their own and have different powers and possibilities that in each book are also essential for success (Elanor perhaps still has some way to go with that).

This book mentioned a minor character (completely peripheral) called Gwydion. Along with Sebastian that is one of my three favourite names! So that was one more thing for me to love :)