A review by blaarrosir
Hidden Talents by David Lubar

4.0

This book came as part of my January book subscription, The Book Drop. The premise sounded interesting so I started reading right away. I found the characters so interesting and unique. Martin wants to be liked but has a tendency to mouth off with the most scathing remarks before he can bite his tongue, Torchie is a lovable geek who gets in trouble for starting fires, Flinch is an anxious guy who no one really likes because he's so jumpy, Cheater is very animated and fast-moving and always in trouble for cheating, Lucky is lowkey and always finding things and being accused of stealing, while Trash is the silent broody type who throws things a lot. Each character has their own personalities and quirks, something not easy to do when there's so many main characters in one book. Each one was extremely different from the other in their mannerisms and speech, making them infinitely fun to read about. The path Martin takes in finding out about his friends is very intuitive, and the reaction of his friends genuine. I really liked the way they reacted - I won't go into it and spoil anything. All in all I immensely enjoyed this book and immediately went to request other David Lubar books from the library.