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A review by sasha_in_a_box
The Order of the Owls by Elisa Puricelli Guerra
4.0
Reading children's books must be some kind of therapy. I can just read some and be happy. And feel fine about it, because I'm going to need to know lots of good kids' books when I'm a librarian. It doesn't at all mean that I'm some kind of overgrown child. Yes! Everybody wins and I'm less snappy at my boss.
So Minerva Mint is adorable. Of all the netgalley MG brooks I've gotten so far, the illustrations in this book were the best. It's been described as having a vintage look, and I'd agree. But there's something playful and extra fresh in these illustrations, so I love this. I want to take most of the pictures and frame them on my walls. Extra star for the drawings!
The story has a delightful mystery of, obviously, missing parents, and an old manor house with seeeecrets in its walls. Minerva and her buddies, the shy Ravi and the adventurous Thomasina (as well as miscellaneous animals), are out to solve these mysteries and to keep the peace in their lives.
The mysteries: the missing parents, the mystifying talents, secret codes
The dangers: impostor parents, bullies, and injustice
I was afraid for a moment that there would be no resolution for the book, since I didn't know it was a series. But no worries, it's wrapped up enough to want you to keep reading about their further adventures. Looking forward to the new stories!
-I got a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review-
So Minerva Mint is adorable. Of all the netgalley MG brooks I've gotten so far, the illustrations in this book were the best. It's been described as having a vintage look, and I'd agree. But there's something playful and extra fresh in these illustrations, so I love this. I want to take most of the pictures and frame them on my walls. Extra star for the drawings!
The story has a delightful mystery of, obviously, missing parents, and an old manor house with seeeecrets in its walls. Minerva and her buddies, the shy Ravi and the adventurous Thomasina (as well as miscellaneous animals), are out to solve these mysteries and to keep the peace in their lives.
The mysteries: the missing parents, the mystifying talents, secret codes
The dangers: impostor parents, bullies, and injustice
I was afraid for a moment that there would be no resolution for the book, since I didn't know it was a series. But no worries, it's wrapped up enough to want you to keep reading about their further adventures. Looking forward to the new stories!
-I got a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review-