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The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses
by K. N. Smith
This was an easy YA urban fic with a big cast and a lot of action. I think the action scenes were pretty well done and some of my favorites in the book.
This book lays out overlapping plot lines and a large cast (5 MCs, 3 older supporting characters plus siblings and parents of the MCs which have their own personalities). I think it was a tiny bit too much for a rather short book and so there isn't as much development for any of the characters because they are almost always together and we are constantly switching between characters. The fantastical elements are rather simple, and presented as a straightforward mission to stop an evil character from acquiring the powers the MCs have acquired.
I read a lot of YA, but it seemed like the characters were all written very young. The MCs are juniors and seniors but read more like 7-8th graders and the younger siblings are middle schoolers (I think) but read as elementary age kids. The dialogue was a little jilted because of that.
Disclaimer: I received a free finished copy.
This book lays out overlapping plot lines and a large cast (5 MCs, 3 older supporting characters plus siblings and parents of the MCs which have their own personalities). I think it was a tiny bit too much for a rather short book and so there isn't as much development for any of the characters because they are almost always together and we are constantly switching between characters. The fantastical elements are rather simple, and presented as a straightforward mission to stop an evil character from acquiring the powers the MCs have acquired.
I read a lot of YA, but it seemed like the characters were all written very young. The MCs are juniors and seniors but read more like 7-8th graders and the younger siblings are middle schoolers (I think) but read as elementary age kids. The dialogue was a little jilted because of that.
Disclaimer: I received a free finished copy.