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A review by drkbloodfntsies
Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson
4.0
read my full review here: https://wastelandsreviews.wordpress.com/2018/12/01/disney-after-dark-kingdom-keepers-1-by-ridley-pearson/
this.. was interesting. a good kind of interesting, i think. i went into this book with little to no background knowledge of the storyline. i’m not sure what i expected, but it wasn’t this. either way, i’m not disappointed.
i am a huge disney fanatic. i go every summer and occasionally in the winter months. it was so cool to be able to picture the rides and locations Pearson wrote about. i feel like this is what attributed to the majority of my entertainment. otherwise, i don’t believe i would given this the time of day.
the idea behind Disney Host Interactive is pretty creative—especially if you take into account what their actual purpose is for. it’s hard to explain what i mean without incorporating spoilers. just know that for being published in 2005, it left me Shook.
the main characters of Disney After Dark had little character development. however, this is a series. i’m not going to write off any of the characters as static until a few books in. the characters were pretty likable, even one that you shouldn’t have liked. Pearson did well when it came to giving each character their own personality. i only wish readers got to see the DHIs bond more than just the ‘we all shared the same traumatic experience, we’re now together for life’ bond.
the plot was pretty well done and allowed the book to read very fast. the introduction into the story didn’t bother me and usually they do! the final “battle” seemed... odd? i can’t say that i didn’t like it but it was something you would find in a younger teen book. the rest of the plot was in no way terrible, it was just... good. not much to hype up, but certainly nothing to tear down.
the only complaint i have about this book is Pearson’s writing. when describing the girls, there were a few times where i rolled my eyes and audibly said, “this was definitely written by a dude”. some parts were overdone while others needed more elaboration. also, i noticed several times where he would dedicate several lines to the characters reacting to something before explaining what was going on. sometimes it was a bit hard to follow because you didn’t know that was what he was doing until you continued to read. this might challenge younger readers.
all in all, this was a pretty good story and i’m definitely going to continue with the rest of the series. i would recommend this to any disney fan—even if you’re older. you’re brain doesn’t need to work as hard when reading this, so it is a pretty relaxing read.
this.. was interesting. a good kind of interesting, i think. i went into this book with little to no background knowledge of the storyline. i’m not sure what i expected, but it wasn’t this. either way, i’m not disappointed.
i am a huge disney fanatic. i go every summer and occasionally in the winter months. it was so cool to be able to picture the rides and locations Pearson wrote about. i feel like this is what attributed to the majority of my entertainment. otherwise, i don’t believe i would given this the time of day.
the idea behind Disney Host Interactive is pretty creative—especially if you take into account what their actual purpose is for. it’s hard to explain what i mean without incorporating spoilers. just know that for being published in 2005, it left me Shook.
the main characters of Disney After Dark had little character development. however, this is a series. i’m not going to write off any of the characters as static until a few books in. the characters were pretty likable, even one that you shouldn’t have liked. Pearson did well when it came to giving each character their own personality. i only wish readers got to see the DHIs bond more than just the ‘we all shared the same traumatic experience, we’re now together for life’ bond.
the plot was pretty well done and allowed the book to read very fast. the introduction into the story didn’t bother me and usually they do! the final “battle” seemed... odd? i can’t say that i didn’t like it but it was something you would find in a younger teen book. the rest of the plot was in no way terrible, it was just... good. not much to hype up, but certainly nothing to tear down.
the only complaint i have about this book is Pearson’s writing. when describing the girls, there were a few times where i rolled my eyes and audibly said, “this was definitely written by a dude”. some parts were overdone while others needed more elaboration. also, i noticed several times where he would dedicate several lines to the characters reacting to something before explaining what was going on. sometimes it was a bit hard to follow because you didn’t know that was what he was doing until you continued to read. this might challenge younger readers.
all in all, this was a pretty good story and i’m definitely going to continue with the rest of the series. i would recommend this to any disney fan—even if you’re older. you’re brain doesn’t need to work as hard when reading this, so it is a pretty relaxing read.