The book was a short fun read where cousins Otto and Sheed, the legendary Alston boys who have saved the town many a time with their heroics, came across Mr. Flux and his magic camera which literally stopped time. The boys had to work double time to get to the bottom of this mystery and free the people who were frozen in time.
My first book by Lamar Giles, it was exciting in some parts, the characters Otto and Sheed were well etched. They were enthusiastic and bright. There were a few illustrations which quickened the pace and provided imagery to the words. The rest of the characters were sweet and different, and there was love between them. The boys were well liked.
My niggles would be, the writing felt flat at times, the journal entries were fun but didn’t give a smoothness to the prose. The plot too could have been more cohesive.
Overall it was one of those quick reads which would definitely excite kids with its quirkiness.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and publisher, and this is my journey into its pages, straight from the heart!!
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Lamar Giles is an Edgar Award-nominated author and has published three young adult novels. He is the co-founder of #WeNeedDiverse books and has edited two #WNDB anthologies, including 2018’s Fresh Ink.
Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange people and even stranger creatures, Otto and Sheed will have to put aside their differences to save their town—and each other—before time stops for good.
Publication Date: 2nd April 2019
Publisher: Versify
21 Responses
Fantastic! The wonderful funny cover and your very magnetic review! Thank you Shalini! Have a nice day! Michael
Thank you Michael. You are very sweet
This sounds cute! I may check it out. Also, I nominated you for the Mystery Blogger Award 🙂 Thank you for all the awesome book reviews! https://wordsandstitches.ca/2019/04/24/mystery-blogger-award/
Wow thank you for your kind words and your nomination… ❤️
My pleasure
I’m captured by that cover. Yeah, they say not to judge a book by its cover but when covers are beautiful I can’t help but judge.
I agree… I am a cover junkie. I read books based on the cover
Yeah! Nothing wrong with that, it’s more of, can the story keep with my expectations of the cover? (My problem right here when comes to my writing) Although some cover are totally misleading and that when I feel to cry. 😢
Understandable
It definitely sounds like a great read for kids!
Aww. It’s so cute though. I’m glad there are still lots of positives to it.
I agree. I got attracted to that cover
Thank Yvo… Sorry just saw your message you were in spam. ❤️
I love the cover of this one!!! Sounds really cute and great for kids 💕
It was cute, if it had been a bit more cohesive I would have bought for my niece
great review shalini!!!
Thank you so much Trisha ❤️
Great review Shalini. This looks like a fun middle grades story.
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