Review: Enjoyable
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2013
This was a short novella and the beginning to The Creature Kid series.The age group of our main character and his friends is 13/14 years old, and I'll be honest, at first I struggled to immerse myself in the plot. This book was a little bit younger of a YA then I'm used to reading,  However, at the halfway point I realized that I needed to approach this story from a different angle. I had to stop attempting to see it from an older stand point and see it from the stand point similar to which an adult would read the Harry Potter novels. Once I took on that mindset it allowed me to enjoy the story on a different level.The premise for the story is interesting and full of mystery. The characters are fleshed out fairly well and I think we get a good feel for our main character and his friends. I felt that the author succeeded in making the teenagers "feel" like teenagers in the manner of their speech and interactions with one another. There's a fair amount of adventure to the story and the band of friends get themselves into some sticky situations. Since this is the first in a series don't be looking to get any answers to most questions just yet though.I would recommend this book if you're looking for a quick entertaining read. Since it is meant to appeal to the younger crowd I would be inclined to recommend it for the teenagers in your life especially if they have a bit of a dark side.