Review: Wonderful, delightful and funny as can be
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2013
I cannot believe how much I enjoyed this book.  Knowing it was a take-off on the children's story did not detract from my enjoyment one tiny bit.  The characters are hilariously funny, the story never stopped moving, and the creatures are a nice touch.  I want my own mini-mastodon!  From the first page to the last I was entertained, being quickly drawn into the characters and story.  I found I cared greatly for the characters and the creatures and found myself holding my breath a few times to make sure everyone was okay.  I think the most difficult part of the novel was trying to decide who Goldie would lean towards - Kodi or Donovan.  Can she have them both?  Ms. Reeves has a wonderful sense of humor, a talent in putting an original spin to an old favorite, and a knack for timing.  I loved this series and cannot wait to start the next book!  The only reason I gave it a 4 star instead of a 5 was due to grammar/formatting errors that ran through the story.  I found I had to stop and figure out what word(s) were missing or incorrect.  In a few places the wrong character was named which made me stop to figure it out - and the last think I wanted to do was stop reading. Truly - the novel rates a 5 star for originality and enjoyment.  I can recommend the book easily.  Hopefully formatting will be fixed in the near future, because this is a great read!