A large computer screen took up the entire left wall. He threw the covers off, put on his velvet slippers, and shuffled to the next room where all kinds of buzzing machinery and humming trinkets blinked and clinked and chirped. Something shook me.Īnd then he shot up into a sitting position, any remnant of sleep completely quashed. He’d pulled his blanket up too far, exposing his feet, and wondered if the chill of the night had awakened him. Scholastic | 1st March 2018 | AU$17.He looked down at his toes, poking out from his red crocheted socks like little mice searching for food. Someone who doesn’t mind their characters completely predictable and boring but likes non-stop action once it starts will enjoy this novel. It is fitting then I think that I gave this 3 stars. I could see on Goodreads that this was quite a polarising book – people either loved it for the action or completely hated it for the flat characters. I do find that hard to believe – what right-minded parent of a 13 year old lets their kid wander like that especially after he has just been eaten? A 13 year old bullied small boy gets a mystical letter, and then is eventually whisked away to somewhere odd by some equally odd people? Has this now become a mainstream trope? Except that of course Tick’s dad loves Tick enough to take him to far away places, and let Tick travel with crazy people. I saw pale parallels between this novel and Harry Potter (um, also, the name Norbert?). The author harped back to it, but it turns out that no-one actually cares (surprise surprise). Except for Tick but that was all described in terms of him finally standing up to the school Bully – not anything more important. In fact, the whole novel was so plot based that we didn’t see any character development at all. And almost meeting a sticky end didn’t even improve him! He didn’t feel like a real person. Then again, I’m sorry, but Sato’s pensive and rude emotional state did nothing for me.
I did like the elements of problem solving, and that redeemed the novel somewhat. Wow, this novel’s first half was incredibly slow. Tick isn’t afraid to admit he’s a nerd, and he’s rather fond of solving puzzles, but will his best be enough? But if he burns it, many people will be harmed. Tick has received a letter promising him that he will be exposed to incredible danger unless he burns the letter.
The 13th Reality #1 – Journal of Curious Letters
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