Review of Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula
Posted: 05 Jun 2023, 11:55
[Following is a volunteer review of "Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula" by R.F. Kristi.]
Inca's world is full of mystery and adventure. She's a curious little Siberian cat that knows a thing or two about solving mysteries. She's the head of Inca & Company, which is a successful detective agency that is situated in London, England. Her mystery-solving skills have taken her to beautiful parts of the world, and now she was headed to the Korean Peninsula. Her human mom was invited to join the judging panel of a cookery competition between chefs from North and South Korea. Missy, the human mom, was also there to exhibit her new cheese. Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula by R.F. Kristi placed Inca and her family in the middle of yet another mystery.
I love Inca as the protagonist of this interesting tale. She is smart and also full of mischief. She is the perfect character to lead a fun, memorable story about solving mysteries. The only thing that would make her better is if her speech would also be as memorable as her character. I love characters that say quirky lines. The quirky one-liners could easily transform an ordinary character into a memorable or even an iconic one.
I think that the storyline was dynamic as well. I am used to children's storylines being simple, and maybe too simple at times. This tale was a little more sophisticated than I expected. It dealt with complex family dynamics that I would have expected to not work. Incorporating politics in a children's book has never been done so well.
I just couldn't figure out why Missy and another human character named Solo weren't fully depicted in the book. It would have made sense if all other human characters were also headless, but this treatment was only reserved for Missy and Solo, which was highly curious.
I don't think that I will penalise the creative choice made by the author to depict the two human characters I mentioned in half. I enjoyed this story thoroughly, and I feel that it deserves the rating of 5 out of 5 stars I am giving it. It was also edited exceptionally well, which contributed to the high rating.
I recommend it to children who are six years and older. I think that it's a book that would be best read by adults to their children because it is very complex. It needs a present adult to help make sense of some of the more complex scenarios.
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Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula
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Inca's world is full of mystery and adventure. She's a curious little Siberian cat that knows a thing or two about solving mysteries. She's the head of Inca & Company, which is a successful detective agency that is situated in London, England. Her mystery-solving skills have taken her to beautiful parts of the world, and now she was headed to the Korean Peninsula. Her human mom was invited to join the judging panel of a cookery competition between chefs from North and South Korea. Missy, the human mom, was also there to exhibit her new cheese. Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula by R.F. Kristi placed Inca and her family in the middle of yet another mystery.
I love Inca as the protagonist of this interesting tale. She is smart and also full of mischief. She is the perfect character to lead a fun, memorable story about solving mysteries. The only thing that would make her better is if her speech would also be as memorable as her character. I love characters that say quirky lines. The quirky one-liners could easily transform an ordinary character into a memorable or even an iconic one.
I think that the storyline was dynamic as well. I am used to children's storylines being simple, and maybe too simple at times. This tale was a little more sophisticated than I expected. It dealt with complex family dynamics that I would have expected to not work. Incorporating politics in a children's book has never been done so well.
I just couldn't figure out why Missy and another human character named Solo weren't fully depicted in the book. It would have made sense if all other human characters were also headless, but this treatment was only reserved for Missy and Solo, which was highly curious.
I don't think that I will penalise the creative choice made by the author to depict the two human characters I mentioned in half. I enjoyed this story thoroughly, and I feel that it deserves the rating of 5 out of 5 stars I am giving it. It was also edited exceptionally well, which contributed to the high rating.
I recommend it to children who are six years and older. I think that it's a book that would be best read by adults to their children because it is very complex. It needs a present adult to help make sense of some of the more complex scenarios.
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Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon