Review by Sam_Ibeh -- Will of The Hill by Marshall Cobb

Sam Ibeh · Post by **Sam Ibeh** » 13 Sep 2019, 04:40

[Following is a volunteer review of "Will of The Hill" by Marshall Cobb.]

4 out of 4 stars

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How do you feel when someone makes your life a living hell on a consistent basis? This question should be at the back of your mind as you breeze through Will of The Hill by Marshall Cobb.

All Will wanted was a simple life adorned with plenty of Edgar comics. A life without the many demands and expectations. Expectations from his parents who wanted him to put up his best attitude in school. Expectations from Ms. Early, the class teacher that seldom calls him by his first name. Expectations from his best friend who subtly makes a caricature of his smelling body. He had made up his mind not to have a bath with soap or shampoo. He could stomach all the demands and expectations. But, the one he couldn’t handle was the incessant torment from Gertrude (though they called her Intrude for always telling on others). Gertrude made his life almost miserable on a daily basis. The height of it was when she blackmailed him to get Dillon to come to her birthday party. Will and Dillon had to come up with a secret plan – Operation Outrude. How will this mission end? Would they succeed in saving Will from Gertrude’s torments?

Marshall Cobb’s Will of The Hill is a simple children’s book. The storyline is straightforward. It is the first in the Will of The Hill series. However, it could still stand alone. Though a children’s book, older folks would also enjoy reading it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. He did a great job developing both the major and minor characters in the book. It was easy for me to identify with the roles each character played in the overall plot. That, for me, was fantastic to see.

I also applaud the simplistic nature of Cobb’s writing. He was intentional and professional in his choice of words and grammar. There were no much ambiguous words or phrases. The few times he used them, he did well to explain them. That way, children within the age bracket of the main characters (10 to 13) would easily flow with the book. For example, when he used “nostalgia”, he explained it with the incident happening at that point in the book.

I didn’t find a single error in this book. It was professionally edited. I gladly rate it 4 out of 4. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading fun and interesting children’s stories. It could also serve as academic literature to be adopted in primary schools.

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Will of The Hill
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