Review of Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula

Silvia Idahosa · Post by **Silvia Idahosa** » 25 May 2023, 11:41

[Following is a volunteer review of "Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula" by R.F. Kristi.]

5 out of 5 stars

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Inca and her fellow detectives are a mix of cats, a dog, and a hamster. They pride themselves in being a famous detective agency. In this book, they suspect that a certain plan could cause a possible war, and based on this, they decide to step in and save the day.

Missy, Inca's humanoid, gets invited to South Korea to showcase her new cheese and judge in a cooking competition. Inca and her detective friends tag along on this journey. At the airport, a near-crisis occurs, but the animal detectives avert it in time. While in South Korea, they get settled in with the help of their tour guide, Ye-Jun. While settled, he takes them to see the cherry blossoms. After a few conversations, the animal detectives find out that Ye-Jun has a problem. They get a whiff of the humanoids' plan to solve this problem, but they realise that the risk is too high for the humanoids. To reduce the risk of the situation, the cat detectives decide to take on the mission.

Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula is an engaging book with a vivid writing style. The emphasis on the characters' exclamations and their distinct personalities contribute to how engaging the story is. I also like the inclusion of relevant information about the state of South and North Korea.

It was great that R.F. Kristi introduced the characters and the detective agency members at the beginning of this book. It made me well acquainted with the characters. Despite this being the eighth book in its series, I read it comfortably as a standalone book. The inclusion of pictures in every chapter was also a great way to maintain engagement. Due to the author introducing the characters visually, I found myself going back a few times to connect the faces with the names.

My only issue with this book is that the snooping and nature of the animal detectives' mission could send the wrong message to a child. To control this though, parents could point out those aspects and talk about them with their children. Apart from a few inconsistencies with Bo-mi's name, this book was professionally edited.

The negative aspects I mentioned do not make this book any less a good one. Based on this, I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. I would recommend this book to children between the ages of 4-8 years. It is a great mix of engaging and educative content.

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Christian Kay · Post by **Christian Kay** » 11 Jun 2023, 14:18

Nice review. I really love how the author made the book so easy to read. This book is a very interesting children book that teaches kids a lesson on acceptance. Inca's crew contains different species yet they work together in harmony which shows that no matter how different we are,as long as there is love, we can achieve anything

Post by **Chinelo Janerose Anozie** » 11 Jun 2023, 14:46

I am currently reading this book and from your review it seems to be a great book.The negative aspect you mentioned is a very important one, children are very impressionable so it is important that authors for children's books carefully consider every word they put into a book.

Kene Active · Post by **Kene Active** » 11 Jun 2023, 16:09

I liked that you pointed out an important negative aspect of the book since it's a children's book. I'm not a big fan of animals but I'd love to read this one.

Nkem Blessing · Post by **Nkem Blessing** » 11 Jun 2023, 17:29

Nice review . Your current idea of this book is really fascinating. While reading a book with a child. It's very important for parents to read along with their kiy

Silvia Idahosa · Post by **Silvia Idahosa** » 11 Jun 2023, 17:50

Christian kay wrote: ↑11 Jun 2023, 14:18 Nice review. I really love how the author made the book so easy to read. This book is a very interesting children book that teaches kids a lesson on acceptance. Inca's crew contains different species yet they work together in harmony which shows that no matter how different we are,as long as there is love, we can achieve anything

Exactly. This is a lesson that would be great for children to learn early on. Thank you.

Silvia Idahosa · Post by **Silvia Idahosa** » 11 Jun 2023, 17:53

Cocoa Hero wrote: ↑11 Jun 2023, 14:46 I am currently reading this book and from your review it seems to be a great book.The negative aspect you mentioned is a very important one, children are very impressionable so it is important that authors for children's books carefully consider every word they put into a book.

Exactly. Like you've said, children are very impressionable. Thank you.

Silvia Idahosa · Post by **Silvia Idahosa** » 11 Jun 2023, 17:55

Kene Active wrote: ↑11 Jun 2023, 16:09 I liked that you pointed out an important negative aspect of the book since it's a children's book. I'm not a big fan of animals but I'd love to read this one.

Thank you. I'm also not a big fan of animals; I'm with you there. But if you eventually read the book, I hope you enjoy it.

Silvia Idahosa · Post by **Silvia Idahosa** » 11 Jun 2023, 18:00

Nkem Blessing wrote: ↑11 Jun 2023, 17:29 Nice review . Your current idea of this book is really fascinating. While reading a book with a child. It's very important for parents to read along with their kiy

Thank you. True, parents reading along with their kids will be able to guide them appropriately on what to take in and what to discard.