Review of Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula

Stizzy Monday · Post by **Stizzy Monday** » 08 Mar 2022, 08:44

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

4 out of 4 stars

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The book, Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula by R.F. Kristi, is about the adventures of a group of pets that have named themselves the "Inca and Company Detective Agency", which consists of 4 cats, 2 dogs, and 1 hamster.

The story began with the introduction of the detective agency by the team leader, Inca, the Siberian Kitten. The pet owners had to travel to South Korea for an inter-country cooking competition between Northern and Southern Korea. The company made a new doggy friend, Baram, who was the pet of their South Korean tour guide, Ye-Jun. Baram has been sad because her kitty friend, Bo-Mi, has been away with Ji in North Korea. Ji was a sister to Ye-Jun, and she was among the competitors. The agency saved its owners the risk of going over to the North Korean territory without possessing the necessary documentation. Besides their new friend being happy, Ye-Jun, who was their tour guide in South Korea, was surprised that the pets took the initiative of carrying out such a risky task. Ji's team eventually won the competition, and there was more than one thing to celebrate: a trophy and a reunion.

I like this book especially because of how it encourages diplomacy. The storyline portrays two countries that formerly existed as one, but the story didn't make that the center of discussion. Rather, events and characters ensure that peace reigns despite territorial differences. I commend this book for defining true friendship as being able to go beyond one's convenience to make a friend happy. Inca and Company demonstrated this when they took the risk of crossing the country's border in order to find Bo-Mi, Baram's best friend. This moral lesson is one that kids should also imbibe in their relationships with others.

Reading through this text, there was nothing to dislike. I consider it to be perfect in grammar, syntax, and character representation.

I recommend this book to early readers, as it is free of vulgar words, and it would teach them how to promote better relationships. The proper use of words would help kids in building a good vocabulary while learning the moral of the story. Kid fiction writers can also learn from the proper graphical representation of characters and places in this book.

I give this book 4 out of 4 stars because it is free of grammatical blunders, and the style that the writer employed matches the kind that the target audience would find interest in. This would even make the children anticipate reading other series of the publisher. Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula is indeed an adventurous, fun-to-read, and educating piece.

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Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula
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