Eric Luper’s The Risky Rescue (Key Hunters #6)
Description
Their plane crashed in the Amazon, and their only hope of getting rescued is a small statue that was with them – but it fell from the plane miles before they crashed.
Cleo and Evan have used the magic of a secret library under their school to travel through the stories of numerous books. Now, they chase their new librarian, Mr. Locke, into a new book, and find themselves deep in the Amazon rainforest, still chasing him. Not only do they have to live out the story and find a magic key to get back to their world, but now it seems that Locke is determined in bringing them to an unfortunate end.
Disclosure
I borrowed this book for free from our library system, it was provided for my personal use. There was no agreement with the author, publisher, or any third party that I would publish a review. The following review is unsolicited, unbiased, and all opinions are my own.
Review – Spoiler Free
I continue to enjoy this series (read my review of book 1 here), and the kids continue to look forward to it. The last book was a little tricky (read the review here), but I feel that this one is more in step with the other books – easy to read, easy to follow.
Luper does a fantastic job of packing a lot of story into one little book without making huge sacrifices to the storytelling. Characters are developed and have gotten more fleshed out as the series goes along, and the story is interesting and coherent.
One of my favorite things about this series is how involved Cleo and Evan are. They actively make choices that affect the story, they aren’t just being ferried along through it. I also really like that there is more development of the magical library in this book. It raises more questions – good questions – that I look forward to learning about and answering in the coming books.
Again, as with many of the other books in this series, there is little that I disliked. There was one bit where the wording got me confused for a moment, one part where an event seemed a little too unlikely, and a final one a bit towards the end where I would have preferred a little more description where the story pushed on quickly.
Overall, I enjoyed this book, it had the same feel as books 1-3 in the series. I’m looking forward to getting the next book from the library.
Quote
Evan looked up at the nearest tree and pointed through the jungle along a wide strip of broken branches. “Our plane came from that way,” he offered. “If we head the way we came, we’ll find Locke and the tracking device first, and then the statue.”
“What are the chances we’ll find one man in this huge jungle?” Gabriel asked. “He must be miles away. And he might not stay in one place.”
The Risky Rescue, Eric Luper
Ratings
- Quality of Writing – 3
- Plot – 3
- World Building – 4
- Characters – 4
- Ease of Reading – 4
- Pictures/ Illustrations – 3
- Appropriate for Intended Age (Chapter Books and Middle Grade, ages 6-12; could be read to Kindergarten age) – 4
- Overall Enjoyment – 3
- Final Rating – 3.5 (Actual: 3.5) – Liked It/Really Liked It
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