From Frights to Flaws

 

Twelve-year-old Alyssa McCarthy can no longer stand the toughness of her uncle and wants a better life. But one day she discovers not only the existence of magic, but also a villain hunting her down. The villain uses magic and magical technology to kidnap Alyssa to the Fiji Islands. As much as she wants to go home, she has to face some dangerous challenges first. Not only that, the villain himself must also be defeated. Can Alyssa succeed, even with the help of her mentors?

 

 

 

My Review

 

The first 6 chapters seemed to be repetitive and just a lot of dialect. Which I grew old of quickly. Plus, I could not understand Alyssa need to try to make her uncle understand what was happening was magic. He obviously did not like Alyssa or believed her. So I could not figure out why Alyssa was trying so hard to make her uncle see her point. Chapter seven is when the story started to pick up. This is when Duchamp kidnapped Alyssa and took her to the Fiji Islands. In addition, it was not just the first six chapters that repeated itself but the whole book. The storyline was simple enough that it did not require repeating.

Once there at the Fiji Islands, there was a lot of magical things happening as well as technology used as well. I agree with other readers that the magic and technology that the author blended together was fine but it just did not come off as smoothly or as believable. However I do give the author props with her attempts in trying. A cute book for younger readers.