I do like how this story could pretty much stand on its own. THE ZODIAC LEGACY also has a clear ending, there could have been a huge cliffhanger but everything wraps up well. You can see some of the art on the official Zodiac Legacy website from Disney. It’s in almost a comic book style, which is fitting, and it’s just extremely well done overall. This book also has some illustrated pages, and the art really adds to the experience. I finished it in less than a day, which says something as this is a pretty sizable read. There was action almost right from the start to the end, and I couldn’t put it down-so I didn’t. Although a little more character development with the minor characters would have been nice, none of them were one-dimensional, they all had unique personalities and most of them had a lot of depth.Īnother huge positive: there was some seriously great pacing. With such a huge cast of characters, I was worried that it might get confusing but this wasn’t the case, I was able to follow and connect with each one of them. It’s a really fun concept, even if you didn’t have knowledge of the twelve animals before this. This is where our heroes (and heroines), as well as the villains, gain their powers. It tells a great story with friendship and teamwork at its heart, and revolves around a subject I think most of us have heard of and can’t help but be at least a little interested in: the Chinese Zodiac. This is especially true for me because I tend to be picky with my MG reads as I prefer Young Adult, but THE ZODIAC LEGACY really impressed me. I was immediately intrigued upon reading the jacket cover, and the promise of a plot based off the twelve Chinese Zodiac signs wasn’t a bad sell either!Īlthough it is marketed as Middle Grade, I think this series has crossover appeal and can interest a much wider audience. This book was completely new to me until I was lucky enough to have it show up in my mailbox. Overall, it has potential to be a start to a good series. Also, Liam looks like a paunchy middle aged man instead of a teen and it kept throwing me off to see how he was represented. And not for nothing, but there were times when the art did not match the action that was happening at all, maybe they were completed before the final draft and some scenes were rewritten but it's a little sloppy to have those inconsistencies. Another thing is that the artwork is awkwardly placed at times and details are hidden in the page creases when the drawing overlaps to a second page. There are a lot of illustrations within the book, and while they are nice to look at in a comic-booky kinda way, it's irritating that they are red-washed. Huh? How is that related to a pig in any way? Maybe if he had some gift for gluttony but not electronics. But what was completely crazy what that the dude who gets the pig is able to talk to computers and then make them short-circuit. The girl who gets the power of the rabbit is able to teleport (or make quantum leaps, my guess since the book weirdly omits that pun) and the woman who gets the snake power is able to mesmerize people like in The Jungle Book. Moving forward, while many of the associated animal powers make sense like the tiger imbuing strength sadly, no it's not Charlie Sheen or monkey having an acrobatic prowess, others are a stretch. While this is well meaning, it often plays into clichés and stereotypes. Meanwhile, the remaining 11 zodiac animal powers are sent out into the world to seek out inhabitants and sweet Kamala Khan, is this book trying hard to win a diversity prize by varying up the cultural backgrounds of the superpowered cast. And of course he chooses the dragon power because who wouldn't?! As he tries to tap into these powers, the attempt gets botched by a woman named Jasmine and they end up sharing the power of the dragon somehow while they each head up teams to oppose each other. So, here's the premise: A villain wants to become a supervillain by tapping into the powers of the Chinese zodiac. Why? Because STAN LEE, that's why! #reasons There was a display in the children's section (see the judgement thingy above, cuz again, you know you peruse there too) and I decided to give it a shot, partially because of the cover and description but mostly because of Stan Lee. I picked this up on a book binge at B&N (don't judge, you know you do it from time to time too).
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