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Monster Club
Middle-schooler Eric, who lives near Coney Island, discovers a magic ink that brings his monster drawings to life.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published September 13, 2022
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Darren Aronofsky
45 books170 followersDarren S. Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He attended Harvard University and AFI to study both live-action and animation film theory, where he met long-time collaborator Matthew Libatique. He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, "Supermarket Sweep", starring Sean Gullette, which went on to become a National Student Academy Award finalist.
Aronofsky did not make a feature film until five years later, creating the concept for his debut feature, π, in February 1996. The low-budget, $60,000 production, starring Sean Gullette, was sold to Artisan Entertainment for $1 million, and grossed over $3 million; it won both a Sundance Film Festival award and an Independent Spirit Award. Aronofsky's followup, Requiem for a Dream, was based on the novel of the same name written by Hubert Selby, Jr. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Ellen Burstyn's performance. After turning down an opportunity to direct Batman Begins, Aronofsky began production on his third film, The Fountain. The film was released to mixed reviews and poor box office results.
However, his next film, The Wrestler, rebounded with positive reviews and healthy box office. Both of the film's stars, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, received Academy Award nominations. Rourke also won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and Bruce Springsteen won for Best Original Song for his title song. Aronofsky's next film, Black Swan, received further critical acclaim and many accolades, being nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, four Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a record 12 BFCA nominations and a DGA nomination.
Aronofsky did not make a feature film until five years later, creating the concept for his debut feature, π, in February 1996. The low-budget, $60,000 production, starring Sean Gullette, was sold to Artisan Entertainment for $1 million, and grossed over $3 million; it won both a Sundance Film Festival award and an Independent Spirit Award. Aronofsky's followup, Requiem for a Dream, was based on the novel of the same name written by Hubert Selby, Jr. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Ellen Burstyn's performance. After turning down an opportunity to direct Batman Begins, Aronofsky began production on his third film, The Fountain. The film was released to mixed reviews and poor box office results.
However, his next film, The Wrestler, rebounded with positive reviews and healthy box office. Both of the film's stars, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, received Academy Award nominations. Rourke also won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and Bruce Springsteen won for Best Original Song for his title song. Aronofsky's next film, Black Swan, received further critical acclaim and many accolades, being nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, four Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a record 12 BFCA nominations and a DGA nomination.
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January 13, 2023
Wow! What a wild, imaginative, fun ride! Had such a great time with this! Like almost everything in Eric “Doodles” King’s life, King’s Wonderland—the amusement park his great-great grandfather founded—was seriously damaged when a hurricane hit his beloved Coney Island neighborhood. Now hungry property developers are circling the wreckage of the once-awesome King’s Wonderland, & Eric’s family is falling apart from the threat of losing it all.
If it weren’t for Monster Club—the epic roleplaying game that Eric & his friends created—Eric’s life would be pretty terrible. Drawing his favorite monster battling with his best friends’ creations is the 1 thing that still gets Eric excited. So when his friends start to think of Monster Club as a kid’s game & get more interested in other things, Eric just can’t deal. But then Eric happens across a long-lost vial of magic ink that brings their monster drawings to life, & suddenly, Monster Club isn’t just for fun anymore.
The monsters Eric & his friends created are wreaking havoc across Coney, & it’s on the Monster Club to save their city, the amusement park, & maybe, just maybe, Eric’s family, too. This is full of great life lessons/messages about change, letting go of what you thought life was going to look like 1 way & adjusting to it going in another direction & accepting it, change in general, & dealing with our inner monsters. Friendships are a big thing that change for kids over time. As you grow up interests change, & the people you gravitate to change. Also, families can change. Whether it’s growing, or separating/divorcing. All hard life events for any kid. So very relatable with that, plus some bullying aspects in here as well. The whole back story of the park, the family, the monsters-loved it. Highly creative & unique. I fell so in love with these monsters alone, not to mention their kid artists. The ending was o good! The epilogue also left me VERY eager for the next book! BEAUTIFUL cover & illustrations sprinkled throughout inside by Ronald Kurniawan as well.💜
If it weren’t for Monster Club—the epic roleplaying game that Eric & his friends created—Eric’s life would be pretty terrible. Drawing his favorite monster battling with his best friends’ creations is the 1 thing that still gets Eric excited. So when his friends start to think of Monster Club as a kid’s game & get more interested in other things, Eric just can’t deal. But then Eric happens across a long-lost vial of magic ink that brings their monster drawings to life, & suddenly, Monster Club isn’t just for fun anymore.
The monsters Eric & his friends created are wreaking havoc across Coney, & it’s on the Monster Club to save their city, the amusement park, & maybe, just maybe, Eric’s family, too. This is full of great life lessons/messages about change, letting go of what you thought life was going to look like 1 way & adjusting to it going in another direction & accepting it, change in general, & dealing with our inner monsters. Friendships are a big thing that change for kids over time. As you grow up interests change, & the people you gravitate to change. Also, families can change. Whether it’s growing, or separating/divorcing. All hard life events for any kid. So very relatable with that, plus some bullying aspects in here as well. The whole back story of the park, the family, the monsters-loved it. Highly creative & unique. I fell so in love with these monsters alone, not to mention their kid artists. The ending was o good! The epilogue also left me VERY eager for the next book! BEAUTIFUL cover & illustrations sprinkled throughout inside by Ronald Kurniawan as well.💜
August 29, 2022
Thank you to HarperCollins and NetGalley for the ARC.
I read this to my 9-year old autistic son and it was a lot of fun. My so loves to draw pictures of characters. He (probably unfortunately) got interested in Five Nights at Freddy's and likes to draw different animatronics -- some from the game and some of his own invention. This book really captured the spirit of the young creative mind and I could tell he really identified with the characters. The story is unique and a lot of fun. This seems like it would make a good animated feature as I kept imagining in my head what these Monster (fight) clubs must have looked like.
The language in the book might be objectionable for some parents or younger children. I changed a few words here or there as I was reading to my son (though honestly, nothing worst than he's heard me say during some frustrating moments). But I think this is a fine book for older grade schoolers, pre-teens and younger teens.
I read this to my 9-year old autistic son and it was a lot of fun. My so loves to draw pictures of characters. He (probably unfortunately) got interested in Five Nights at Freddy's and likes to draw different animatronics -- some from the game and some of his own invention. This book really captured the spirit of the young creative mind and I could tell he really identified with the characters. The story is unique and a lot of fun. This seems like it would make a good animated feature as I kept imagining in my head what these Monster (fight) clubs must have looked like.
The language in the book might be objectionable for some parents or younger children. I changed a few words here or there as I was reading to my son (though honestly, nothing worst than he's heard me say during some frustrating moments). But I think this is a fine book for older grade schoolers, pre-teens and younger teens.
August 8, 2022
This book was good. Great for young kids, my only issue was the swearing in it. I wish that the author cut that out. Other then that it was great.
January 5, 2023
I used to be a teacher. Way back when I started college, I wanted to go into education because I loved reading and I wanted to help the next generation discover the joy of reading as well. I have a degree in elementary education, and I was certified to teach K-8, with certifications in language arts, social studies, and science in grades 6-8. My first job was a language arts/social studies mix, which I truly loved. I went back and forth between language arts and social studies for most of the ten years I spent as a classroom teacher, eventually leaving the profession because I kept getting pushed into teaching life science classes. I never took life science classes in college, my science background was always geology and earth science, yet somehow the state determined I was qualified to explain the innards of a frog. Nope. It’s hard to teach something to a room full of apathetic middle schoolers if you are not intensely passionate about the subject, so I decided to go ahead and bail (that’s pretty much the exact phrase I used when I officially resigned). Despite no longer teaching middle school language arts, I continue to love middle level and young adult literature. I actively seek out award winning books, and I will absolutely read a book recommended to me by a child. This one popped up as one of Good Morning America’s buzzreads, so I happily dug in.
The premise of the story is pretty intriguing. This group of artistic kids created a game around their monster drawings, it was pretty ingenious. Magic ink eventually brings those monsters to life, which unsurprisingly creates mayhem. The book is written in language that will be easy to follow in the middle levels—fourth through eight grade, but I do believe the story itself is definitely better suited to the lower half of those grades. Seventh graders hate everything, and eighth graders are “too mature” for kids’ books. After I finished, I doubled down on the grade recommendations. This book is far more suited for third to fifth grade than the middle grades.
The premise of the story is pretty intriguing. This group of artistic kids created a game around their monster drawings, it was pretty ingenious. Magic ink eventually brings those monsters to life, which unsurprisingly creates mayhem. The book is written in language that will be easy to follow in the middle levels—fourth through eight grade, but I do believe the story itself is definitely better suited to the lower half of those grades. Seventh graders hate everything, and eighth graders are “too mature” for kids’ books. After I finished, I doubled down on the grade recommendations. This book is far more suited for third to fifth grade than the middle grades.
September 14, 2022
When my sweet brother, Ron Kurniawan, told me he was illustrating this book, Monster Club, I was so excited. I didn’t know who Darren Aronofsky was truly, and the movies I watched by him, I didn’t know he was the director. It was a nice surprise. I respect him very much for his brilliant films, and I knew it was going to be semi-autobiographical childhood book, and that was so interesting because I got to read a portion of his middle school years. It was sweet to read, with friendships that brought back memories of my own middle school experiences.
It’s well written and it was great to read from a first person POV. He’s got great characters in it and there are definitely some magical creatures and magical people. It is also a story of a family trying to make it work, as a lot of families can identify with, and going through middle school with all those stressors, it’s no wonder kids often resort to doodling monsters, creativity and imagination. I think it’s going to resonate with a lot of kids, especially those who love to be creative and those who loves to draw. I think that’s A LOT of kids!
The best portions of the book are the second half of the novel and the illustrations. Not just because my sweet brother, Ron Kurniawan, illustrated for Aronofsky and Handel, but it was so endearing to see a perspective of what these cute and fun monsters & characters look like. The book is diverse and multi-cultural in characters. The illustrations also gives the book life and as a matter of fact, all books should have illustrations, whether children’s lot or in my case, adult literary.
I love Monster Club, so if you’re a parent or a kid, I definitely think you’ll enjoy it. 🥰👍🏼❤️
It’s well written and it was great to read from a first person POV. He’s got great characters in it and there are definitely some magical creatures and magical people. It is also a story of a family trying to make it work, as a lot of families can identify with, and going through middle school with all those stressors, it’s no wonder kids often resort to doodling monsters, creativity and imagination. I think it’s going to resonate with a lot of kids, especially those who love to be creative and those who loves to draw. I think that’s A LOT of kids!
The best portions of the book are the second half of the novel and the illustrations. Not just because my sweet brother, Ron Kurniawan, illustrated for Aronofsky and Handel, but it was so endearing to see a perspective of what these cute and fun monsters & characters look like. The book is diverse and multi-cultural in characters. The illustrations also gives the book life and as a matter of fact, all books should have illustrations, whether children’s lot or in my case, adult literary.
I love Monster Club, so if you’re a parent or a kid, I definitely think you’ll enjoy it. 🥰👍🏼❤️
September 28, 2022
Doodle’s real name is Eric. He came by his nickname honestly. He doodles a lot, and so well that his artistic ability got him into Mark Twain Middle School for the Gifted and Talented.
His favorite thing to draw is Brickman, a fighting monster he designed for the game he and his best friend, Yoo-Hoo created. They, along with three other friends play it during lunchtime. They call themselves the Monster Club.
Starting sixth grade is never easy, but it’s been even harder for Doodle. His parents are fighting. Money is tight after a hurricane ravaged the family-owned amusement park at Coney Island. His dad has been working long hours trying to rebuild King’s Wonderland in time to open for the summer season. If he can’t, the bank will foreclose and he’ll lose the park.
Doodle finds a strange bottle of ink in his dad’s stash of relics. When he draws his monster Brickman, the creature comes to life. That gives Doodle the brilliant idea of bringing all the Monster Club monsters to life and staging an epic battle on opening day of Kings Wonderland. So many people will come, the park will be saved. What could go wrong?
Of course, everything does go wrong and it’s all Doodle’s fault. Saving the park becomes the least of his worries. He’s just trying to stay alive and keep his friends alive too.
This action-packed story is full of exciting fight scenes that the fans of the Marvel movies will enjoy. It’s also about growing up and accepting the inevitable changes that occur which Doodle (Eric) struggles with like many middle schoolers do. It takes a little bit of suspending disbelief to fully enjoy this contemporary tale with the magical element, but I believe readers between ages ten and up will have no problem with that.
His favorite thing to draw is Brickman, a fighting monster he designed for the game he and his best friend, Yoo-Hoo created. They, along with three other friends play it during lunchtime. They call themselves the Monster Club.
Starting sixth grade is never easy, but it’s been even harder for Doodle. His parents are fighting. Money is tight after a hurricane ravaged the family-owned amusement park at Coney Island. His dad has been working long hours trying to rebuild King’s Wonderland in time to open for the summer season. If he can’t, the bank will foreclose and he’ll lose the park.
Doodle finds a strange bottle of ink in his dad’s stash of relics. When he draws his monster Brickman, the creature comes to life. That gives Doodle the brilliant idea of bringing all the Monster Club monsters to life and staging an epic battle on opening day of Kings Wonderland. So many people will come, the park will be saved. What could go wrong?
Of course, everything does go wrong and it’s all Doodle’s fault. Saving the park becomes the least of his worries. He’s just trying to stay alive and keep his friends alive too.
This action-packed story is full of exciting fight scenes that the fans of the Marvel movies will enjoy. It’s also about growing up and accepting the inevitable changes that occur which Doodle (Eric) struggles with like many middle schoolers do. It takes a little bit of suspending disbelief to fully enjoy this contemporary tale with the magical element, but I believe readers between ages ten and up will have no problem with that.
October 24, 2022
3.5 stars.
Eric's life sort of revolves around a game him and his friend Yoo Hoo made up when they were a few years younger and they have been playing it awhile and added some players. It's all about drawing your own monsters and having battles kind of in a D&D fashion with a few other games thrown in. They eventually added some friends and players.
Now those friend are starting to feel they are a bit to old to be playing such games and this hits Eric hard especially since his family is going through a rough patch because of King's Wonderland being hit bad by a hurricane and it's his fathers legacy and he is deterimed to bring it back while Eric's mother sees no hope and they constantly fight.
When Eric gets in a bit fight with his friends and gets detention his mother takes all his art supplies away as punishment but Eric finds some ink that could have some magical qualities that are interesting at first but then turn horrible.
This was a decent story about a friend group and growing up, but for a book that was called Monster Club I was expecting a bit more monster. It took probably halfway or more before the fun monster stuff happened and then not long for that to get out of control and pick up the pace of the book, so to me the beginning just lagged a bit. Oh and way to much fart type jokes.
I also kept thinking in the back of my mind that I had read something similiar to this and I had it was called Monsters Unleashed so it's not a very original monster drawings come to life story. Overall though I thought it was a decent enough read and think young readers would enjoy it
Eric's life sort of revolves around a game him and his friend Yoo Hoo made up when they were a few years younger and they have been playing it awhile and added some players. It's all about drawing your own monsters and having battles kind of in a D&D fashion with a few other games thrown in. They eventually added some friends and players.
Now those friend are starting to feel they are a bit to old to be playing such games and this hits Eric hard especially since his family is going through a rough patch because of King's Wonderland being hit bad by a hurricane and it's his fathers legacy and he is deterimed to bring it back while Eric's mother sees no hope and they constantly fight.
When Eric gets in a bit fight with his friends and gets detention his mother takes all his art supplies away as punishment but Eric finds some ink that could have some magical qualities that are interesting at first but then turn horrible.
This was a decent story about a friend group and growing up, but for a book that was called Monster Club I was expecting a bit more monster. It took probably halfway or more before the fun monster stuff happened and then not long for that to get out of control and pick up the pace of the book, so to me the beginning just lagged a bit. Oh and way to much fart type jokes.
I also kept thinking in the back of my mind that I had read something similiar to this and I had it was called Monsters Unleashed so it's not a very original monster drawings come to life story. Overall though I thought it was a decent enough read and think young readers would enjoy it
August 17, 2022
I received the netgalley of this book. Everything in eleven-year-old Eric “Doodles” King’s life seems to be falling apart right in front of him. The family amusement park was damaged by a recent hurricane. His parents are (probably) getting divorced, and his friends are starting to lose interest in the one thing he thought he was still holding onto, Monster Club. Then, Eric comes across some magic ink that brings his drawings to life. I really wanted to like Monster Club by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel for starters, I love the films these two authors make. Also, the concept of a kid who spends a lot of time at an amusement park and loves monsters was exciting to me because it reminded me of my own childhood. Sadly, I did not connect with a lot of this book and I don’t think many kids will enjoy it. For starters, the authors are mostly used to working in film, which is a very different medium from a novel and while they have previously written novels, this is a children’s book and kids are not just mini adults. The book gets better as it goes along but there were several big problems.
Things I liked
Cute concept
Creative kid doing art things
Magic
Coney Island rides/history
Problems:
The first third of the book is almost exclusively exposition and a lot of telling rather than showing and I can’t see many kids sticking it out for that long.
The characters talk too similarly. I could not keep track of who was who and that will turn kids off as well.
2.5 out of 5, bumped up to 3 because you can't do fractions.
Things I liked
Cute concept
Creative kid doing art things
Magic
Coney Island rides/history
Problems:
The first third of the book is almost exclusively exposition and a lot of telling rather than showing and I can’t see many kids sticking it out for that long.
The characters talk too similarly. I could not keep track of who was who and that will turn kids off as well.
2.5 out of 5, bumped up to 3 because you can't do fractions.
July 14, 2022
Monster Club is such a fun read! Taking place in Coney Island, this is an action packed story about a boy and his friends that have a role playing game they created called Monster Club where they battle their monster creations against each other. When the main character Doodles (aka Eric) happens upon magic ink that brings drawings to life, his creature Brickman and the other monsters are soon REAL! When the bully of the school gets his hands on the marker, he creates multiple enemy monsters and total mayhem ensues. It's up to Doodles and his friends to save Coney Island from the monster destruction! This was full of action but also had a lot of depth in relation to friendships, ancestors and divorce.
July 25, 2022
3.5/5 stars
Eric aka Doodles loves drawing his monster, Brickman, and fighting his friends' monsters in Monster Club. However, things get real (literally) when he discovers magical ink that belonged to one of his ancestors. With this magic ink, his drawing of Brickman comes to life. Soon, he and his friends are battling their monsters in real life! Things take a turn though when the bully of the middle school steals the marker and creates monsters of his own.
This book was cute. I was sad my copy didn't have the accompanying artwork because I'm sure it will look great! This middle grades books covers a wide variety of topics like divorce and bullying and is pretty good.
I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Eric aka Doodles loves drawing his monster, Brickman, and fighting his friends' monsters in Monster Club. However, things get real (literally) when he discovers magical ink that belonged to one of his ancestors. With this magic ink, his drawing of Brickman comes to life. Soon, he and his friends are battling their monsters in real life! Things take a turn though when the bully of the middle school steals the marker and creates monsters of his own.
This book was cute. I was sad my copy didn't have the accompanying artwork because I'm sure it will look great! This middle grades books covers a wide variety of topics like divorce and bullying and is pretty good.
I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
October 2, 2022
Have you ever wished your drawings could come to life? Well, Monster Club brings that very same idea to the pages of its novel. I enjoyed the concept of the club with Eric as its leader along with his rag-tag group of friends. Though they are passionate about their own skills they are brought together by the club which creates a special kind of friendship. The story is whimsical, action-packed chaos (in the best way), and pure fun!
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October 26, 2023
This book was written for a much younger audience than I expected. Definitely more for the 3rd-5th grade set than the middle school students I work with. Nonetheless, this imaginative fantasy-adventure was a lot of fun! It was also heartfelt, as our main character faces some difficult changes that are part of growing up (parents' separation and friends growing apart into different interests). I would highly recommend this book to some of our younger 6th graders, but it's really too young for our more mature 6th graders or our 7th and 8th graders to appreciate.
September 17, 2022
What a fantastic tale! Just when things couldn't get worse for Eric, they do. When monsters he brought to life attack his friends and family, everyone learns just how much everyone and everything means to them. This story has scares, thrills, laughter, and tears--a surefire hit for many readers.
Thank you, NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books, HarperCollins, for the opportunity to read an advance reading copy.
Thank you, NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books, HarperCollins, for the opportunity to read an advance reading copy.
October 27, 2022
Thank you HarperCollins and NetGalley for the advanced electronic review copy of this book. This is a story about a boy who loves to doodle and his doodles come to life. It also explores different relationships such as in school, friendship, and family difficulties. The book is very relatable and I’m sure that many middle graders are going to enjoy it. However, as much as I was expecting to like this book, it was somewhat underwhelming for me.
November 7, 2022
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.
This is a very good read. It's good for young adults and a fabulous read for adults too!!!
The story is very descriptive - and holds your interest. It's very entertaining, creative and has a great ending!!!
Everyone in the family has asked to read it - and once they do it will be put on the shelves of our Little Free Library to be shared with the community!
This is a very good read. It's good for young adults and a fabulous read for adults too!!!
The story is very descriptive - and holds your interest. It's very entertaining, creative and has a great ending!!!
Everyone in the family has asked to read it - and once they do it will be put on the shelves of our Little Free Library to be shared with the community!
December 4, 2022
My 9-yr-old son loved this. For me it was more enjoyable than most middle grades I’ve read (not that that’s a great distinction.)
The prose was good if not a little bland. The story took a while to get moving. I appreciated the grounding in reality before the fantasy took off, but the MC’s petulance nearly made me lose touch with him.
There were a lot of great moments, and some eye-rolling ones. In general, not a book I’d read again, but I’m sure lots of kids would eat this up.
The prose was good if not a little bland. The story took a while to get moving. I appreciated the grounding in reality before the fantasy took off, but the MC’s petulance nearly made me lose touch with him.
There were a lot of great moments, and some eye-rolling ones. In general, not a book I’d read again, but I’m sure lots of kids would eat this up.
March 21, 2023
I really enjoyed this book! So many commotions and laughters in the book. The Monster Club members were funny until they slowly left Eric. There were sad moments and there were many silly moments while fighting to save King’s Wonderland. This is a perfect book to read when you want entertainment, seeing the characters matured and learning how to face problems. Great story but I think I don’t want to be caught up in this situation.
November 15, 2022
A nice light read that captures the spirit of beloved 80s films like ‘The Goonies’ and ’Gremlins’ while also adding touches of a personal tale of that time when children begin to age out of “childish things” and nostalgic memories of Coney Island.
February 15, 2023
I think this is more of a 3.5. It was not what I expected. When it said the ink would fall into the wrong hands, I thought it meant like the Pluto Industry people or something, not Darren. The twist in the end makes things interested, there should definitely be another book.
April 25, 2023
This was a fun mystery for a younger audience. I enjoyed the story, the characters, and the setting. This was entertaining and told a story about a kid whose drawings came to life. I want to read the next in the series...if there is a series.
October 1, 2022
What can't Darren Aronofsky do?! Such a great book by a talented pro.
October 31, 2022
Review coming soon
December 7, 2022
This was so much fun, very creative with a great cast and an amazing message. But that ending! What does it mean???
December 30, 2022
3.5 stars. I think young readers would love this book. It reads like a superhero action movie!
March 14, 2023
Really connected to the characters, the story was fun, and I'll definitely read anything by Darren Aronofsky going forward.
August 21, 2023
What a fun and fast paced read! I loved all the different monsters!
November 14, 2023
This was such a fun read! I loved this cast of characters and their monsters. I’m so glad I picked this up and I’ll definitely read the next one soon.
May 8, 2024
Aronofsky Falling #1
I'm sure I've read something by this geezer but blowed if I can think what it is, anyway this one started out ok, but I don't know it just lost my interest after a while.
I'm sure I've read something by this geezer but blowed if I can think what it is, anyway this one started out ok, but I don't know it just lost my interest after a while.
October 9, 2023
Monster Club is a fast pace middle-grade novel filled with action and incredible monsters. Think Pokemon meets Holochess. What if... your monster/character (from your childhood game) could become alive and challenge other doodles who come alive to a fight?
This is also a story of growing up, family relationships (divorce, intense mom) changing or reinventing priorities with friends (no longer they have the same interests/ cliche bullying character), and starting to be active in the community (trying to save the theme park).
Can't wait for the next book.
This is also a story of growing up, family relationships (divorce, intense mom) changing or reinventing priorities with friends (no longer they have the same interests/ cliche bullying character), and starting to be active in the community (trying to save the theme park).
Can't wait for the next book.
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