REVIEW: The Unlucky Kid by Bob Holt

[I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.]

Summary and Review


Quin is a normal kid who runs into a bit of bad luck with a flock of hungry seagulls, a rogue wave, a poorly designed plan to remove a loose tooth, and a fishing day.

This is a three-chapter graphic novel with a lot of slapstick antics I think some kids will get a kick out of. As an adult reading this, the three stories felt repetitive. And the “holy (whatever) ” that Quin exclaimed whenever something unlucky happened (9x in the whole book) got old pretty quickly.  That said, I have never been the sort of person who enjoys watching personal disasters like what Quin experiences – I don’t watch those sorts of shows, and I scroll past those sorts of videos online. So I’m not exactly the audience for this. For the right readers, this will be a hoot.

Rating: ♥♥♥*

*♥♥♥ = Solid, fine

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