I have never read the lumber janes comics but I really enjoyed this novelization. I felt like there was enough backstory that made this story easy to follow. I loved all the various girls that became the focus of this story. I loved how this book really was so well crafted with both contemporary elements and also fantasy elements as well. I really loved the relationship between all the girls and also the mystery and adventure that they went through in this novel. I felt like it also not only was super fun but also taught the young readers various things. I will def be checking out book two in this novelization when it comes out. ( )

I have never read the lumber janes comics but I really enjoyed this novelization. I felt like there was enough backstory that made this story easy to follow. I loved all the various girls that became the focus of this story. I loved how this book really was so well crafted with both contemporary elements and also fantasy elements as well. I really loved the relationship between all the girls and also the mystery and adventure that they went through in this novel. I felt like it also not only was super fun but also taught the young readers various things. I will def be checking out book two in this novelization when it comes out. ( )

I'm divided about this one. I read this (the novel) before reading any of the comics. And honestly, this would read better as a comic. The dialogue, descriptions, and general writing just feel a little...off...for a prose novel, but all of it would work better in graphic form. However, I did appreciate that this was one (relatively) self-contained story, whereas comics tend to have storylines that arc across issues and volumes. It did feel as though they expected you to have already read the comics, though, since there were references to events, people, etc., which I assumed (and now know) were from the comics.

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. ( )

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La gran pregunta que quizás algunos se están haciendo: ¿tienes que haber leído los cómics para poder leer este libro? Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power continúa la historia alrededor del cómic #30 (o desde el #40, me atrevería a decir) de Lumberjanes, se menciona varias de las cosas que han pasado, pero solo de pasada, lo suficiente para dejarte con la curiosidad de saber cómo es que ciertas cosas llegaron a ser. Conclusión: hay spoilers, solo que ligeros.

No sé si es porque estoy acostumbrada a leerlo solo en versión cómic, pero Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power no me convenció, en cada nuevo capítulo no dejaba de pensar que esta historia habría estado mucho mejor en versión gráfica.

El gran problema de este libro ha sido la narración, o quizás los personajes que simplemente no funcionan en este formato. Cuando leo los cómics, me divierto, logro empatizar con mis Lumberjanes, solo que leyendo Unicorn Power me llegaron a caer algo antipáticas varias veces. April y Ripley son de mis personajes favoritos (bueno, todas las Lumberjanes lo son), pero en Unicorn Power quise estrangularlas.



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Smelly unicorns were a delight, and I really loved all the silly puns. I didn't enjoy it as much as the graphic novels, but it's a sweet story with lots of great friendship moments, and Tamaki did a great job of capturing the characters' personalities. ( )