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Review #16731 - Dated: 6th of August, 2016 Author: kymmage |
Fright Knight was the third Nexo Knight book that we had read. Because we had already been exposed to the characters in the other two books, we already knew who each person was. However, I still feel that this book could easily be a stand-alone. You didn't have to know much about the characters going in, because they are introduced to you. You wouldn't be disadvantaged if this was your first book.
That said, if this is your third book you get to know a bit more about the characters. The book explores greatest fears and how these can be used against a person. Of course most of them seemed obvious for me because in a lot of ways the characters wear their hearts on their sleeves. However my kids didn't find it as obvious and were surprised once or twice.
This is a good chapter book for a progressing reader. The font is nice and big and the language is simplified. There are some stretch words in there around the technology. Reading it alone I knocked this out in about 30 minutes. Reading with my kids took a few days. I would expect this book to take a little while to read for a child who is starting to read chapter books.
The story has some important messages too, around fear and bravery and how you handle yourself in a crisis. It also continues to show that teamwork and unity will always be essential for success against Jestro. Let's face it, teamwork is important in any situation where you need a sum of skills outside of your own to achieve something.
On top of that you have the added bonus of a Nexo Power for the Nexo Knight game app. We have used that in the game and it was a fun addition to the other shields we have scanned. The whole Nexo Knight concept is really neat and gets a huge thumbs up, especially from Miss 9 who loves Lego and game apps.
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