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rafaestla's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Kwame Crashes the Underworld has that perfect mg blend of a fun and grief while on a high stakes magical adventure
this is also one of those books i wish i could have read when i was a kid
content warning: the mc’s grandmother is deceased when the book begins
it was really cool to read an mg fantasy steeped in Ghanaian mythology, more specifically Akan mythology, and travel through Asamando (Ghanaian underworld) with Kwame, Autumn, Ama, and Woo
really it deserves all the stars and everyone should go out and find a copy to read as soon as possible
i would be remiss not to tell you more about Autumn, Kwame’s amazing best friend, who is hard of hearing; she wears hearing aids and she and Kwame communicate both via speech and ASL throughout the entire book, which was super cool to see in a middle grade fantasy adventure story
Content Warnings
death of grandmother
cayeman's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
lucyblackbirdreads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
shortforvalkyrie's review
adventurous
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
chitownjr's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Good story, the writing wasn't as strong and there were some really awkward phrases. Farmer needed a good editor
kelsie_reads_books's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ariiw's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
it does feel like a debut novel for sure
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
4.25
Welcome to a new MG fantasy series by @craigkofifarmer out now!
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Kwame is struggling to cope with his grandmother’s death and has little to no desire to attend her celebration of life in Ghana, but when a monkey (aboatia) straight out of Akan mythology steals his grandmother’s dashiki, Kwame is determined to get it back. With the help of his best friend, Autumn, the two end up in the Ghanaian underworld, Asamando. There they find angry gods who want to end humanity and they find Kwame’s grandmother…alive and as a little girl!
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This was such a wild ride full of nonstop action. I loved the Deaf representation and how the author explained the signing meanings throughout the book for kids to learn as well. Fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, the Witchlings, the Marvellers and Tristan Strong will devour book 1 and will be on the edge of their seats for the second! Thanks to @macmillan for the title. All opinions are my own.
CW: grief, death of a grandparent, environmental issues, ableism, racism
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Kwame is struggling to cope with his grandmother’s death and has little to no desire to attend her celebration of life in Ghana, but when a monkey (aboatia) straight out of Akan mythology steals his grandmother’s dashiki, Kwame is determined to get it back. With the help of his best friend, Autumn, the two end up in the Ghanaian underworld, Asamando. There they find angry gods who want to end humanity and they find Kwame’s grandmother…alive and as a little girl!
🇬🇭
This was such a wild ride full of nonstop action. I loved the Deaf representation and how the author explained the signing meanings throughout the book for kids to learn as well. Fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, the Witchlings, the Marvellers and Tristan Strong will devour book 1 and will be on the edge of their seats for the second! Thanks to @macmillan for the title. All opinions are my own.
CW: grief, death of a grandparent, environmental issues, ableism, racism
sarahreads2222's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5