A strong start to the series
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I should probably start this review by admitting that I am several decades older than Grady Whill and his friends so I'm not even close to the target audience for Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex, nevertheless I still had a good time following their adventures. Grady himself did remind me a little of myself at that age - hopelessly entangled in self doubt and low self esteem. Fortunately for Grady, he is inspired by the thought of attending a new super-school, The Templeton Academy, and what he learns there might just be enough to turn his life around. I would have loved to find out exactly what was written on his application! Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex starts and ends with thrilling disaster scenes, and there's plenty of fantastical magic happenings in between. Carole P Roman manages to include moral and self belief teachings along the way which …
I should probably start this review by admitting that I am several decades older than Grady Whill and his friends so I'm not even close to the target audience for Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex, nevertheless I still had a good time following their adventures. Grady himself did remind me a little of myself at that age - hopelessly entangled in self doubt and low self esteem. Fortunately for Grady, he is inspired by the thought of attending a new super-school, The Templeton Academy, and what he learns there might just be enough to turn his life around. I would have loved to find out exactly what was written on his application! Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex starts and ends with thrilling disaster scenes, and there's plenty of fantastical magic happenings in between. Carole P Roman manages to include moral and self belief teachings along the way which are intertwined into the lessons Grady and Aarush learn so it doesn't feel like being preached to. Personally I would have liked more background description and world building in order to fully understand the whys and hows of everything. Where did that pterodactyl come from, for example, (and couldn't Carol have picked an easier to spell dinosaur!)? However, I realise that would have considerably slowed the story's pace and made it less of an appealing read for young superhero wannabes.Overall, I think that Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex is a fun adventure tale for school story and superhero fans, and it is a strong start to what I imagine will be an entertaining series.