Genre:
Middle Grade/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Adventure
Description:
“My name
is Snow and I am a wererabbit. I was born a bunny and thought my fate
was to live and die in a lab until a vampire saved me. Now I am
fourteen and I've just rescued a teenage werewolf named Josh from
scientists who have been experimenting with a terrible serum which
takes away the ability to shift.
We need to
find the people who took him; discover who they are working for and
what they are planning so we can stop them.
The road
ahead is scary, full of twists and a new love. But no one ever said
becoming a hero was easy...”
Author:
“M.Y.
Zeman has a Master's Degree from Stonybrook University and a BA in
Mathematics. She followed in her mother's footsteps and became a
teacher of computers and math. She has worked as a professional
web/graphic designer.
She has
been writing since she was old enough to read and has written short
stories, articles and poetry. Her first book, Running
into the Black is a courtroom
drama.
A lifelong
fan of science fiction and fantasy… She currently lives in New York
with her dog and three dwarf bunnies. She is working on the third
book, Snow Island.”
Appraisal:
Snow
Bunny starts up where Snowball
left off; there is minimal time devoted to the background from the
first book. This wasn’t a problem as the necessary background was
covered; however, I would recommend reading Snowball
first. Snow is now fourteen and is quite smitten with Josh, the young
werewolf she rescued from a laboratory in book one. In this story, we
learn more about Josh and werewolf society in this fantasy world. The
reader is also treated to more insight into the relationships with
John, Snow’s father, and Edwin, his partner. Family dynamics figure
heavily in this series.
The mission
in this story is to stop the people behind the laboratory testing and
experiments from where Josh was rescued. In the midst of searching
for clues, the family has to find a safer place to live. John is
still consumed by his research and is having fun with his new
inventions. Edwin decides to move in, putting his globe-trotting
aside for a while to offer support and stability. There are several
twists as new elements are introduced into the plot. At times I got a
little lost because several time-warps are factored into the story to
fill in new background information. I probably shouldn’t have
though, as the chapters are clearly marked.
I think
middle-grade students would find Snow
Bunny engaging because of the
imaginative creatures introduced, the cool gadgets John invents, and
the uniqueness of the adventure. I wish the editing was a little more
thorough, but middle school readers may not even notice most of the
errors I caught. I think they would be too involved in the story,
which is captivating.
FYI:
Snow
Bunny is Book two in the
Chronicles of a Wererabbit
series. I would recommend reading the first book in the series,
Snowball.
The family dynamics of having two dads is handled well.
Format/Typo
Issues:
I found a
small number of proofing errors, a few awkward sentences, and a bit
of repetition.
Rating:
*** Three Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 50-55,000 words
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