Review of
Batman:
The Riddler’s Ransom, by Blake Hoena, ISBN 9781434297105
Five out of five stars
Stories where there are several plotlines that can be
followed are very stimulating to the mind. Rather than be a passive recipient
of the story, the reader must stop for a moment and consider what path to take
based on a short list of options and how they think the plot is progressing.
This turns the passive consumer into an active thinker about how the story has
gone and where they think it should go.
The story
itself is a fairly standard one about the popular and long-lived superhero,
Batman. The reading level is at a solid third or fourth grade level, a bit
challenging yet not to the point of frustration. A few attractively colored
images are embedded in the story.
This is an
excellent story that will lead to the mental engagement of the reader, where
they must think about the events so far and make a decision as to what should
happen next. There are thirteen possible endings, so there is plenty of options
for decisions to be made.
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