Official Review: Ninja Spy Cats by R.F. Kristi

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Official Review: Ninja Spy Cats by R.F. Kristi

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Ninja Spy Cats" by R.F. Kristi.]
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3 out of 4 stars
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Ninja Spy Cats by R.F. Kristi is a book about a gang of detective cats. The main characters in the book are Polo, Cara, Fromage, Monk, Terrance, Charlotte and Inca. Inca is the founder of Inca & Company, a detective agency led by cats and dogs. Narrated by the leader of the ninja cats, the book is fast-paced and keeps the reader engaged throughout. The book starts with a discussion about Fromage doing trapeze acts in Kensington Park. Everyone denies this news by saying that Fromage is not capable of doing any such thing, but Fromage, who thinks that he is a ninja, tries to prove them wrong and succeeds.

The plot of this intriguing and adventurous storybook revolves around some documents which go missing from the French Embassy. The documents are hidden somewhere in the French embassy. There is news of a master spy coming from Prague to steal the documents from the embassy during a diplomatic gathering. The group plans to sneak in the embassy with Missy, who is catering for the party. As the story continues, the plot gets sophisticated with hidden identities and the cats must work hard to protect their human counterparts.

Ninja Spy Cats is the fourth book in the series, but I didn’t find any difficulty in understanding the role of any character. The writer has developed the characters very efficiently, giving backstories to each one of the animals. My best character among all was Fromage, who thinks that he is the real reason behind Missy’s success in the cheese business.

I was particularly impressed by the style of writing. Many authors tend to describe the characters in hefty lumps of text. This might work for adult novels, but it can kill a children’s book. Thankfully, this author is wise to this, cleverly mixing up speech, exciting deeds and the description of character and setting. Subsequently, the writing felt light and not at all like wading through cauliflower-cheese.

I was somewhat disappointed with the illustrations and layout of the book. The placement of the illustrations wasn’t good. Although the illustrations were colorful, but they were not so heart touching as they should have been. There were a few mistakes in the book. In the first chapter, the ‘Kensington Park’ has been written as ‘Kensington park.’ In the second chapter, when there is mention of the library, the writer has used ‘is’. It should be replaced by ‘was’.

I do enjoy a good adventure and R.F. Kristi, the author, has plotted it very well. He has given the reader an array of interesting characters to follow, and has framed everything descriptively. I rate the book 3 out 4 stars and recommend it to people with children aged 7-10. The few mistakes made me give one less star, but overall the book is still of a 4 out of 4 star quality.

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Post by MsTri »

I saw this book and totally started to select it, but didn't wanna chance missing out on the book I AM reading...But thanks for the review; you confirmed that it's a cute little tale. It's a shame that the illustrations weren't quite right since pictures are SUCH a big part of children's books. At the same time,
it's great that there's a good balance of action, description, etc... Perhaps I'll pay for a copy in order to check it out.
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Sounds like a fun and adventurous read for the little ones! Thanks for the review!
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Post by Kat Berg »

I love the names of the main characters. They all by themselves make me want to read this book. It sounds fun. Thanks for the review.
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This is a good book as far as i have read but when it comes to the review, i dont know what to say. As a whole it is nice
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This is nice review. I enjoyed reading it.
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i have always been a fan of your review brother. nice job, keep it up. love you
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This sounds like a really cute children's story. It's too bad about the illustrations. The mistakes could easily be fixed, so that's good. Thanks for the review.
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Sounds Good!! Seems like i won't regret reading it.
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i loved your review. It gives a great insight to the book. I hope to see more from you
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Children, especially boys love action packed stories. This kind of reminds me of the Ninja Turtles.
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Very detailed review. Good points you've brought out.. thanks for the review, I like to read such books ?
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I love this series. Good to hear illustrations are coloured now. Will definitely recommend this book to anyone with kids
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Post by Heidi M Simone »

A furry team of detectives who deal with international spies and a Ninja Spy Cat seems like an adorable and fun children's mystery! It's great to hear that even though this is fourth in a series that it was still easy to follow. Too bad about the illustrations not being great, but it is good to hear that the writing was well done. I'm glad that you enjoyed the read despite its flaws. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
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An amusing mystery story about detective cats. Surely the children will love it and realise that animals too have feelings and should be loved, appreciated and treated kindly. Thanks for the review
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