Review by Upeksha -- Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula

Upeksha · Post by **Upeksha** » 08 Apr 2021, 22:35

[Following is a volunteer review of "Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula" by R.F. Kristi.]

3 out of 4 stars

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A brainy detective cat, named Inca and her talented detective friends have got an opportunity to visit South Korea, as their owner has been invited as a judge of a cooking competition. However, as usual, a new adventure awaits the detectives around the Korean Peninsula. This time, they are up to reuniting a family, a brother and his pet dog, along with his sister and her pet cat. It has been years since they were separated within the Peninsula and for the whole time, they have been yearning for living together. Will the detective team be successful?

To figure it out, you are warmly invited to grab a copy of the book, Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula, by R.F. Kristi. This is the eighth book of the Diary of a snoopy cat: The Inca Cat detective series, but certainly this can be read as a stand-alone book.

As this book comes under the genre of children's books, I admire the steps taken by the writer to make the book appealing to them. Foremost all, I must commend the author for nourishing the child’s mind with knowledge. For instance, this book provides some information on the subjects which might be new to the children, such as Siberian tigers, the Korean Peninsula, etc. Further, the colourful illustrations, simple and lively language with rich vocabulary, have contributed evenly to give out a good book for the target audience.

Yet I have got complaints regarding two aspects of the book. Firstly, the plot lacks a good development. My initial impression was that the story was about the painting of the Siberian tiger. Next, I thought that it was focused on the stolen cheese. At last, I was quite disappointed to find out that none of them had any connection with the essence of the story, but merely had lengthened the story.

Secondly, the identity of Baram has been changed with the progression of the story. Baram, the tour guide's pet dog has been initially introduced as 'she', but later Baram is called as 'he'. Therefore, this needs another round of proofreading and proper editing.

Other than that, there were no other significant errors I encountered. After deducting one star due to the aforementioned negative issues, my overall rating for the book is 3 out of 4 stars. Finally, I would like to recommend this book to children between the ages of eight and twelve.

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Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula
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Rwill0988 · Post by **Rwill0988** » 23 Apr 2021, 21:19

This seems like it has the potential to be a fun, yet informative, read for a young audience. Some parts sounds fairly confusing. What age group do you think would enjoy and understand this story best? Thanks for the interesting review.

TheMazeRunner · Post by **TheMazeRunner** » 26 Apr 2021, 03:34

Sounds like a good book, but for youngsters. I love your review!

khaulah · Post by **khaulah** » 29 Jun 2021, 09:08

It's so annoying when a character is changed from she to he or vice versa. Anyway, children will get to learn new things from this book, and the colorful illustrations are a plus. Nice review!

markodim721 · Post by **markodim721** » 12 Jul 2021, 00:54

I think it's great that children learn important life lessons in the way that works best for them. Thanks for the good review.

RHD · Post by **RHD** » 03 Oct 2021, 11:07

khaulah wrote: ↑29 Jun 2021, 09:08 It's so annoying when a character is changed from she to he or vice versa. Anyway, children will get to learn new things from this book, and the colorful illustrations are a plus. Nice review!

I'm also of the opinion that a children's book ought to be as correct as possible. Still, the storyline seems interesting, especially for the little ones. Nice job on the review.

Medhansh Bhardwaj · Post by **Medhansh Bhardwaj** » 04 Oct 2021, 04:24

Such editing errors are so common these days, and it is saddening to see such a good children's book lose one star because of this. Thanks for the detailed review!