Review of Oddkins by
Dean Koontz
5 stars
What a delightful tale! Suitable in my opinion for almost
all ages, beginning with middle graders on up (although emotionally mature
elementary age children who are not scared of the monsters under the bed may
enjoy it). “Uncle Isaac,” Isaac Bodkins, toymaker, has created a magical
(literally) selection of toys; no, not all his toys, not even the majority.
Just some-and these toys are exceptional-for they are designed, each one, to
guide a child through the early years, a child who if kept on a positive and
light-filled path, will become an adult important in changing the world. If the
child is not guided by one of the magically-animated Oddkins, that child’s
purpose will go unfulfilled, and the world will be a darker place for it. But “Uncle
Isaac” passes away sooner than expected, before he has time to persuade city
toymaker Colleen Shannon to take his place, and the evil toys hidden away in
the subcellar below the cellar, those toys constructed by Charon Toys, intend
to take over instead: and to make the lives of very many children extremely
miserable for a very long time. Only the Oddkins can stop this; but can they
prevail against evil?
I received an e-book copy in return for my fair and
impartial review.
Reviewed for GMTA.
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