Karissa E. (ophelia99) reviewed Nick and Tesla's Special Effects Spectacular (Nick and Tesla, Bk 5) on + 2527 more book reviews
This was a great continuation of the Nick and Tesla series. I enjoy the humor and mystery in these books as well as how creative Nick and Tesla are.
Some of the projects/experiments in this book are more approachable than in previous books. While there are a couple more complicated experiments; there are others that would be quick and fun to do and require minimal parental assistance. However, keep in mind most of these projects do require a parent to help.
The main story in this book is wrapped up nicely, however the over arcing story doesn't make much progress. There are some tidbits about Nick and Tesla's missing parents at the beginning and then at the end of the book. This has kind of become the norm for this series and it's getting a bit frustrating. I would really like to see the main story make some good progress on the whole missing parents issue.
I did enjoy the movie production setting for this story. It was a neat (if pretty light) look at movie production and ways kids can get into that on their own.
Overall this was a great continuation of this series. It's a fun mystery read with some science, some humor, cute illustrations throughout, and some neat experiments/projects. I would recommend to middle grade readers who like mystery and science.
Some of the projects/experiments in this book are more approachable than in previous books. While there are a couple more complicated experiments; there are others that would be quick and fun to do and require minimal parental assistance. However, keep in mind most of these projects do require a parent to help.
The main story in this book is wrapped up nicely, however the over arcing story doesn't make much progress. There are some tidbits about Nick and Tesla's missing parents at the beginning and then at the end of the book. This has kind of become the norm for this series and it's getting a bit frustrating. I would really like to see the main story make some good progress on the whole missing parents issue.
I did enjoy the movie production setting for this story. It was a neat (if pretty light) look at movie production and ways kids can get into that on their own.
Overall this was a great continuation of this series. It's a fun mystery read with some science, some humor, cute illustrations throughout, and some neat experiments/projects. I would recommend to middle grade readers who like mystery and science.
