Duckscares #1: The Nightmare Formula. Tommy Greenwald. 2021. 208 pages. [Source: Review copy]
First sentence: The laboratory crackled and hissed as the light bulbs burned out one by one. Soon it would be completely dark except for the sparks shooting out from the torn wires. I could hear the mad scientist cackling over his loudspeaker. He bellowed in his evil voice. Don't even bother trying to run. You can't escape!
Premise/plot: Huey, Dewey, and Louie star in DUCKSCARES a new series by Tommy Greenwald. The three are selected for an exchange program and travel to Germany. It is in Germany where their misadventures begin. (Though they do make some cool new friends and have some fun adventures along the way.) But it is their experiences with a mad scientist (he doesn't advertise that he is mad or evil) that lead them into grave danger...for he has a master plot in mind...and no one is safe.
My thoughts: I enjoyed this one. I did grow up watching DuckTales here and there. Spooky, "eerie" reads aren't exactly my absolute favorite and best. But this one stays relatively light. Relatively. There's so much banter between Huey, Dewey, and Louie (all three narrate) that it isn't truly terrifying or scary. Plus since the book's characters are based on cartoon characters...it's hard to take the book *too* seriously. Overall, it's just a good dose of fun and games.
© 2022 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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