While I’m sure it sums up well as a novella, as pre-teen, the “big reveal” probably hit with more force by being in novel format. It reads like a typical “comin

While I’m sure it sums up well as a novella, as pre-teen, the “big reveal” probably hit with more force by being in novel format. It reads like a typical “coming of age” adventure, and then…suddenly isn’t. Although I haven’t read it since then, I think there was a fair amount of character development, which also increases the impact of the reveal since you’ve been given time to care about the characters and relate to them. Also, as a kid who loved strategy games, the training program was just really fun to read. While I don’t usually care about spoilers, even knowing that there is a big reveal feels a bit like a spoiler.