Minecraft: The Island: An Official Minecraft Novel

A Minecraft novel is a great idea to create a fictional story based on this game that many children enjoy playing. However this book is written in a very hard going and complex way making it quite difficult to read. The author seems to have missed the fact that a child is their target audience and may not have genius reading abilities. The print size would suit age 10+, the vocabulary used at least 12+, sentence construction and complexity more adult level. I found the descriptive language that was used more resembled what you'd find in a gory/horror novel. It was too much for a book where the theme (Minecraft) is of interest to a child. I ended up reading this to my 9 year old average ability child and still found it a tough read myself. This author was the wrong choice for a Minecraft novel. The game is child friendly but this book definitely is not. If I'm honest I'd not even read an adult book by this author who doesn't write in a way that absorbs you into the book. It's more like a reading test of complicated words than a book you can enjoy following the story. Such a shame as we had high hopes for this book.

I brought this book for my 13-year-old son after he asked me if I could get it for him. He's recently got into Minecraft, and I like to encourage him to read, and so I got it for him. When it arrived he eagerly started to read it, and he's almost halfway through it, and told me it was "sick" (which, oddly, in the language of 13-year-old boys means it's great). Intrigued I started to read it yesterday when he was out with his girlfriend, and I have to say it's a great book. I have been playing Minecraft myself with my son and I really have no idea how to play it. This book is written as if though the game is a real life event. The narrator wakes up in this crazy square shaped world where everything is created of blocks. Two reasons I like this book: 1). Easy to read language with no swearing - just what I want my son to read, and 2) if you are new to Minecraft this book is almost like a playing guide but win the form of a story. It's actually a book that keeps you reading "just one more chapter."Recommended for all new Minecraft players, for experienced Minecraft players, and adults and teenage boys alike.

My grandson (tenth birthday coming up next month) put down all of his electronic gadgets and dived straight into this when I gave it to him.He tells me that it is great.

My daughters only 5 or 6 chapters in as a bed time story book but I love how this is written. Great build up to the various Minecraft elements that are discovered.

My son has had his nose stuck in this book for the past 2 days and has almost finished it, he can't put it down! He says 'It describes everything so well you can picture it fully in your mind!'. Getting ready to order the next book in the series.