Hi Everyone,
As promised, here is My Thoughts on Corinne Part 3. In this part, I will continue on where I left off on Part 2. along with some pros and cons about Corinne's story overall. I could not do it because I had a test right after I did the other post-so yeah. Anyway, as I was saying about.
I think the biggest problem with Corinne's book 2 was how it did not really connect to book 1. I mean, sure, she is training Flurry and everything, but it didn't really connect. Also, Corinne's mother's pregnancy wasn't really nescsarry, it just seemed like some extra thing American Girl slapped in there to make it more interesting. Also, the plot was all over the place. From camping, to fighting off a mountain lion, to pregnancy, to a new room, there seemed to be no real problem. If I was writting this, I would have just made 1 problem and stuck with it. All in all, her second book had great potential, but it would maybe work better as an AG GOTY movie.
All in all, Corinne's story was okay, but it could have been better. First of all, Gwynn wasn't a big part. Again, just a little detail. Maybe if Gwynn had her own series that was sort of a tie-in with Corinne's that talked about Gwynn's competion. As a seperate series, Gwynn would have been great, but as another character in the Corinne books, it was okay. I like how AG is trying to show sisterly love, but it didn't quite work out. Also, Corinne's story was a little on the unrealistic side. I mean, how many kids sleep in a BIG HUGE room in a BIG HUGE house. All in all Corinne's story was good, but it could use some tweaks.
I think your observations about Corinne's story are spot on! The disconnection between book 1 and book 2 is a key issue, just like in Cookie Clicker when you’re clicking away, but suddenly find yourself off track without a solid strategy. It would have been great to see Gwynn's character fleshed out more, perhaps even in her own spin-off series