Hamstersaurus Rex by Tom O’Donnell
Release: October 4th 2016
Format: Kindle
Publisher: HarperCollins
Source: Amazon
Synopsis:
BEWARE: Rampaging Mutant Dino-Hamster!
When a mysterious growling hamster appears at the back of his class, Sam knows just what to call him: Hamstersaurus Rex. Sam tries to protect Hammie from an overzealous Hamster Monitor, and from the meanest bully in the history of Horace Hotwater Middle School. The bully isn’t afraid of some weird little class pet. But maybe he should be. Hamstersaurus Rex is no ordinary hamster.
Hamstersaurus Rex Review:
This was such a fun book to read! Sam and his pet, Hamstersaurus Rex are hilarious as the main leads. It was so funny to see the situations that they get themselves in, and how Hamstersaurus makes Sam look like a hero in front of his friends. Hamstersaurus is kind of creepy but also cute and I liked the dynamic between him and Sam. Some of my favorite parts in the story are when Martha and Sam go to the doll museum, or when Hamstersaurus makes Sam win in the Little Mister or Miss Challenge.
More than Sam, I absolutely loved the supporting characters in this story. I think Martha is my favorite character in this story. Even though she is supposed to be an annoying, snobbish, know-it-all, her dialogues are so hilarious and grown up that I could not help but laugh out loud whenever she came in the scene. Beefer is also one of those characters that you are supposed to hate, but I ended up feeling sorry for him. He seemed like someone who was just misunderstood. Reading this as an adult, I also enjoyed Mr. Copeland’s character and could really feel his frustrations for teaching the class.
I really think this is one of those books that kids and adults will both enjoy reading. The kids would enjoy the gross humor while the adults would enjoy the underlying themes. Tom O-Donnell has done a great job with the story and Tim Miler has complimented it very will with his quirky illustrations. Overall, Hamtersaurus Rex delivers everything that I expected , and I enjoyed reading it thoroughly! I am very keen on reading the following books in the series to find out what happens.
