Hilo: the Great Big Boom

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 11, 2017

Review

Book 3 in the series. A fantastic science fiction fun-fest for elementary readers. DJ has two best friends, Gina, a human girl, and Hilo, an alien robot who shoots lasers from his hands and loves mangoes. At the end of Book 2, Gina was sucked into a portal and this book begins right where the last book ended. Now DJ and Hilo are looking for a way to open another portal so that they can go and find Gina and bring her back to Earth. There is a some nice backstory of a familiar, well-liked character, and flashbacks to Hilo's creation that illuminate his decision to turn away from his intended purpose, destruction. Plenty of humor and action keep the story moving and the book, once again, ends on a scintillating cliff-hanger. A must-purchase if you already have the first two; if you don't have those, get them! And then add Book 3.

Overall Book Score: excellent