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Synopsis:

The Loch Ness Monster. The Frogman. Bigfoot. Twelve-year-old Miranda Cho used to believe in it all, used to love poring over every strange footprint, every stray hair, everything that proved that the world was full of wonders. But that was before her mother’s obsession with monsters cost Miranda her friends and her perfect school record, before Miranda found the stack of unopened bills and notices of foreclosure in the silverware drawer. Now the fact that her mom’s a cryptozoologist doesn’t seem wonderful — it’s embarrassing and irresponsible, and it could cost them everything. So Miranda agrees to go on one last creature hunt, determined to use all her scientific know-how to prove to her mother, once and for all, that Bigfoot isn’t real. Then her mom will have no choice but to grow up and get a real job — one that will pay the mortgage and allow Miranda to attend the leadership camp of her dreams. But when the trip goes horribly awry, will it be Miranda who’s forced to question everything she believes?

Review:

Okay – if you are a fan of Bigfoot, Lochness monster, actually anything like that at all, you need to read this. Person I am a massive fan of anything like this, any animal conspiracies then I am all over it like a fat kid on grandma’s freshly baked cookies. Trust me – I am one of those weirdos that believes that there are still Megalodon’s alive, so receiving The Bigfoot Files in the post was honestly the best thing ever, so I had to read it asap!

This was also a little dark and emotional, and were symbolic to Miranda’s family situation. It was dark, harsh, and tense and wow, it was brilliant. I loved how Bigfoot was the symbol for Miranda’s family, and tense situation the family is in.

Our main character is Miranda, who was amazing, I loved her. Miranda is academically smart, organised and has a gorgeous heart. Though embarrassed by her mother Miranda, wishes for a friend that wouldn’t be embarrassed by her mother and what her mother does. And will they be able to find Bigfoot, or just give up?

The emotions of this book were intense and brilliant, I loved it. You go on an emotion rollercoaster with the characters, feel what they are going through with friendships, desire and relationships. Though it is depicted that Miranda is strong minded, you can see that her heart plays a heavy part in her choices.

Honestly, this is the kind of book that you pick up, start and finish in one sitting. Even though you may have the intention of reading a few pages before ‘being an adult’ kicks in and you have to bookmark the page and get up and adult, but you can’t. The writing and story draws you in and before you know it, you have finished the book. Trust me though, this book is well worth not adulting for.

Rating: 4/5

Publisher: Walker Books

ISBN: 9781406385434