I just felt that again, this is one of the weaker Cucumber Quest tales so far. I love the art so gosh darn much too and the little sort of snarky “real talk” panels going on for some of the characters in between larger bits of the story. I felt like it was a little less whimsical and i sort of felt like I was a little bit lost in the last act of the story.ĭon’t get me wrong though- I’m still really enjoying the overall Cucumber Quest journey and i think The Melody Kingdom is still a lot of fun to read.

It tries to show us that ultimately nobody likes a bully- you have to be yourself and hope that others will like you for who you truly are.ĭespite some of those niceties, The Melody Kingdom is my least favourite of the three volumes so far. All stories have ongoing themes and such but The Melody Kingdom does a great job of bringing the real-world relatable issue of bullying to the forefront amongst the overall silliness. The first two volumes have set up such a fun premise that takes us from kingdom to kingdom as our heroes try to vanquish the evil that threatens them once and for all. There’s a lot of delightful content to enjoy within the story here. With time running out as they’re sidetracked, it’s unclear whether or not they’ll get away and be able to save the day! set off to rescue the princess but instead also end up being kidnaped by a maniac that forces them to be performers in his masterpiece play. Before they can get the princess to help them, she’s taken away by the Noisemaster and her whole kingdom winds up in danger of being destroyed by a powerful weapon. Within this volume, the questers head to the Melody Kingdom to get a signature on their sword. I couldn’t wait to get to the third book in the series and find out what’s going on with Cucumber and his pals as they try to save the world from total annihilation and all that horrible stuff. I’ve read the previous two volumes and have written reviews for the delightful fantasy-comedy romp along the way. Cucumber Quest Book 3: The Melody KingdomĬucumber Quest is a loooooot of fun.

Cucumber Quest by Gigi D.G.