Just Jake: Camp Wild Survival #3

Just Jake #3

by Jake Marcionette, Victor Rivas Villa (Illustrator)

Jake Ali Mathews and his unique brand of AWESOMENESS is back!   With summer break finally here, Jake Ali Mathews is looking forward to some relaxing kid time. But his dad has different ideas of what Jake's summer should look like. And soon enough, Jake, his dad, and his diabolical sister, Alexis, are on their way to Camp Wild Survial, hosted by celebrity wildnerness survivalist, Thunder Banks. All is not as it seems and soon, the Mathews family and their friends find themselves in some harrowing, not to mention hilarious, situations. Will Jake's brand of AWESOMENESS be enough to come out at the other end of summer break alive?

181 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 5, 2016

Reviews

[Anneka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book! I’m not the target demographic and that probably accounts for one star’s deduction.

I also think it probably would have been best to read the first in the series first as I assume I would have gotten an introduction to all characters. (DW III - who is he? Does he go to their school or something?)

I love how the author is a kid himself (9th grader at time of publishing) and he has some talent and sass that came through well. It was fun and I genuinely laughed a few times. And some descriptions were spot on - like the “Quicksand” concept! Brilliant and accurate.

I didn’t feel like it had a full ending, since they didn’t get back home, despite the camp being over and us knowing how all will get home. Just feels a bit unfinished.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not bad when I'm tired

[Kelly Carey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can not help but wonder if this book was meant to be a commentary on Bear Grylls and his outlandish stunts of survival on reality TV. Just because you see it on TV, does not mean that it is true.

[Bridget · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and exciting. I can't wait to read the rest of the series and recommend it to boys and girls alike.