The Secret of the Waterfall in the Woods

Thea Stilton Graphic Novels #5

by Thea Stilton, Nanette McGuinness (Translator)

The Thea Sisters are five fun, lively students at Mouseford Academy on Whale Island, who want to be real, live journalists, just like their hero, Thea Stilton. Between classes, friendships, crushes, and some bizarre mysteries to solve, they find life to be a never-ending adventure!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Childrens

56 pages, Hardcover

Published February 23, 2016

About the author

See also Tea Stilton, Τέα Στίλτον and Теа Стилтон.

Reviews

[Fadilah]

i read the french version guys okay no one come at me also it was good im glad i started my 2021 with this book (le secret de la chute dans les bois)

[Favour]

What happened to all the colors and drawing? Did ya'll get lazy or something?
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Reread review:

Now that I'm not so blinded by disappointment and sadness over the publishing company switching to an in-house artist, I can say the writing in this book is pretty much on par with the previous books. Seeing the same writers paired with a significantly inferior art style really makes one realize how much the art carried the stories in the last issues. However, the writing in this one simply doesn't feel as creative.

The plot centers around the ever-endearing Ian Van Kraken running into some bears and setting off a panic within the students. Of course, Vissia is behind it and Ruby is in cahoots with her. Nothing new. We get some real cute Vic and Pam moments, fun dialogue from the girls teasing each other, and okay-ish henchman threats. It's pretty fast-paced and it wraps up quickly. It's not very special and at this point, Vissia's plots need a bit of rejuvenation to maintain their interest.

I really cannot emphasize enough how much this story would get away with its failings if the art was done by the same team as before. I'm not saying I could draw this comic book, but I'm also not saying I couldn't. The settings are abysmal, the colors are drab, the designs are less appealing (save for Van Kraken with his big blue eyes), and though the characters all have the same personalities and character-writing, it's a massive downgrade anyway. We deserved to see Vic flirting with Pamela and being a good guy in 4K Ultra-HD.

[Nic]

Apparently the series changed artists after volume 4. I liked the old one better. Oh well. It's still nice how positive and earnest the stories are.

[Samantha]

Fun story as expected from a Stilton book, BUT the artwork and color were subpar to what they usually are so I have to dock a star for this one. Its a children's book but that doesn't mean the art should suffer, especially since previous graphic novels in this same series were much nicer. Consistency please!

[The Genius]

That's sad, because those graphic novels (The previous ones) were even better than the main novel Thea Sisters books. From here, the quality just dropped from an airplane, visually ans storywise, and it's not even worth reading anymore.

[Mavis Ros]

What happened to the old art style but oh well, the story was fantastic anyway.

[Gabs]

Good book

[Kaytee]

this book was also about friendship and i was very impressed about this book but a little sad when the little bear was hurt and was left alone by itself this book was a very special book.

[Gina]

Finished 10/31/17