Episode 167 - How Far I'll Go by Keala Kendall

What if Moana was worse?

Sam and Kaitlyn discuss How Far I’ll Go, one of the newest entries in Disney’s Meant to Be series and unfortunately, this one was a major disappointment.

We came away asking:

• What lesson was this story even trying to teach?

• Why does the plot feel like “What if Moana was dumber?”

• And how did a relationship built around loving someone out of abusive behavior make it into the final version?

We unpack the characterization, the story choices, and why this feels like a weak showing for a new author entering the series. Sometimes adaptations miss the magic and this one left us more confused than charmed.

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00:00 Intro

01:08 About the Author

04:39 Background

10:28 Age Level & Content Warning

13:08 Judge a Book by Its Cover

14:04 Discussion

01:17:55 General Thoughts

01:20:08 One Question for the Author

01:21:52 Rating

01:23:36 Read Again?

01:24:03 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:24:40 Outro

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