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“this is a awesome book if you like crazy adventures then you will love this crazy book lol”
lessly e wrote this review Monday, April 14, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Compared to some of the other fantasy books I've read lately for kids, this one is way better. Even good!”
Myrtle Budge wrote this review Friday, April 11, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book gets off to a very slow start. The action, fortunately, does increase in the second half of the novel. Although the idea of the novel is fairly cleaver, the writing is consistently horrendous. Brandon Mull obviously wrote with a thesaurus nearby, which makes authorial voice sound quite unnatural. In many cases, he completely misuses these words. The book claims to be a YA book. Challenging your children's vocabulary is a good thing; however, having to stop the narrative every couple of sentences to define words is obnoxious. Anytime narrative flow is interrupted damages the story. I will pass on reading any other Brandon Mull novels. ”
Emanhaud wrote this review Thursday, April 10, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was SO COOL! I LOVED IT!!!”
Ashleigh B wrote this review Monday, April 7, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Cool adventure and thrilling. I can't wait to read the rest.”
Nathan W wrote this review Saturday, April 5, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved this YA fiction book. At times a bit on the simpler side, but it was a really fun, enjoyable book. About a pair of siblings who go to stay with their grandparents, only to discover they are the caretakers of an area that is inhabited with fairies, witches, trolls and such, that humans can only see when they drink the milk of a certain cow. Very fun story”
Quentin Heath, Esq. wrote this review Friday, March 21, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really enjoyed the fantasy side of this story. It's always fun to create a picture in your mind from the words you read and this story has wonderful description to do that. I would say it's a bit too descriptive on some of the scarier parts for kids though. I actually listened to this on CD so maybe that's why I was more imaginative.”
Mohna T wrote this review Wednesday, March 12, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A fresh take on the fairies-in-the-real-world genre. The brother/sister team are well-developed individuals who complement each other well. Enjoyable through and through.”
Stephanie J wrote this review Tuesday, March 4, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great fantasy book to read to your kids! It was a bit slow for the first few chapters, but took off toward the middle. The second book jumped right in and kept my attention, though. The characters act like real kids and true siblings :)”
Loni wrote this review Tuesday, February 26, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
