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ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
Am I worried that I dove into a kids book all by myself? Nope. Does it matter that I'm not a kid? Also - nope!
It might be weird that I dove into The Secret of Platform 13 while I'm in the middle of re-reading Harry Potter though. Mostly because I was looking at the reviews before I decided to write mine and many people mentioned Harry Potter lovers loving this book. So, yeah, it might be a coincidence.. or I might just be weird for randomly finding this book to read for a certain challenge.
In the end, all that matters is that I enjoyed the book. It honestly didn't faze me that people could steal children and then raise them as their own. I mean.. we live in this real world where that does happen. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing since I just went with it all. Then again, it is a book.
Back to the book though. Right from the very start, things start happening. We get introduced to a world where it didn't matter what magical creature was taking care of a baby. They just were. So every nine years, for about nine days, a doorway is open. The adventure this time around is to save the prince and trust me, it was a lot of fun to read about.
In the end, can I take a quick vacation to this wonderful island?
It might be weird that I dove into The Secret of Platform 13 while I'm in the middle of re-reading Harry Potter though. Mostly because I was looking at the reviews before I decided to write mine and many people mentioned Harry Potter lovers loving this book. So, yeah, it might be a coincidence.. or I might just be weird for randomly finding this book to read for a certain challenge.
In the end, all that matters is that I enjoyed the book. It honestly didn't faze me that people could steal children and then raise them as their own. I mean.. we live in this real world where that does happen. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing since I just went with it all. Then again, it is a book.
Back to the book though. Right from the very start, things start happening. We get introduced to a world where it didn't matter what magical creature was taking care of a baby. They just were. So every nine years, for about nine days, a doorway is open. The adventure this time around is to save the prince and trust me, it was a lot of fun to read about.
In the end, can I take a quick vacation to this wonderful island?
monarchgirl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This was a really good childhood favourite.
bluestarfish's review against another edition
5.0
Mistmakers are adorable! This is a sweet little tale about the gump (a secret passage way that only opens up every nine years) and a lost prince. Really like the style and the story and the little details.
kristenremenar's review against another edition
4.0
Cozy and British and lovely. Great fantasy read-aloud or independent reading for 2-5 graders.
lisawreading's review against another edition
4.0
My son and I just finished this one as a read-aloud, and once we got into it, really enjoyed it. A secret island, wizards and hags, a stolen prince, and a race against time add up to an exciting and magical adventure. Appropriate for middle-grade readers, either to read independently or to enjoy out loud as a bedtime story.
emmalthompson85's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those books that, in my childhood, I read again and again and again. What's relevant about that is that when I came back as an adult to read it again I couldn't remember anything about it other than it involving an alternate world.
Now, don't get me wrong, this is a fun, absorbing and light book that's great to read and the cracks on the spine tell you how much I enjoyed it as a kid, but there's nothing here that's deeply enduring. No characters who are deeply memorable, no plot twists that will shock you. It's a comfortable kind of book, like pjamas, and it would be excelent for a child who needs something quick and easy with emotional payoff, but it's not the best book ever.
Now, don't get me wrong, this is a fun, absorbing and light book that's great to read and the cracks on the spine tell you how much I enjoyed it as a kid, but there's nothing here that's deeply enduring. No characters who are deeply memorable, no plot twists that will shock you. It's a comfortable kind of book, like pjamas, and it would be excelent for a child who needs something quick and easy with emotional payoff, but it's not the best book ever.
cimorene1558's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. One of those charming but not terribly profound or interesting children's fantasy novels. Gentle is the best word I can think of to describe what I mean, in a somewhat less than wildly enthusiastic way. I'm awfully glad there are books like this, but I'd die of gentle boredom if I read too many at a time.
kellysch01's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
kathrinpassig's review against another edition
3.0
Eigentlich vier Sterne, aber ein Punkt Abzug für einfallslose und schäbige Schurkendarstellung. Unsympathische Kinder und ihre Eltern müssen immer mit demselben Förmchen ausgestochen werden, in "Harry Potter" genau wie in "Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik" und hier. Das böse Kind ist verfressen, eklig-dick und verwöhnt, die Mutter ist schuld daran, beide interessieren sich nur für teuren Konsum, und dem Vater ist alles egal.
shiloniz's review against another edition
4.0
I read this children's chapter book as a girl and it is just as enjoyable now as a girl in an adults body.