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jenmkin's review against another edition
5.0
A fun fantasy/adventure book. I can still picture where it was on the shelf at my local library because I checked it out so many times. The idea of doorways into another world from earth is always fun.
michellehenriereads's review against another edition
3.0
The prologue is gruesome. Mull is also very creative and I love his world building.
So, here is the question, what role does violence play in children's novels? When the original Grimm Fairy tales were told the world was a harsh place with many people barely sustaining themselves.
Over the last ten years I have witnessed more dark and violent children's literature. Though many of these books are scary I have still enjoyed them. I believe that parents should be ...
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So, here is the question, what role does violence play in children's novels? When the original Grimm Fairy tales were told the world was a harsh place with many people barely sustaining themselves.
Over the last ten years I have witnessed more dark and violent children's literature. Though many of these books are scary I have still enjoyed them. I believe that parents should be ...
To read the full review go to http://talesuntangled.wordpress.com
hayleyccc4's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it! This book was full of great characters, plot twists and was all together a great read! I had so much trouble putting it down and cannot wait to read the next book in the trilogy! Honestly, the ending was such a shocker!
hank's review against another edition
3.0
A story about a teen-age boy transported in an entertaining way into another world. Pretty standard sci-fi/fantasy fare. This unfortuntely doesn't separate itself from many other much better offerings. A mostly generic tale with not much/any magic, a mostly omnipotent bad guy who is not always omnipotent, only by choice? A quest which only has a couple of climactic parts and a seriously bad cliffhanger at the end.
The story does have some inventive and interesting characters and several interesting locations but other than that it was neither good nor bad. The kids and I won't be listening to the next one.
The story does have some inventive and interesting characters and several interesting locations but other than that it was neither good nor bad. The kids and I won't be listening to the next one.
meadowofravens's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
aoosterwyk's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic! A student recommended this series to me and I've been listening to it in the car. I had tried Mull's Fablehaven series before and wasn't too keen. The student had the same response (so far we have similar tastes in books) so I gave it a shot and am glad I did. My one criticism is that his female lead doesn't have much of a role so far and often he updates the action verbally instead of using his characters (one of them reports out to another). I guess that would be two criticisms, but really I loved this book!
retiredlibrarylady's review against another edition
3.0
This was a long and complicated quest saga about two teens going into a different world. Pretty much immediately they begin the search for the syllables that will make a "magic word" that when uttered aloud in the presence of the evil ruler will cause his destruction. After a lot of difficulties (of course) the word is assembled and uttered... and for naught. The ending is obviously the beginning of the next book in the series, so very unsatisfying on its own. The characters are well-drawn. Another of the books I'm reading for "Reading Olympians"
kpjt_books's review against another edition
4.0
I was very pleasantly surprised by this one. Mull is one of my son's favorite authors (the Fablehaven series rivals his love for Harry Potter) and we had this one at home. Very creative world building g and a story that could be predictable but isn't thanks to Mull's creative plots twists. Definitely a series I will recommend to young adults looking for a fantasy/adventure series.
clarke11235's review against another edition
4.0
It's not as good as the Fablehaven series, but Mull again tells a compelling and interesting story.
jennchandler's review against another edition
2.0
Didn't really enjoy it. Problems solved too easily; kept on "seeing" the author writing it rather than being caught up in the story. Also, I despise cliffhangers.