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ash_hernick's review against another edition
3.0
It has a giant snake on the cover and I thought that was pretty cool. This book continues along the standard Magic Tree House format, specifically the Merlin Missions plot. It's formulaic and easy to read and fun for the elementary school demographic.
hannah_is_reading's review against another edition
4.0
I think this one was geared a little towards the 10/11 year old crowd. A little more on the spooky side for my 8 year old nephew. I enjoyed it though, a great adventure before bedtime
amavanna14's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
beauty1991's review against another edition
5.0
Pretty exciting!
Got to go on another adventure with Teddy, and he's even getting better at his rhyming. The selkie was pretty cool too. I've heard about them, but I forgot how they changed back from one form to another.
On to the next one!
Got to go on another adventure with Teddy, and he's even getting better at his rhyming. The selkie was pretty cool too. I've heard about them, but I forgot how they changed back from one form to another.
On to the next one!
jenmikesmith's review against another edition
3.0
My son enjoyed having this book read out loud to him. This is the first book we have read in this series.
ricksilva's review
4.0
This was one of the more epic of the Magic Treehouse books, as Jack and Annie retrieve the sword Excalibur (!) for Merlin. It also introduces Kathleen, a selfie who will go to be a recurring character along with apprentice wizard Teddy.
I read this with my seven-year-old son, who has become quite the Magic Treehouse fan.
Jack and Annie face a series of challenges, including a magical water knight, a giant spider, and the mighty sea serpent, who is a frightening and powerful adversary for the kids. The sea serpent and the spider queen both had great scenes, although I was disappointed the author chose to give the animal-loving Annie a somewhat stereotypical fear of spiders. To her credit, she does end up rethinking this as the story moves on.
The ending does a nice job of wrapping up loose ends and fitting the kids' quest into the context of Celtic and Arthurian mythology.
I read this with my seven-year-old son, who has become quite the Magic Treehouse fan.
Jack and Annie face a series of challenges, including a magical water knight, a giant spider, and the mighty sea serpent, who is a frightening and powerful adversary for the kids. The sea serpent and the spider queen both had great scenes, although I was disappointed the author chose to give the animal-loving Annie a somewhat stereotypical fear of spiders. To her credit, she does end up rethinking this as the story moves on.
The ending does a nice job of wrapping up loose ends and fitting the kids' quest into the context of Celtic and Arthurian mythology.
bookworm_baggins's review against another edition
3.0
Listened to the audio book with Emma and Will. We all enjoyed this one more than the previous one.
readdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5