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daffz's review
4.0
It seems like these books just get progressively better. This book had some great fight scenes and I really liked the parts about the golem, they didn't distract from the story at all. (The stories of Grimluk and Paddy "Nine Iron" Trout did this a lot more in the previous books.) It was good to see him more as a character than as just a joke in between the other parts of the story.
manal_osmally's review
4.0
"It’s possible to be very brave some of the time. And pants-wetting scared another time. That’s the reality of it. The same person can run away in blind terror one moment, then turn suddenly and face certain death with unearthly determination. Humans are strange that way."
couillac's review
2.0
Not having read any of the others in this series, I felt very lost for much of this. However, I can see that the action, diverse characters, and humor all make this a great choice for kids who like Percy Jackson.
theartolater's review
4.0
The Magnificent 12 picks back up after a somewhat rocky (in my opinion) second book. This is a series I'm sticking with even though I don't think I've heard anyone else talking about it. A strange occurrence for what appears to be a fairly successful series thus far.
In The Key, the kids need to learn a magical language rather quickly, while Mack's golem still tried to navigate school in Mack's absence. The plot continues to be fairly straightforward, and operates mostly as a fun, simple diversion rather than world-changing events, and that's more than okay.
In The Key, the kids need to learn a magical language rather quickly, while Mack's golem still tried to navigate school in Mack's absence. The plot continues to be fairly straightforward, and operates mostly as a fun, simple diversion rather than world-changing events, and that's more than okay.
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