A review by mzrachelsuperlibarian
The Magic Misfits: The Second Story by Neil Patrick Harris

4.0

Until I got to about page 225, I was planning to describe this book as suffering from the sophomore jinx. The characters are mostly treading water (except for Sandra, who’s clearly up to something from the get go). And then I get near the end and BOOM!! Non-stop, can’t put it down, when was the last time I breathed action! Having to flip back and forth to translate the morse code was tedious. As an adult all of the surprises were obvious. If I were in elementary or middle school, this book would mystify me and nine-year-old me was all about magic. Who am I kidding? 36-year-old me is STILL all about magic. And I love the bit about Houdini’s second career as a debunker of fake psychics.