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A review by titanic
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors by Jenny Nimmo
3.0
Although this book was as enjoyable as the rest, I can't help but feel like the author tried to put so much information into it. I felt like Billy didn't stay at the O'Gres long enough, and the whole Oaths were over and done with so quickly, I really would have preferred if Billy stayed with them a little bit longer.
I also feel like the author wrote in a few more characters, only for them to have one job and leave. I understand that they all had roles to play, but the fact that Billy's relative was brought in only to save Paton was annoying, the same with Alice, as she was only really needed at the end of the book to tell Olivia her endowment. I still don't understand what happened with the teacher, and why he was pretending to be two people, maybe that will get cleared up in the next book or two, or maybe I missed it...I'm not quite sure.
Overall, the book was interesting, but so much was packed into it that I felt she was skipping over important bits and dragging out boring bits...Not my favourite of this series.
I also feel like the author wrote in a few more characters, only for them to have one job and leave. I understand that they all had roles to play, but the fact that Billy's relative was brought in only to save Paton was annoying, the same with Alice, as she was only really needed at the end of the book to tell Olivia her endowment. I still don't understand what happened with the teacher, and why he was pretending to be two people, maybe that will get cleared up in the next book or two, or maybe I missed it...I'm not quite sure.
Overall, the book was interesting, but so much was packed into it that I felt she was skipping over important bits and dragging out boring bits...Not my favourite of this series.