A review by kendranicole28
Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca

3.5

This is the first of the Merlin Mission books from the Magic Tree House series: these Merlin books are more challenging than those in the original series, and they’re rooted in fantasy rather than history. The story begins when Jack and Annie are transported to Camelot at Christmas Time. Upon their arrival they find Camelot much changed from their last visit: the future of Camelot is in jeopardy, and even Camelot’s greatest knights have failed to save the land. With King Arthur having banned all use of magic, the children are Camelot’s only hope, and Jack and Annie accept the challenge to preserve Camelot and all it has to offer the world.

I read this at Charleston’s request, as he’s been plowing through the Magic Treehouse series on his own and wanted to do a book club of sorts, with each of us reading the book separately and coming together afterwards to discuss. How could I say no to that?! While I do like the Magic Treehouse books, this wasn’t my favorite in the series; I find I like the history-based books a little more. This is a fun adventure, though, with lots of magic and factoids about Camelot sprinkled in. I see why Charleston is enjoying these Merlin Missions that contain fun riddles to solve and a little more character development than the earlier books.

My Book Rating: 3.5 Stars (Rounded to 3 Stars on Goodreads) // Charleston’s Rating: 4 Stars // Book Format: Print