A review by quietjenn
The Black Circle by Patrick Carman

2.0

this strikes me as one of the weaker books in the series, which is a shame because i find russia/russian history terribly fascinating. yet, the book felt very rushed and as if maybe scholastic gave carman a checklist saying - "here, be sure you include all of this stuff in no. 5" and by the time that was all written, he was tired and didn't bother trying to tell a bigger/better story, or even write that checklist in a compelling and convincing manner. meh.