A review by merrrry
The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud

adventurous fast-paced

3.0

I preferred the first book, but that might also be because I read that while coming off the excitement of the Netflix series. There were multiple moments in this book that I thought the show did better. All the big scenes were pretty underwhelming to read. The banter felt kinda forced, and the character building a little lacklustre. There also wasn’t as much momentum in the pacing and action as there was in the show. I assume if I went into this with fresh, unbiased eyes, this is probably an okay book.