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Charlie Bone And The Red Knight (2000)

by Jenny Nimmo(Favorite Author)

4.13 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1405248238 (ISBN13: 9781405248235)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

series

The Children of the Red King

review 1: This is the best book in the series. A wonderful climax, with (obviously) Charlie winning. I really like the ending, especially with Charlie's very quick travel to Scarpo. Scarpo always seems so important to me, and I wish we got to know more about Charlie's magical inheritance from both sides of his family. Paton's genealogical obsession helps with this, and the way more of the genealogy unravels throughout the last few books is very well done.
review 2: For the most part, I was pleased with the final book of the Children of the Red King series, though that could be because the series had drawn to a close. The final battle was pretty climactic, though I could have done with more suspense. There are some loose ends, though, that still grate on me. In this bo... moreok, it says that Charlie had never been in any of his great aunt's houses, but in another book, he and his uncle go into Aunt Venetia's house and stop/kill the evil Yolanda Yewbeam. This is not a huge concern, for it really adds nothing to the story, but it is nice when books in a series all meet up together with no problems. We also never find out why Albert Tuccini was imprisoned in the Castle of Mirrors; another minor plot, but one that still leaves me questioning: was it simply to show that the Bloor family impacted many lives, not just children of the Red King? Also, in the first few books a big deal is made out of the fact that Charlie can withstand Manfred's hypnotism, and even fight back, but in this book, it almost goes overkill on stating that Charlie cannot withstand it, that Manfred is too powerful and Charlie is scared of him. What? That doesn't make sense with the character of Charlie we know. Also, in the final battle sequence, where was Mr. Onimous? Where was Una? Where was Claerwen? What happens to Claerwen, the wand, at the end of the book? What happens to Count Harken's shadow in the portrait of the Red King? Is the Count really gone? less

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