Read sometime in 2008 and again in 2017.
The Reality Bug of the Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale was one of my favorites when I was a little girl. I’d say I read it in 8th or 9th grade, and now this was my second read through. I’m obviously much older, but unfortunately I remembered a lot of the twists that happen, so alas it wasn’t as shocking or amazing as the first time. It still made me nostalgic, though!
So I’m going to try to mix my feelings about this book, from my childhood and adulthood reads, for this review.
I’d say this entire book is fast-paced, per usual. It started slowing down for me near the end with all battle scenes, but that could also be my childhood telling me what already happened in each fight. I remember being amazed at the imaginative images during my first read and so shocked at the twists that ensue at the end. I’m sure if you’re a first-time reader, and maybe a tiny bit younger than me (23 y.o.), this would still be a very fast read for you or a loved one.
This is my favorite childhood series, so of course I’m giving all the books 5 stars, because if this review affects another child’s potential to choosing it, I want to make sure they do. For a reread, it was a bit disappointing knowing what is going to happen, so I would’ve given it 4 stars this time, and if I read it for the first time as a 20 something year old, I might be inclined to give it a 4.5, as long as I’ve read all the books that come before this one. Hobby Ho! My grading system is down below:
- My rating system stands: 5/5 is a knock out of the park; this book deserves to be read by everyone. 4/5 is, “I really liked it,” but it did have a couple of kinks. 3/5 is, “I believe there are a lot of people who would enjoy this book, but for one reason or another, it didn’t sit well with me.” 2/5 is, “I really didn’t enjoy it and I’m not going to recommend it.” 1/5 is, “no one read this – throw it in a lake.”
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