The Children Of The Red King (6 books in series)
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review 1: As the series comes to a head, it continues to entertain, but I continue to feel that so many of these books are coming to an indefinite end. This one in particular ends on a note that feels particularly incomplete. Perhaps the intent was to simply prepare the reader for the de...
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review 1: Not the best in the series, but definitely better than Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors. I was disheartened about the several chapters where Charlie has to fill in other characters about what has been happening since they weren't with him when it happened. It almost felt li...
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review 1: SLJ review:Gr 5-8-Charlie Bone is once again pitted against Count Harken, aka The Shadow, in Jenny Nimmo's seventh book (Orchard Books, 2008) in the Children of the Red King series. Very little background information is provided, so listeners must be familiar with the previous ti...
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review 1: This was a pretty satisfying conclusion to and interesting, if not especially memorable, series. There were a few editorial and continuity issues with this book: Was Eustacia in top form or not in top form that day? And does it even really matter? And the narrator's voice (I n...
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review 1: Finished this one late this weekend and forgot to post that I'd read it! Regardless of that, this book is a great addition to the continuing story and I'll be sad to read the next book as it's the last of the series. Nimmo has done an amazing job at making an interesting and uniq...
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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 f...