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The Children of the Red King #4
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors
Over 3.4 million Charlie Bone books in print!!!
Charlie's power is taking on a new dimension as he meets a new cast of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim's replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. But Charlie isn't the only one dealing with changes . . . Billy has been adopted by a child-hating couple called the O'Gres, who carry a gray bag of oaths wherever they go, pressuring Billy to sign an oath of obedience, and locking him behind a force field in an odd place called The Passing House. Will Charlie be able to rescue Billy and uncover the mystery behind Joshua's power?
Charlie's power is taking on a new dimension as he meets a new cast of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim's replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. But Charlie isn't the only one dealing with changes . . . Billy has been adopted by a child-hating couple called the O'Gres, who carry a gray bag of oaths wherever they go, pressuring Billy to sign an oath of obedience, and locking him behind a force field in an odd place called The Passing House. Will Charlie be able to rescue Billy and uncover the mystery behind Joshua's power?
410 pages, Hardcover
First published June 6, 2005
About the author
Jenny Nimmo
151 books942 followersJenny Nimmo was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England and educated at boarding schools in Kent and Surrey from the age of six until the age of sixteen, when she ran away from school to become a drama student/assistant stage manager with Theater South East. She graduated and acted in repertory theater in various towns and cities: Eastbourne, Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Hastings, and Bexhill.
She left Britain to teach English to three Italian boys in Almafi, Italy. On her return, she joined the BBC, first as a picture researcher, then as an assistant floor manager, studio manager (news) then finally a director/adaptor with Jackanory (a BBC storytelling program for children). She left BBC to marry a Welsh artist David Wynn Millward and went to live in Wales in her husband's family home. They live in a very old converted watermill, and the river is constantly threatening to break in, as it has done several times in the past, most dramatically on her youngest child's first birthday. During the summer they run a residential school of art, and she has to move her office, put down tools (type-writer and pencil, and don an apron and cook! They have three grown-up children, Myfawny, Ianto, and Gwenwyfar.
She left Britain to teach English to three Italian boys in Almafi, Italy. On her return, she joined the BBC, first as a picture researcher, then as an assistant floor manager, studio manager (news) then finally a director/adaptor with Jackanory (a BBC storytelling program for children). She left BBC to marry a Welsh artist David Wynn Millward and went to live in Wales in her husband's family home. They live in a very old converted watermill, and the river is constantly threatening to break in, as it has done several times in the past, most dramatically on her youngest child's first birthday. During the summer they run a residential school of art, and she has to move her office, put down tools (type-writer and pencil, and don an apron and cook! They have three grown-up children, Myfawny, Ianto, and Gwenwyfar.
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November 13, 2021
Here I am again, reading kids books to ace my reading challenge close to the end of the year.
Just kidding, I love this series.
It just seems to get better and better with each book.
As always, Charlie and his friends are facing off versus the evil Bloor family. But there are also some new things awaiting our favorite gifted children, including...
… another one of Ezekiel Bloor's failed experiments
… a mysterious white Horse with the heart of someone else
… and a bunch of new gifted students, who have yet to choose a side
If you are looking for a cute, fun magical middle grade series about friendship and some pretty special kids fighting evil forces, I really can't recommend it enough. Nothing much has changed since I first read it 10 years ago, I'm still utterly in love with it.
I can't wait to re-read their next adventure!
Just kidding, I love this series.
It just seems to get better and better with each book.
As always, Charlie and his friends are facing off versus the evil Bloor family. But there are also some new things awaiting our favorite gifted children, including...
… another one of Ezekiel Bloor's failed experiments
… a mysterious white Horse with the heart of someone else
… and a bunch of new gifted students, who have yet to choose a side
If you are looking for a cute, fun magical middle grade series about friendship and some pretty special kids fighting evil forces, I really can't recommend it enough. Nothing much has changed since I first read it 10 years ago, I'm still utterly in love with it.
I can't wait to re-read their next adventure!
February 23, 2018
A moth. Horse bones. A buried heart. A good witch and an apple tree. A castle turned to glass by horror.
Awesome 4th book in the series!
Awesome 4th book in the series!
October 19, 2019
I read all of the books in this wonderful series a couple of years ago! And found out that I hadn't rated them so here it is!
October 12, 2020
It's a nice and simple middle grade book series and I am quite interested in where this story is eventually going! 🙂
January 25, 2009
When I found the latest Children of the Red King book in the catalog I was really excited. Luckily I only had to wait about a week for the hold to be filled, and then I read the book in an afternoon. (Plus an hour.)
In this year's adventure, Charlie heads back to school only to discover some of his key up-points are not in fact present. Manfred Bloor is not in fact gone, neither is his creature-mate Asa Pike, and Mr. Pilgrim, the popular piano teacher, is missing. Even the good news that his friend Billy will finally be getting a set of parents carries no joy. As well it shouldn't.
I still tend to explain these books as "Like Harry Potter, only not." About all they have in common is crazy hair and going to a school for the endowed. But if you like magic and you like a fast-paced adventure and you like Harry, you'll love Charlie Bone.
Phantom horses, mystical castles, and more antics than the previous years will leave you turning the last page with the hopes that Book 5 is not far behind.
In this year's adventure, Charlie heads back to school only to discover some of his key up-points are not in fact present. Manfred Bloor is not in fact gone, neither is his creature-mate Asa Pike, and Mr. Pilgrim, the popular piano teacher, is missing. Even the good news that his friend Billy will finally be getting a set of parents carries no joy. As well it shouldn't.
I still tend to explain these books as "Like Harry Potter, only not." About all they have in common is crazy hair and going to a school for the endowed. But if you like magic and you like a fast-paced adventure and you like Harry, you'll love Charlie Bone.
Phantom horses, mystical castles, and more antics than the previous years will leave you turning the last page with the hopes that Book 5 is not far behind.
July 11, 2022
I've read this book twice in July! Once on July 7th and again on July 9th!
I listened to it twice because I couldn't remember what happened in it from my reading of it on July 7th-8th. I now can't remember anything that happened in it! But I know I tracked it and enjoyed it on July 9th!
Simon Russell Beale did an excellent job performing this story! I thoroughly enjoyed his narration.
I listened to it twice because I couldn't remember what happened in it from my reading of it on July 7th-8th. I now can't remember anything that happened in it! But I know I tracked it and enjoyed it on July 9th!
Simon Russell Beale did an excellent job performing this story! I thoroughly enjoyed his narration.
January 11, 2013
I was very amazed throughout reading this book! The author had a great use or word choice and an excellent perception of the settings. The author had me gripping my chair because of the suspense and mystery on what would happen during certain events in the book. I never wanted to put the book down because I wanted to know what was going to happen to Charlie next or how was Charlie going to get out of this situation.
I was very surprised at how the author changed the point of view throughout the characters. Sometime you would be reading from Charlie's eyes but then it would shift to another character. Even though the point of view shifted between characters sometimes, the main point was always brought back to Charlie's point of view. I like how the author made me feel as though I was actually with Charlie and experiencing Charlie's encounters. I felt as though I was actually inside the book.
I was very surprised at how the author changed the point of view throughout the characters. Sometime you would be reading from Charlie's eyes but then it would shift to another character. Even though the point of view shifted between characters sometimes, the main point was always brought back to Charlie's point of view. I like how the author made me feel as though I was actually with Charlie and experiencing Charlie's encounters. I felt as though I was actually inside the book.
October 14, 2016
My seven year old continues to love this series. I think it's a great series for younger readers who like fantasy stories. A slightly better reader than my son could read these himself. As an adult reader, these stories are merely okay. The characters remain relatively simple and good and bad clearly and completely delineated. The castle of mirrors was a cool idea, if somewhat poorly executed here. The idea of a castle that burned in a (magical?) fire such that it essentially turned to glass (mirrors, get it?) is great. But nothing much is going on there. This author has several cool ideas and images, but she's having trouble stringing plots together that showcase these ideas in a truly interesting or compelling way. Maybe it's because she's trying to keep it simple enough for younger kids, but it's making the books fall flat for the adult reader here.
Recommended for middle grade readers who like fantasy and want something a bit easier to read than Harry Potter.
Recommended for middle grade readers who like fantasy and want something a bit easier to read than Harry Potter.
March 30, 2018
The tables start to turn... Liking the lore that Jenny Nimmo is incorporating into the series. It's also silly how suspicious everyone is of everyone... and how everyone always seems to have a FEELING about something that magically ends up being true. It isn't the subtlest series, but still enjoying the innocence of it all!
January 9, 2019
Returning for his second year at school, Charlie searches for a way to help his friends and restore balance at Bloor Academy. Histories and Hong Kong. Oaths and angels. Mismatched eyes and silvery moths. Buried hearts and blessed dogs.
Worrisome foes, yet glimmers of great hope. This is good storytelling!
Worrisome foes, yet glimmers of great hope. This is good storytelling!
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April 25, 2015I hope no one ever asks me to be a godfather. They seem always to be dying.
January 8, 2021
This was kind of disappointing. It was a long story, kind of random things and mysteries brought up that don’t make a ton of sense with the previous books, and then the ending you think “this might be good, billy will have a happy home with Cristopher C” and C just goes and sacrifices himself for Uncle Paton. Then the guy who was supposed to kill Uncle Paton was around for the entire book, and had plenty of opportunities to say, harm Charlie, but didn’t. It wasn’t my favorite, consider it the Prisoner of Azkaban almost in this series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 13, 2023
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors is the fourth book in the Children of the Red King series. In this installment, Charlie and Co. must save outcast Billy Raven from his new parents and discover a child with a new gift.
Poppy and I loved this one because it kept our attention the whole time. There was so much action and different storylines to keep our interest!
Poppy and I loved this one because it kept our attention the whole time. There was so much action and different storylines to keep our interest!
October 23, 2022
Still loving this series! Love learning about new characters and how everyone is connected and how all the past is linked to the present. The details are so clever. Enjoyable read all the way through.
February 18, 2019
I like Charlie Bone and the Castle Of Mirrors because it adds a lot of adventure and interesting details into the story. Like with Billy and Charlie staying back for the weekend. It adds lots of mystery to the story’s timeline and lots of clues. I would recommend this book if you like something adventurous and mysterious.
November 14, 2022
Not my cup of tea
January 3, 2024
Charlie Bone, book 4. I'm reading the series because my child asked me to (she counts this series as some of her favorite books ever). Charlie, as a descendant of the Red King, is endowed with a supernatural gift; however, some of the endowed are evil. You get the gist.
July 29, 2024
I enjoy how Charlie, in an effort to solve his own mysteries, finds himself helping others and collecting friends/allies. This was another enjoyable book in the series.
February 18, 2023
داستانش خیلی جذاب بود. من جلد ۳ و ۴ مجموعه ۶ جلدی رو خوندم و واقعا دوست دارم اون ۴ جلد دیگه رو هم بخونم. نمیدونم چرا امتیاز کتاب بالا نیست...
April 15, 2010
Charlie Bone is worried about his friend, Billy Raven. Billy, an albino and an orphan, has longed for a family of his own and it seems like his wish has come true when Mr. and Mrs. de Grey agree to adopt him. Charlie is happy for Billy, but the de Grey's are friends of the Bloor family and Charlie doesn't trust them. Charlie is right to be worried - the de Grey's have powers that literally won't let Billy leave the house unless he is going to school. Charlie, his Uncle Paton, and his friends all try to find a way to get Billy out of the de Grey's house and to a place where he'll be safe. Charlie also wonders what is going on at his school Bloor's Academy. Piano teacher Mr. Pilgrim is gone and his replacement, Tantalus Ebony, is a bit odd. Charlie also wonders what's up with a new student, Joshua Tilpin, who seems to be magnetic. Charlie also wonders why his friend Olivia is acting so strange. On top of it all, Charlie keeps searching for his missing father.
"Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors" certainly has its good points. For one thing, some of the children grow as characters, especially Billy and Olivia. Author Jenny Nimmo also shows some increasing aspects of Charlie's ability to read the thoughts of people in photographs and pictures. There's a nice sense of humor throughout the book, with some punny word play and an especially funny scene at the Pet's Café. The fantasy elements are nicely done, especially the introduction of Alice Angel, and a wonderfully imaginative scene involving written oaths coming alive and attacking Charlie and his friends. The "flames" as always, add much to the fantasy elements.
However, the book has its flaws. While some characters are well developed, other characters aren't developed at all. Once again Nimmo awkwardly gets rid of characters without any real explanation as to why they are gone. New characters that are added are underdeveloped, especially Joshua Tilpin and Tantalus Ebony. With the exception of Uncle Paton, most of the "good" adults are once again useless, especially Charlie's mother, Amy. Charlie's life at school is not particularly well-written - it's not clear what classes he takes and what classes many of the teachers actually teach. One plotline - losing balance - was very interesting, but felt thrown in at the last moment and could have been much more developed. The ongoing plot line of Charlie looking for his father could have been plotted and written better since it's obvious who his father really is.
The Children of the Red King series is a quick, at times enjoyable read, but continues to be somewhat frustrating.
"Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors" certainly has its good points. For one thing, some of the children grow as characters, especially Billy and Olivia. Author Jenny Nimmo also shows some increasing aspects of Charlie's ability to read the thoughts of people in photographs and pictures. There's a nice sense of humor throughout the book, with some punny word play and an especially funny scene at the Pet's Café. The fantasy elements are nicely done, especially the introduction of Alice Angel, and a wonderfully imaginative scene involving written oaths coming alive and attacking Charlie and his friends. The "flames" as always, add much to the fantasy elements.
However, the book has its flaws. While some characters are well developed, other characters aren't developed at all. Once again Nimmo awkwardly gets rid of characters without any real explanation as to why they are gone. New characters that are added are underdeveloped, especially Joshua Tilpin and Tantalus Ebony. With the exception of Uncle Paton, most of the "good" adults are once again useless, especially Charlie's mother, Amy. Charlie's life at school is not particularly well-written - it's not clear what classes he takes and what classes many of the teachers actually teach. One plotline - losing balance - was very interesting, but felt thrown in at the last moment and could have been much more developed. The ongoing plot line of Charlie looking for his father could have been plotted and written better since it's obvious who his father really is.
The Children of the Red King series is a quick, at times enjoyable read, but continues to be somewhat frustrating.
December 17, 2011
The magical children of Bland Academy set off on another uninspired adventure that take them to a mirrored castle that really doesn't do anything, and they defeat some bad guys and I don't really get the point of anything.
My favorite thing about the book by far is that the kid, at least as drawn on the cover, looks kind of like Art Stukas.
Clearly a ripoff of Harry Potter, and clearly written for a lower grade level, and clearly written by somebody who has observed people but doesn't get them. So activities and appearances and magical quirks substitute for real character. I imagine the author has a bunch of note cards tacked to the board behind her monitor-
Charlie Bone
- tall
- funny hair
-impetou impechuou control issues
Billy Raven
- short
- white hair
- talks to animals (remember - animals talk like Elmo!)
Paton
- tall
- light bulbs break wherever he goes
- likes Julia
It leads to excellent writing such as these passages demonstrate:
See? There's nothing terrible in there, but nothing interesting either. Even the magic is dull and pointless. It reads like an outline fleshed out by Jack Webb. I'm beginning to understand that what J.K. Rowling accomplished is really pretty special.
My favorite thing about the book by far is that the kid, at least as drawn on the cover, looks kind of like Art Stukas.
Clearly a ripoff of Harry Potter, and clearly written for a lower grade level, and clearly written by somebody who has observed people but doesn't get them. So activities and appearances and magical quirks substitute for real character. I imagine the author has a bunch of note cards tacked to the board behind her monitor-
Charlie Bone
- tall
- funny hair
-
Billy Raven
- short
- white hair
- talks to animals (remember - animals talk like Elmo!)
Paton
- tall
- light bulbs break wherever he goes
- likes Julia
It leads to excellent writing such as these passages demonstrate:
Charlie got a brief glimpse of Lysander's house as they passed a pair of tall wrought-iron gates. Lysander's father was the famous Judge Sage and the house reflected his important position.
If Albert was shocked, he didn't show it. Maybe some of his memories were coming back to him. Memories that were so bad, nothing would ever surprise him again.
She threw Charlie a quick, furtive glance and then disappeared. Curious about her strange behavior, Charlie ran across the road.
See? There's nothing terrible in there, but nothing interesting either. Even the magic is dull and pointless. It reads like an outline fleshed out by Jack Webb. I'm beginning to understand that what J.K. Rowling accomplished is really pretty special.
October 12, 2009
Charlies Bone is back yet again! He heads back to Bloors Academy and finds out that his friend Billy Raven is being adopted by the de Gray's. But Charlie suspects the de Gray's are not the kind loving family Billy has always dreamed of. Billy's true guardian reveals himself and sends Charlie and Billy caught up in a spinning mystery that has to do with the Castle of Mirrors. A new villian, Joshua Tilpin, emerges and is his magnetism a new threat or is it harmless and is Olivia Virtigo's endowment something the Bloors will discover?
This book is a hilarious riot and I should probably leave it at that but it's me so I won't. I just don't know where to start and I don't really want to give away any more spoilers. Charlie is caught between trying to rescue his friend Billy and visiting the Castle of Mirrors hoping that he will find his father there. In the meantime, Olivia is peeling away apple after apple when the peal seems to be endless. The balance is taken away from Bloors and Cooks rooms turn lopsided as an effect. The action is endless and the laughter is plenty with this book. I'd recommend it for any Harry Potter lover and anyone 12 and up. It is the 4th installment in the Children of the Red King Series.
This book is a hilarious riot and I should probably leave it at that but it's me so I won't. I just don't know where to start and I don't really want to give away any more spoilers. Charlie is caught between trying to rescue his friend Billy and visiting the Castle of Mirrors hoping that he will find his father there. In the meantime, Olivia is peeling away apple after apple when the peal seems to be endless. The balance is taken away from Bloors and Cooks rooms turn lopsided as an effect. The action is endless and the laughter is plenty with this book. I'd recommend it for any Harry Potter lover and anyone 12 and up. It is the 4th installment in the Children of the Red King Series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 28, 2012
RATING: 3.12
A very Harry Potter book to me, but could be better.
Didn't like the fact Benjamin was taken out of the story just because he was not needed in the plot, while new endowed kids come in. As a matter of fact, the new kids have no character development in them. No explanation why were they helping the Bloors. No nothing. They only came on stage when the scene when things needed to be messed up in the plot.
The Castle of Mirrors doesn't grip your attention, no cliffhanger or something that would make you gasp out loud that forces you to the next page. But that doesn't mean it's boring either. Sure, the unique talents of the endowed children can let your imagination run wild, but this book is more focused on the adventure in which Charlie and his friends search for the Castle of Mirrors. Repeating the question: "Where should Billy stay now?" They discuss on various locations, but I don't find them settling on one decision. At the end of the book, I still don't know where Billy is going to live.
Some parts of the story are still messy, and some made me felt "Get on with it!" A few quirky scenes. Missed Benjamin. My silly fangirllish liking of Fidelio(Not sorry at all) and Paton(Cool dude here). Oh, and also Tancred with his "personal weather".
A very Harry Potter book to me, but could be better.
Didn't like the fact Benjamin was taken out of the story just because he was not needed in the plot, while new endowed kids come in. As a matter of fact, the new kids have no character development in them. No explanation why were they helping the Bloors. No nothing. They only came on stage when the scene when things needed to be messed up in the plot.
The Castle of Mirrors doesn't grip your attention, no cliffhanger or something that would make you gasp out loud that forces you to the next page. But that doesn't mean it's boring either. Sure, the unique talents of the endowed children can let your imagination run wild, but this book is more focused on the adventure in which Charlie and his friends search for the Castle of Mirrors. Repeating the question: "Where should Billy stay now?" They discuss on various locations, but I don't find them settling on one decision. At the end of the book, I still don't know where Billy is going to live.
Some parts of the story are still messy, and some made me felt "Get on with it!" A few quirky scenes. Missed Benjamin. My silly fangirllish liking of Fidelio(Not sorry at all) and Paton(Cool dude here). Oh, and also Tancred with his "personal weather".
February 7, 2022
A pleasant early YA read. The story line flows easily and their is a constant adventure going on. While the writing is done for young readers it is still a very enjoyable book for adults to read also.
December 19, 2010
Another one in the series of the Children of the Red King. We get to know the Endowed Children better and as human beings
Charlie who can jump into pictures is shown to us as the vulnerable little boy,desperately in search of his father, believed to be hypnotized. Risks his life and Billy's to search for a safe place for Billy but in reality trying to see if the man trapped in the Glass Castle is his father.
Billy, a sad orphan, who can talk to animals, longing for a family, never getting adopted. Betrays Billy for a room of his own and a chance to be adopted.
Manfred, who is slowly losing his powers of hypnotising others.
Asa, the endowed, a sort of werewolf, desperately looking for support and admiration for all the hideous jobs he does for the Bloors.
Lysander who gets his family of spirits to help whenever required.
Tancred who can stir up storms.
Olivia, who tries so hard to deny that she is endowed, but has such wonderful gift
They are all shown as humans with desires and most of all loneliness which we all face,
Sometimes, I think children's books deal with loneliness and the sadness that it brings better than Adult Books
Charlie who can jump into pictures is shown to us as the vulnerable little boy,desperately in search of his father, believed to be hypnotized. Risks his life and Billy's to search for a safe place for Billy but in reality trying to see if the man trapped in the Glass Castle is his father.
Billy, a sad orphan, who can talk to animals, longing for a family, never getting adopted. Betrays Billy for a room of his own and a chance to be adopted.
Manfred, who is slowly losing his powers of hypnotising others.
Asa, the endowed, a sort of werewolf, desperately looking for support and admiration for all the hideous jobs he does for the Bloors.
Lysander who gets his family of spirits to help whenever required.
Tancred who can stir up storms.
Olivia, who tries so hard to deny that she is endowed, but has such wonderful gift
They are all shown as humans with desires and most of all loneliness which we all face,
Sometimes, I think children's books deal with loneliness and the sadness that it brings better than Adult Books
July 10, 2016
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors by Jenny Nimmo was the fourth installment of the Charlie Bone Series, and once again, succeeded in being fairly underwhelming. While the storyline is decent, and the characters are interesting, the transitions from one chapter to another, even from one scene to another are very choppy and poorly written. The big and suspenseful moments are written in the span of one paragraph, leaving the reader feeling confused. In this book, there was supposed to be a great war horse, but it turned out to be friendly, and the enemy was just the same old man who made a mistake. Nothing really changed over the course of this book, other than one child finding out and accepting that she was endowed, which for some reason she hated, even though she always resented her other endowed friends. I want to know how this series ends, but frankly, I'm unimpressed.
May 11, 2020
5/5
This was a reread for me as I read this series as a child. I really love this book because it marks a departure from the previous 3 books. Here, we see each of the children of the Red King start to have more agency, and what I really loved was how Charlie was a really flawed character who learned and grew from his mistakes. He often heads into things without thinking, and in this book, he really starts to see the negative consequences of that. I also loved the teamwork of all the characters in this book, and I felt that each of the characters outside of Charlie started to have their own arc of a character which I loved. This book had me on edge and different secrets were uncovered about the Red King, and overall, this was a pleasant reread.
This was a reread for me as I read this series as a child. I really love this book because it marks a departure from the previous 3 books. Here, we see each of the children of the Red King start to have more agency, and what I really loved was how Charlie was a really flawed character who learned and grew from his mistakes. He often heads into things without thinking, and in this book, he really starts to see the negative consequences of that. I also loved the teamwork of all the characters in this book, and I felt that each of the characters outside of Charlie started to have their own arc of a character which I loved. This book had me on edge and different secrets were uncovered about the Red King, and overall, this was a pleasant reread.
January 31, 2019
U četvrtoj knjizi serijala Deca Crvenog kralja naši junaci se bore za bezbednost svog drugara Bilija Gavrana, kojeg usvajaju veoma sumnjivi ljudi.
Čarli saznaje za priču o Zamku ogledala, koji je pripadao Bilijevoj porodici i dalje ulaže napore da probnađe svog tatu, a shvata i da obdarene dece možda ima više nego što on misli.
U smislu zapleta, ov aknjiga je bila prostija nego prethodne. Manje stvari se desilo i manje stvari je otkriveno. Primetila sam da sam zaboravila dobar deo radnje u proteklih desetak godina - što nije bio slučaj sa prve tri knjige - tako da je moguće da ću tokom čitanja naredne dve možda imati utisak da ih čitam po prvi put. Svakako jedva čeka da saznam šta će dalje da se desi sa ovom ekipom dece.
Čarli saznaje za priču o Zamku ogledala, koji je pripadao Bilijevoj porodici i dalje ulaže napore da probnađe svog tatu, a shvata i da obdarene dece možda ima više nego što on misli.
U smislu zapleta, ov aknjiga je bila prostija nego prethodne. Manje stvari se desilo i manje stvari je otkriveno. Primetila sam da sam zaboravila dobar deo radnje u proteklih desetak godina - što nije bio slučaj sa prve tri knjige - tako da je moguće da ću tokom čitanja naredne dve možda imati utisak da ih čitam po prvi put. Svakako jedva čeka da saznam šta će dalje da se desi sa ovom ekipom dece.
June 9, 2017
I've been reading this whole series to my 12 y.o. daughter and we have enjoyed it. Some books kept our interest more than others, but here at the end, things feel like they're coming to a head (instead of the situation just continually getting worse). Some things come together and make more sense and Charlie has gained a lot of confidence and courage to do what he needs to do.
March 5, 2018
So far, my favorites have been the 1st and 3rd books in the series. Although I was glad that Billy Raven was helped in this book. I felt really bad for Charlie at his disappointment in one part of the book, although I wasn't surprised because I had seen it coming. I am interested to see what else will happen to the children of the Red King before the series comes to a close.
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