librosconte's review against another edition
4.0
Qué saga más infravalorada... La paso tan bien con estos libros!
titanic's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed reading about the blue boa and Charlie's adventures, and again I noticed the characters didn't give much thought about anything they were going to do, but I was able to overlook it and continue reading.
wildflowerz76's review against another edition
4.0
Charlie still rushes headlong into things without thinking them through. Like the child he is, he's quick to forgive and quick to trust when perhaps he should be a bit more cautious. Still it's an entertaining story and one I'm happy to pass on to my Little.
anna_hepworth's review against another edition
I've made several attempts to finish this, and I'm really struggling to engage. Taking it off the currently reading as part of my New Year preparations.
alexk02's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly, I Just love how every character teamed up together in this and I'm starting to see the sides of the good and bad. I love how as we read each book there is more and more character development within the books and we find out more and more about each character and what their endowments entail.
kirkspockreads's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This one was sort of…the reason for the boa who could turn people invisible being in it was kind of weak and didn’t make sense, and the reason why the bad side of the family wanted to keep it around didn’t make much sense either. The great great aunt who could shape shift was a much more interesting and sinister character but I don’t quite understand why she was introduced in this book. I do enjoy Lysander and Tancred quite a bit tho.
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Bullying, and Animal cruelty
msjoanna's review against another edition
3.0
The best in the series so far. The author seems to be finding her stride with this series a bit more. My seven year old continues to love this series, so we'll be moving right along to the next book. As an adult reader, I continue to find these books a bit thin. The premise is that descendants of the Red King have various "endowments" -- sort of magical/mystical powers. Charlie can go into pictures/paintings and talk with those depicted (and, at least sometimes, can bring those folks back with him); Billy Raven can talk to animals, Gabriel can feel the emotions of the previous wearer of an article of clothing. But most of these eclectic powers feel a bit forced -- the author needs to contrive a plot device where the particular talent is used.
Here, the story unfolded quickly and there was enough action to keep the book interesting, but the actual plotline was a little too neat and unexamined. No spoilers here, but I found the premise of the invisible boy not very well executed and the resolution a bit too simple in the end.
On to book four...
Here, the story unfolded quickly and there was enough action to keep the book interesting, but the actual plotline was a little too neat and unexamined. No spoilers here, but I found the premise of the invisible boy not very well executed and the resolution a bit too simple in the end.
On to book four...