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Zatanna and the House of Secrets by Matthew Cody

mehsi's review

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4.0

A pretty fun book about a girl named Zatanna who can do magic and who in this book finds out her house is actually magic. It was a really fun read and I loved Zatanna and how strong she was. How quick she was to find her powers and how to use them. I loved that she never gives up but instead just forges ahead and tries everything to save the house, save her dad, and oh yes, defeat the evil intruder (who had an awesome design). The art was pretty OK, it was very cartoon-ish which for me works at times but other times not so much as it misses details.
Pocus was OK, and that says a lot as I am normally not the girl to like magical talking animals.
One of the revelations had me in tears and especially when that meeting happened. The ending was fun and I am happy to see it end like this.

itselv's review

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ظريفة، لكن كقصة وحبكة ضعيفة.
وفي النهاية البنت زعلت على الولد الأزرق وقاطعته بس عشان أمه هي سبب كل هالمشاكل؟ مع أنه ساعدها يوقفون أمه وهو له الفضل الاكبر في ايقافها؟؟ وسحبت عليه وراحت لاصحابها السيئين الي اذوها قبل؟؟؟ لا شكرًا! ابغى احضنه بالمناسبة، مايستحق هالنهاية البغيضة ):

sarah_thatlibrarian's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

naldorah's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lberestecki's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

scottishben's review

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3.0

pretty solid and fun

chill_lad's review

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adventurous fast-paced

2.75

jkenna90's review

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4.0

Really cute story

missmeganmann's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

It was cute. It wasn’t super intense or anything. It felt a little easy, but it was still enjoyable.

Where’s the sequel?

mjfmjfmjf's review

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4.0

A middle-school Zatanna with intentionally young art. Should of been awful. But the art was cutesy but not bad, the colors were fantastic. And the story skirted the edge. There were awful fellow students but not too awful. There was peril but it felt real without being too scary. And the use of the backward spells were really well done. I even liked the rabbit and the cat. Sure not much substance here. But about as good as could be expected. 3.5 of 5.