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A review by britomarte
Halt's Peril by John Flanagan
5.0
(Same review for full series.)
These books are not great. I want to state that right off. These are not the books you hand to someone to convince them of a genre, or to challenge them (past the age of seven) or to enthrall them with Literature.
They're not great, but they're great at being what they are: A fun, cheesy romp. I sit down with a mug of cocoa and read one in an hour or two, and there's always a few scenes funny enough to read out loud to my husband, and they make me happy. I'm sure I'll read them to my kids, or encourage them to read them.
You want to plan out time to read the entire series, though. I have read the first six books once or twice before this, and if you wait too long between books, the pleasant momentum is gone. Flanagan is excellent at cliffhangers, so the books are easy to jet through, and, honestly, they read like one BIG novel. One big, cheesy novel, full of will-they-won't-they and hack-and-slash.
Lot of fun. Would recommend.
These books are not great. I want to state that right off. These are not the books you hand to someone to convince them of a genre, or to challenge them (past the age of seven) or to enthrall them with Literature.
They're not great, but they're great at being what they are: A fun, cheesy romp. I sit down with a mug of cocoa and read one in an hour or two, and there's always a few scenes funny enough to read out loud to my husband, and they make me happy. I'm sure I'll read them to my kids, or encourage them to read them.
You want to plan out time to read the entire series, though. I have read the first six books once or twice before this, and if you wait too long between books, the pleasant momentum is gone. Flanagan is excellent at cliffhangers, so the books are easy to jet through, and, honestly, they read like one BIG novel. One big, cheesy novel, full of will-they-won't-they and hack-and-slash.
Lot of fun. Would recommend.