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A review by aqsa_ayman
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
5.0
Must admit that nostalgia is a major factor in this rating, but I really do think this is a great series. Comparing it to Harry Potter doesn’t make sense to me. I enjoy the magic of that world and I enjoy superhero stories, but I also find this story refreshing in the sense that the magic is subtle. The endowed children make up a small percentage of Bloor’s academy, the gifts they have are unique, and often it’s alluded to and not just part of action sequences, which sets up future books in this series pretty well!
I only wish I enjoyed the audiobook as much as the paperback. The narration is great but the character voices are a little bizarre. Grandma Bone sounds like a perpetually angry pantomime villain and 17 year old Manfred sounds more like a 43 year old chain smoker.
I only wish I enjoyed the audiobook as much as the paperback. The narration is great but the character voices are a little bizarre. Grandma Bone sounds like a perpetually angry pantomime villain and 17 year old Manfred sounds more like a 43 year old chain smoker.