A review by carmenhartjensen
Charlie Bone and the Shadow by Jenny Nimmo

4.0

I like this series. Since it is for grade-schoolers book it is a quick read and it has some magic elements although the world of Charlie Bone is grounded more in our world than say a Harry Potter world. I do think the fight against the dark-side (can't resist a little Star Wars reference) is more daunting and scary in the Charlie Bone books than the Harry Potter series. Also, each Charlie Bone book is left wide open at the end for the next book in the series--that is a little unsettling for me. I'm going to have a hard time waiting for the last one in the series. (Sept 2009)