I’m going to do a summary of the first book (yeah, will probably include spoilers) but I don’t think I’ll continue to sum up the series. It gets a little confusing with the many characters, the various powers, etc. I hope that the next book, which is also the last in the series, will fix what was broken in Charlie Bone and the Shadow.Before I get started, Charlie Bone is the protag in a series of books called The Children of the Red King. This installment in the series lacked in the schemes, friendship, and trust that I loved so much about the series. This unfortunately left the beginning of the book and the end disconnected. The root problem was left unsolved and all the branches were solved. The beginning of the book went straight to the root problem, but the ending dealt with the branches. When you end a book, the ending should somehow relate to the beginning to the book. Charlie was doing a lot of things on his own and I missed the scheme creating that was so dominate in the earlier Charlie Bone books.Ĭharlie Bone and the Shadow created a lot of new questions without answering must of them. Tancred, Lysander, Emma, Olivia, and all of the other friends of Charlie seemed distant. Honest, humble, adventurous, kind, friendly, smart, knows right from wrong, curious, strong in his opinions, pretty independent of his parents but trusts his friends undoubting, wont give up, and tons of other great traits that amazing to find in a 12 year old.
I gave this book a 4 and not a 3 because the rest of the series is amazing and I really admire the main character Charlie.Ĭharlie is a great character. It wasnt horrible, but it wasnt wonderful either. Now Charlie and his friends must work together and save Billy before its to late.
Billy, in his quest to free Runner Bean from the painting, was sucked in. But Charlie wasnt the only one sucked in.
Charlies a traveler (can travel into photos and paintings) and with his wand, Claerwen, he is able to escape Count Harken and his troll army. The painting grabs hold of Charlie and drags him into the world of Badlock. Charlies curiosity gets the better of him and he attempts to look at the painting. Count Harken, The Shadow, was forced back into his world because of Charlie Bone in the last book but he is back. Where is the schemes, friendship, and trust that we love so much?Ĭharlie Bone and the Shadow by Jenny NimmoĬharlie Bone and his friends must ban together once again to save the day.
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