Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Revelations in page turning fun
Cons: That cliffhanger!
The Bottom Line:
Tracking a father
Into a comic book world
Delightful again
I’m Letting the Secret Out – This is More Book Hopping Fun
As a kid, I used to dream I could hop into my favorite
book. You can imagine how much I’ve been
enjoying the Story Thieves series since it features kids who can do just
that. Of course, my dream was always to
just meet my favorite characters and experience the story, but as Bethany and
Owen have learned, that’s not always a good idea. Secret Origins is their third adventure, and things get even more complicated.
It’s been two months since Bethany last jumped into a book –
any book. It was a hard decision she and
Owen had made to avoid causing any more issues in the lives of fictional
characters. She’s found it frustrating
since it means she can no longer look for her father, a fictional character
trapped in some book. And it’s also made
her notice a man parked across the street from her house.
Owen is sure that this mystery man isn’t watching her, but
Bethany knows better. She talks Owen
into tracking the man to his home, where they make a startling discovery. Have they stumbled on Bethany’s father? Where will they find themselves next?
The first book in the series played around with fantasy
stories, and the second took on mysteries.
This time, we spend most of our time in the world of comic books. While I have never read comic books, I am
familiar with the characters and the world they inhabit thanks to movies and TV,
and so I enjoyed some of the discussion about how this new world should
behave. In fact, some of the spoofs of
comic books were pretty fun.
Those who have been reading the series from the start will
be delighted with the revelations we get here.
In fact, we get answers to many of the questions left over from the first
couple of books here. As a result, I
really don’t recommend you jump in here.
Trust me, you’ll have such fun along the way, it’s not an issue at all.
These books are always fast moving, and this one is no
exception. I purposely kept my plot
teaser very vague since this book unfolds in a delightful and fun way, and I
don’t want to risk spoiling any of it. I
found myself reading longer than I should a couple of different times because I
had to read just one more chapter. There
are some wicked cliffhangers along the way guaranteed to keep you reading,
too. And let’s not even talk about the
cliffhanger at the end of the book. Is
the next one out yet? Please?
Series fans will notice I’ve mostly talked about Owen and
Bethany. Yes, other characters from the
series pop up, although that’s all I’m going to say. We get some fun new characters as well,
filling this book with people you want to spend time reading about.
The answer we get here will please those who have been
reading the series all along. And if you
are new to the Story Thieves books, start reading them today. You’ll be done with Secret Origins before you know it.
You'll want to jump into the rest of the Story Thieves series in order.
You'll want to jump into the rest of the Story Thieves series in order.
This review is part of this week's Marvelous Middle Grade Monday.
I read the first two and this one sounds like another winner. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI've read the first two in the series, and this has been on my TBR for a long time. The fact it's more complicated is going to drive me crazy though - I'm still reeling from the second one! Thanks for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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