In this book I liked how Brandon Mull really thought things out and made everything a bit more realistic. For example, Mrs. White (the owner of the candy shop) asked Trevor, Summer, Pigeon, and Nate to go and collect beetle eggs. When they return with the eggs she checks them under a microscope to make sure the had really done the job.
Brandon also took time to think other things through. He thought thought about what it would be like to be a fifth grader again. In his book he mentions how Nate wants to build a fort out of the left over boxes after moving. I thought that was dumb at first. I thought why would a kid want to build a box fort, that seemed so kiddish. Then I thought when I was that age I probably liked to do that too. We don't always remember what we liked to do when we were a certain age. That's why we should keep journals.
Brandon also has had some creative ideas in the book so far. One thing he has is candy that can give you magical powers. I remember, that when I was a little girl I also dreamed of having candy that had magical powers. I would sometimes use real candy and pretend that when I ate it I had a certain super power.
The other thing that makes the book interesting is that there's this guy, named John Dart, who has been cursed. His curse is that what ever he purposely does to someone else happens to him. For example, if he knocks someone out he falls unconscious. John is a detective and so it makes you wonder how he can take out the bad guys.
However, this book isn't as interesting as some of the other ones that Brandon Mulls wrote. There's not as much action as in his other stories.
Not a whole lot has happened yet. The characters are still gets getting started on their journey. At the beginning it gets boring when Nate is talking about to his mom.
I thought it was awful when he kept thinking and saying how nerdy and dumb Pigeon seemed. I thought he was being judgmental, but I suppose we all do that a lot. Its hard not to do, and something we really need to word on.
I learned that you can learn lessons from the simplest of books. Even if the book meant for entertainment and not learning.
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