You must be ready to join Leven Thumps, Clover Ernest, and Winter Frore as they journey across Foo to free Geth from his existence as a toothpick a...
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Oct 02, 2008
Whitney
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Tedious. Tedious, tedious, tedious.
Like the first book, The Whispered Secret managed to pick up the pace at the end, but that did not make up for the first three quarters.
Perhaps it would be a better read as a part of a nightly tradition in which you read a chapter or two to your children. That would break up the tedious repetition of the same plotline.
I'm amazed I feel this apathetic about the book, because I do like the storyline and the setting. The writi More...
Like the first book, The Whispered Secret managed to pick up the pace at the end, but that did not make up for the first three quarters.
Perhaps it would be a better read as a part of a nightly tradition in which you read a chapter or two to your children. That would break up the tedious repetition of the same plotline.
I'm amazed I feel this apathetic about the book, because I do like the storyline and the setting. The writi More...
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Apr 14, 2008
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Oct 09, 2011
Jessica
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You must be ready to join Leven Thumps, Clover Ernest, and Winter Frore as they journey across Foo to free Geth from his existence as a toothpick and restore him as the rightful heir to the throne. It won't be easy. Foo is in chaos, and Leven must overcome several adversaries and survive the Swollen Forest to save his friends and keep hope alive. As fate would have it, bad goes to worse when Leven digs up a buried secret -- one that stalks him, determined to whisper a truth that c More...
You must be ready to join Leven Thumps, Clover Ernest, and Winter Frore as they journey across Foo to free Geth from his existence as a toothpick and restore him as the rightful heir to the throne. It won't be easy. Foo is in chaos, and Leven must overcome several adversaries and survive the Swollen Forest to save his friends and keep hope alive. As fate would have it, bad goes to worse when Leven digs up a buried secret -- one that stalks him, determined to whisper a truth that c More...
Sep 30, 2011
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Jul 14, 2010
Mel
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This one, I found myself zipping through, but at the end, I thought, "Hmmm, and the significance is...?" Entertaining, definitely has the "what happens next" factor, but unlike the Harry Potter where each story is complete in and of itself, this one felt a little like the middle book/movie of a trilogy--you know, the one that is all about "getting there"? More is revealed about Foo--props to Skye for his imagination about creatures, etc.--definitely entertaining t
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Jan 03, 2010
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Nov 26, 2009
Brianna
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The leven thumps series sucked me in and I had to read more! I HAD to! Check out Obert Skye's website-it's good if you haven't read the fourth book yet. You can write a letter to him,too! It's really good, he makes it look real! Again, check it out!
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May 06, 2010
Janeen-san
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This book was as good as the first one, fulls of great characters and lots of laughs.
After traveling across the world in book 1,Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo, Leven Thumps and Winter Frore finally enter the magical land of Foo.
They fall asleep, exhausted, only to wake 3 hours later in the first pages of book 2, Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret. The action begins quickly, as horrible Rovens arrive, destroying Amelia's house and creating a giant rip in the ground, into More...
After traveling across the world in book 1,Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo, Leven Thumps and Winter Frore finally enter the magical land of Foo.
They fall asleep, exhausted, only to wake 3 hours later in the first pages of book 2, Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret. The action begins quickly, as horrible Rovens arrive, destroying Amelia's house and creating a giant rip in the ground, into More...
Feb 20, 2009
Katie
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At Alex's urging, I read this book after him. He really liked it, and I'd say it was a solid B. I just had a hard time keeping everything straight!
I think I waited too long between reading book 1 and book 2. It took me a while to come back up to speed with the purpose of Foo, and all the magical creatures who inhabit it...cogs, nits, offings, lithens, rants, not to mention the many new creatures Leven meets...tharms, onicks, rovens, siids, sarus. AGH!
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I think I waited too long between reading book 1 and book 2. It took me a while to come back up to speed with the purpose of Foo, and all the magical creatures who inhabit it...cogs, nits, offings, lithens, rants, not to mention the many new creatures Leven meets...tharms, onicks, rovens, siids, sarus. AGH!
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Sep 27, 2008
Randy
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This was good. It is neat to see a Fantasy book that is completely original. Obert Skye is an inventor, and it's worth reading to just feel the raw fun creativity. Plus, if you don't care what happens to Leven, Winter, and Tim . . . you're really missing something.
Aug 04, 2011
I would like to give this book 6 stars....WOW!!! If I couldn't put the first one down, I always had my nose in this one over each meal, and back and forth to work! It is a superb adventure through Foo! I really like the idea of bad secrets being burried in the Swollen Forest...and after they get let out, prepared to be chased until they trick you into looking them in the eyes....run as fast as you can, even from the decoy secrets!!!! Who is the Want? Why is Leven growing so quickly? Ever had to
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Aug 07, 2009
Lindsay
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I normally don't believe in rating books I don't finish, but I'll make an exception for this book. First of all, this author's literary devices drive me absolutely crazy--in my opinion, he's just a bad writer. Second of all, his ideas are completely off the wall. Don't get me wrong--I like zany or creative--but this guy's books (particularly this one) read like indigestion-induced dreams: just when you think it can't get weirder or more random, it does. I got over 250 pages into this book (I
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Jan 06, 2011
Anna
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I liked this book fairly well. I enjoyed the descriptions of Foo, and it was interesting to find out more about Winter's past. I was kind of fascinated by the magical candy supplied by Clover. It was pretty creative. As with the first book, I could have done without Leven's eyes "burning gold" every ten minutes or so. I'm not sure how I feel about the way in which Sabine reappears; kind of creepy, if you ask me. I also thought there were way too many main characters in this book. It se
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May 27, 2010
Sarah
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I definitely liked this one better than the first. Maybe because I read them right in a row and so I was used to the writer's narration (which drove me nuts in the first one and only bothered me a bit in this one)? Or maybe it wasn't as awkwardly written? I'm not sure which. I do feel like there is way too much action. It's like nothing is ever completed because some new disaster is waiting immediately after the characters finish with one. At least one character is always separated from the othe
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Aug 08, 2011
Cliff
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There was less effort on my part this time around to enjoy the book.
Skye is clearly still setting up the overarching story arc, as past characters return in considerably different roles than they held at the start.
But as with the first book, there's a pronounced lack of logic involved. It's fairly well established that when writing fantasy or science fiction, there needs to be a set of ground rules defined for the reader. Without them, what the author might write as a pleas More...
Skye is clearly still setting up the overarching story arc, as past characters return in considerably different roles than they held at the start.
But as with the first book, there's a pronounced lack of logic involved. It's fairly well established that when writing fantasy or science fiction, there needs to be a set of ground rules defined for the reader. Without them, what the author might write as a pleas More...
Feb 16, 2008
Shelby
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I LOVE this book. It's not as good as the third, but that's just my opinion. It doesn't get too good till towards the end.
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Mar 02, 2010
Blythe
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I read this because I was hoping it was an improvement on the first book. The story is clever enough but the author really tries too hard. There are too many characters, creatures, etc. thrown in without much introduction and without a whole lot of purpose. He tries too hard with his metaphors and similes and a lot of them come across exactly that way. I just felt bogged down by a lot of it.
Now on the bright side, my twelve year old son LOVED these books (thus the reason I read them) More...
Now on the bright side, my twelve year old son LOVED these books (thus the reason I read them) More...
Jan 23, 2009
Madeline
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Leven thumps, Winter, Geth and Clover have all made it to foo. Leven gets to meet His Grandmother Ameilia. They are getting to know each other, then the rovens come. They all get seperated. Geth told them if we get seperated go to the turrets. Clover and Leven get seperated from Winter, Geth, and Ameilia. They have to be carful because the lore coil has spread word that they destroyed thge gateway. Will they make make it safely? Will they run into trouble? Read Leven Thumps and a whispered secr
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Dec 22, 2011
Eoin
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Finally finished this. I liked the beginning then the middle petered out a little but then I was amazed by the ending. a lot of new characters were introduced and some minor ones from the first book were given their own plot-line. I really liked the introduction and Ezra and enjoyed his character but felt that after he had lost a lot of his anger and frustration he wasn't quite as enjoyable. I liked the Tuttle family but I was annoyed when Tim started searching for the gateway because it felt li
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Nov 29, 2008
Jodi
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This is a very clever story with tremendous and successful worldbuilding. Although designed for the YA and younger set, there are a bunch of sneaky one-offs that you would only get if you were an adult and were clearly written by the author to amuse himself. He gets points for that. What keeps this book from a higher rating is simply that it is not compelling from an action standpoint. There was a lot at stake here - life and death stake - but it took forever to get there and I kept getting bore
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Apr 29, 2010
Mariah
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Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret by Obert Skye (the awesome sequal to the gateway to foo) was another story of magic, wonder, and a little bit of mischief coming from the sweet little furry side kick Clover.
This book is the entire package; suspense, vivid description, strong defined characters, and it will keep you laughing until the very last page. A lot of this book is fairytale magic, but even if its not your kind of book I think you'll like it. It's got lots of different as More...
This book is the entire package; suspense, vivid description, strong defined characters, and it will keep you laughing until the very last page. A lot of this book is fairytale magic, but even if its not your kind of book I think you'll like it. It's got lots of different as More...
Jan 19, 2009
Adam
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Another enjoyable, chaotic meandering of mind through a book of minor entertainment value.
Leven starts coming into his own, and Winter...well..doesn't. Sad that the more interesting character is not Leven, but Clover and Winter.
The land of Foo and the ordeals Leven and his compatriots go through seem the random meanderings of an Alice-In-Wonderland-obsessed author. The main plot still moves forward, with even some interesting side-stories, so I'd still recommend it to a More...
Leven starts coming into his own, and Winter...well..doesn't. Sad that the more interesting character is not Leven, but Clover and Winter.
The land of Foo and the ordeals Leven and his compatriots go through seem the random meanderings of an Alice-In-Wonderland-obsessed author. The main plot still moves forward, with even some interesting side-stories, so I'd still recommend it to a More...
Nov 02, 2008
Tracy
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Obert Skye is inching closer to 4 stars with this addition to the Leven Thumps story. This book definitely belongs in the young adult fiction, but readers of any age can appreciate the story line and unique writing style of the author. It seems like many books I've read recently start out well-written and slowly go downhill, like the author had plenty of time to edit and rewrite at the beginning, but then hurriedly finished to meet a deadline. This book was just the opposite. It begins with
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Oct 25, 2008
Jen
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I struggle with Leven Thumps. I felt like the first book dragged on forever. I started reading the second to see if it was just one of those "first book" things. So far it's a bulldozer, plowing ahead. There is just something that keeps me from really enjoying Leven. I think part of it is because it seems really disconnected. Most books feel like the author had a decent idea of the general outline of the story (even if they didn't.) So far Leven feels like the author sat down, picked
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Nov 14, 2008
Smaileh
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This book starts right where the last one left off. Again, I enjoy the use of language, and, again, I am not fond of the reliance on fate and coincidence.
Leven and his friends are separated when Jamoon, one of Sabine's minions, attacks them with a flock of rovens. Leven is torn between rescuing Winter and taking Geth to the turrets where he can reclaim his seat as leader of Foo. If they delay in reaching the turrets, Geth will die. There is an interesting image of a mountain made of More...
Leven and his friends are separated when Jamoon, one of Sabine's minions, attacks them with a flock of rovens. Leven is torn between rescuing Winter and taking Geth to the turrets where he can reclaim his seat as leader of Foo. If they delay in reaching the turrets, Geth will die. There is an interesting image of a mountain made of More...
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Oct 13, 2008
Crazy Uncle Ryan
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Here I am in book 2 and I’m seeing more Harry Potter similarities. The business with Sabine having been blown up but his “soul” still being around and trying to be reborn sounds a lot like the whole Voldemort thing. Also, sycophants with their fawning and eager-to-please attitude are starting to remind me a lot of house elves. However, the more fantasy I read the more I see these types of similarities and I realize that it’s probably a bit hard to avoid. I think that the author’s description
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Nov 08, 2011
Leigh
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I have to admit that when I read the first book in this series, I liked it but I didn't really care to read the rest of them. Maybe it was because I liked the Fablehaven and Harry Potter series more, I don't know. I found the rest of these books on sale at books a million and figured I would go ahead and get them since I had the first one. I'm so glad I did. This second book was so much more exciting and I loved the end. It gave me chills. I can't wait to see what happens next. Good thing I have
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Jan 24, 2012
05isaakh
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The main issue in this book is that Leven and Winter have to get Geth to the turrets to be restored as a human. The setting is Foo, a make believe world that makes dreams. The main character is Leven Thumps he is one of the guys that is trying to save Foo. Things I like about this book is that the author write in an adventurous way but goes on to slow of a pace. He has great details but it seems like he has to many details. "Whats that darkness over there." It shows how they can never
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Nov 27, 2011
Dayna
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The second book in the series finds Leven struggling to save both Geth and Winter. Geth is hardening and if he doesn't get to the turrets he will be a dead toothpick. Winter has been captured by Jamoon and Leven must rescue her as well. He has also dug up a buried secret that could be deadly in the wrong hands. Can he restore Geth to the throne of Foo, rescue Winter, and master his own powers before it's too late?
Oct 13, 2009
Cj
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The main character for this book is Leven Thumps because it talks mainly about his adventures to Foo. I liked this book because it talks about magic and how a boy's prophecy can change a whole world. The genre for this book is fantasy because it talks about elves, demons,and other magical creatures. I rate this book a 5 because it can really catch your attention if you like reading fantasy books.I think that this book will punch you in the guts for fantasy lovers.
