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Seven Sorcerers

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Nin had never liked Wednesdays, but this one took the biscuit. On this Wednesday she woke up to find that it was raining buckets and that her brother had ceased to exist. Ninevah realises she is the only person to remember Toby because whoever took him is about to make her disappear too. Enter Skerridge the Bogeyman, who steals kids for Mr. Strood. With his spindle, he dra...more

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Oct 19, 2011 Majanka rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, teen, supernatural, fantasy

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Seven Sorcerers by Caro King is one of the most humorous, entertaining and spellbinding middle grade novels I’ve ever read. With highly entertaining characters, epic villains that could make Voldemort shiver in fear, reliable and unreliable sidekicks, and a strange and miraculous world called The Drift, Seven Sorcerers offers everything you could ever wish for in fantasy. I was both amazed and impressed while reading this, and I would recommend it to everyone, fant...more Read the review on my website.

Seven Sorcerers by Caro King is one of the most humorous, entertaining and spellbinding middle grade novels I’ve ever read. With highly entertaining characters, epic villains that could make Voldemort shiver in fear, reliable and unreliable sidekicks, and a strange and miraculous world called The Drift, Seven Sorcerers offers everything you could ever wish for in fantasy. I was both amazed and impressed while reading this, and I would recommend it to everyone, fantasy fans or not.

Ninevah Redstone is your ordinary teenage girl who has just begun to realize that boys and girls are two totally different species, and who has convinced herself that things like bogeymen and monsters in the closet don’t exist. Then one afternoon, her younger brother Toby is acting very strange. And the next morning, Toby has mysteriously disappeared. Like that’s not bad enough, her parents don’t seem to remember that Toby even existed at all, all his belongings have vanished apart from a lonely little teddybear he used to drag along and that convinces Nin that Toby wasn’t just some figlet of her imagination. Determined to rescue her brother, she builds a trap for the same creature that made him disappear and that is now after her. That creature is none other than Bogeyman Skerridge, practically the leader of the Bogeymen, and the only one who never lost a child before. Skerridge has a reputation to uphold and thus, when Nin escapes him, he goes after her, even if it’s the middle of the day and that breaks more Bogeymen rules than he has broken in a lifetime.

Aided by Jonas, who is a Bogeyman-escapee as well, Nin travels to The Drift, an alternate university existing next to our own, where she finds out that her brother Toby is kept in a place called The House of Strood. Strood himself is quite the cruel fellow, with a liking towards young children. All Bogeymen, and some other vicious nightly creatures, work for this evil individual. Before she very well realizes it, Nin is on her way to cross half of The Drift to retreive her brother from the evil Mr. Strood, to discover what is true and what isn’t about the legend of the Seven Sorcerers, to fight Hellhounds and Bonemen, to create an actual creature from mud and to put Bogeymen Skerridge on the path to redemption. It’s the adventure of a lifetime.

Nin Redstone is one of the most interesting, entertaining and loveable characters I’ve ever come across in middle grade fantasy. She has an amazing sense of humor, a witty and sparkly personality and an intelligent brain to match. She is a worthy opponent, even for bogeymen as old and experienced as Skerridge. Jonas makes an excellent sidekick, and an experienced guide through the world of The Drift. The only part that bugged me a bit was that Nin didn’t seem to display a lot of emotions at the loss of her brother in the beginning of the novel. Sure, she vows to save him and bring him back home, and she’s in shock from his disappearence, but even when she’s ripped away from her parents and they don’t remember who she is, we see no honest display of emotions from her. I mean, if my Mom suddenly forgot I even existed, or my young brother mysteriously disappeared, the first thing I would probably do is burst out in tears. And even later on in this book, while Nin is crossing The Drift in order to retreive Toby, she doesn’t show a whole lot of emotion either when something goes wrong. This makes her seem a bit shallow, emotionless, cold and distant. On the other hand, it might be more appropriate for a middle grade novel not to focus on the loss for all too long, and instead focus more on the adventures ahead.

Talking about the adventures, Seven Sorcerers really offers a lot of originality in that department. The evil villains Nin and Jonas face along the way to the house of Mr. Strood are all equally original, well-thought-through, funny and entertaining. We meet things like Bogeymen, Bonemen, Hellhounds, enchanted forests, a dark and evil unnamed thing, creatures made from mud and fallen giants. The creatures are innovating and refreshing, and there was a smile on my face every time we were introduced to yet another bad guy or yet another potential friend. From vampires to sorcerers, The Drift has it all. The world-building, as you may have guessed, is nothing short but impressive, and it kept me wanting for more. Especially The House of Strood is amazing, with all its hallways, attic rooms, secret passageways and hidden mysteries. The creative mind of Caro King does not fail to amaze me.

Seven Sorcerers is the first book in a series, followed by Shadow Spell, which will hopefully be released soon. I cannot wait to travel back to The Drift, and to read more about the entertaining creatures hidden there. Seven Sorcerers truly is a very lovely, entertaining and enjoyable book for middle graders, young adults and adults alike (it makes you reminisce all those wonderful moments you had while discovering the world of Harry Potter, or the magical world of Alice in Wonderland, and all those childhood monsters you were so afraid of). I would recommend it to everyone..(less)

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Jul 25, 2010 Kay rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. Truly, madly, deeply loved this book.

Seven Sorcerers is that first real Middle-Grade novel I have read since, well, I was in middle grade. And I am so glad I got such an amazing reintroduction to the MG section of the bookstore! Seven Sorcerers is filled with rollicking adventure, humorous villains, entertaining sidekicks and some epic I'm-doing-this-out-of-love sacrifice. It kept me entertained for hours - and I was genuinely sad when it ended.

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Aug 02, 2012 Alexandra rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Apr 10, 2011 Wayne McCoy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

A quite engaging middle grade reader with an abrupt (and unfinished) ending, this book was reminiscent of Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake and the movies 'Labyrinth' and 'Spirit Away.' It is a wholly unique creation, but if you like any of those things, then you may enjoy this.

Ninevah Redstone wakes up one morning to find that her younger brother Toby has gone missing, and she is the only person who retains any memory that he existed. He has been taken by a bogeyman (or BM), and events soon conspire to...more

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Oct 21, 2011 Kim (Bookishly Me) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-young-adult, dutch, magictales-nl, fantasy

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Dit is een spannend kinderboek met een komische noot op zijn tijd en een luguber tintje. Het leest heerlijk weg en het is moeilijk het naast je neer te leggen. De wereld die Caro King heeft gecreëerd is zowel schitterend als onheilspellend. Het is een wereld vol magie, Boemannen, vampiers en waar niets is wat het lijkt. Nin beleeft de meest spannende en onwerkelijke (en enge) avonturen in de zoektocht naar haar broertje. Het verhaal draait om Nin en Jonas,...more

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May 02, 2011 Jessica Martinez rated it 2 of 5 stars

Yeah...sorry but i am following the 50 page rule: if i don't like the book within the first fifty pages i won't read any more, but in this case a made it up to page 88 and i just stopped.
i can't get into the story, maybe its the plot that doesn't interest me.
the way the information is written is too much at once in just a couple of pages. i like my books to explain things like in this case the Drift.
i did like the beginning, but then it became boring and i put the book down. it still hasn't got...more

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Sep 23, 2011 Soybean Soybean rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

this was pretty good, the first few pages into the book, was like your hand was being gripped by a dead tree branch, it got your attention fast and it wasn't about to soothe anyone's delicate sensibilities at any time. you had to go on reading, to get to the end. and read it on i did. i must say, the protagonist was quite intelligent for her age, saying and thinking things you wouldn't normally expect out of a ten year old somewhat sheltered girl.i did enjoy reading it and i wouldve been rather...more

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Jan 15, 2011 Maninee rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, adventure

One fine morning ten-year-old ninevah redstone wakes up to find her four-year old brother, toby, missing along with all his belongings. And as if that wasn’t a bad enough way to start a day, her mom suddenly can’t remember the very existence of toby,her son; and neither can her grandparents. It’s almost as if the person who kidnapped toby stole the proof of his very existence along with him, from everyone except ninevah. And just when ninevah is about to just give up looking for him and give in...more One fine morning ten-year-old ninevah redstone wakes up to find her four-year old brother, toby, missing along with all his belongings. And as if that wasn’t a bad enough way to start a day, her mom suddenly can’t remember the very existence of toby,her son; and neither can her grandparents. It’s almost as if the person who kidnapped toby stole the proof of his very existence along with him, from everyone except ninevah. And just when ninevah is about to just give up looking for him and give in to the idea that maybe toby didn’t really exist except in her imagination, she finds his battered teddy bear in their back yard. And that’s when she realizes that she’s next. Enter skerridge. The bogeyman who kidnapped toby and is up to kidnap ninevah next. Little does he know that she’s prepared for him. so when skerridge tries to capture nin and pop her into his rusksack, nin just manages to escape from mr. strood’s chief bogeyman, but not before she’s wiped out from the memories of her friends and family. So now she can’t just hang around waiting for something to happen, neither can she go back home to a mom who doesn't even know that she exists. Together with jonas(a ‘quick’ like herself) she has to fight her way through the land of the seven sorcerers and save her brother along with her mom’s memories from the terrible house of strood, for without them, who can she possibly live as?

Caro King introduces you to the land of the seven sorcerers, a world of sorcerers, fabulous, bogeymen, and magic where thunder hounds chase you across the sky; where the sturdy oak dwells; where the sky is set on fire on every sunrise; and the spirits,who, once they catch the smell of you, haunt you forever. the set up is well thought out. the idea of the terrible house of strood as the slaughter/madhouse was really good and the story of the sorcerers added the needed suspence and sense of mystery to the on-the-run-story.

the language was fluid and easy to read. and the story line was simple yet compelling. the character of nin is just perfect. she's not a know-it-all, or too perfect or too brave or whiny, she's just another ten-year-old, she's so simple and yet so lovable. jonas, being so smart and quick and independent keeps the balance. add to that the humour of skerridge and you have a set of characters you can't help but love. their bonding is wonderful and realistic, the way they're caught in the middle of crisis and the need each other to survive in the land is a good base for the friendship, which is so adorable.

the book was a really nice and enjoyable read, i can't wait to grab hold of the next book in the series.
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Jul 14, 2011 Paul rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-reviewed, sci-fi

This is another book I received from Goodreads First Reads.

Generally, I'm not all that into young adult fiction. I do, however, love sci/fi and fantasy.

I will say that this book could be read by people of all ages. The story is interesting with a number of twists. The characters are very well crafted. I especially liked the character of Skerridge the Bogeyman and his growth as a character throughout the story.

I do think that the story ended a little to abruptly. It would have been nice to have a...more

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Jun 07, 2011 Shanshad Whelan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens, fantasy, mg

Not bad, sort of Labyrinth meets Neverwhere meets The Never-ending Story. Entertaining enough and clearly leading to more stories in the future. It's a grim but exciting middle grade fantasy.

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Jul 06, 2011 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: grades 5-8

Shelves: children-fantasy

Nin normally hates Wednesdays, but the Wednesday her little brother disappears—along with all of his things—is the worst Wednesday by far. When Nin realizes that their mother doesn’t remember that Toby ever existed, she knows something is very wrong.

Nin soon learns that her brother didn’t just disappear; he was kidnapped by a Boogeyman and taken to The Drift, an alternate world where magic and strange creatures exist…along with Mr. Strood, the immortal man behind all of the kidnapping cases lik...more

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May 23, 2011 Annmarie Ager rated it 5 of 5 stars

why i got the book:
i brought the second book and had to buy the first. i am glad now i did find this series.
setting:
the world that the story was based in was amazing and imaginative i loved all the details and little extras. i found it so interesting dark and beautiful.
characters:
nin was a wonderful character to follow and her luck and determination to put her life back together made you have to keep reading. the other characters in the book were all amazing and sometimes dark and dangerous...more

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May 14, 2013 Elizabeth Marie (A Chick Reading) rated it 3 of 5 stars

My Review: Nin's brother Toby has been stolen, and no one expect Nin remembers him, not their grandparents, mother, no one. And now the boogeyman who took Toby is coming after Nin, but she won't go down without a fight. The night the boogeyman came back, Nin was ready and escaped out of the house, before her mom could call the police on her. On the streets, Nin meets another stolen child named Jonas who offers to help Nin find Toby. The rest of the book chronicles their journey to the Terrible H...more My Review: Nin's brother Toby has been stolen, and no one expect Nin remembers him, not their grandparents, mother, no one. And now the boogeyman who took Toby is coming after Nin, but she won't go down without a fight. The night the boogeyman came back, Nin was ready and escaped out of the house, before her mom could call the police on her. On the streets, Nin meets another stolen child named Jonas who offers to help Nin find Toby. The rest of the book chronicles their journey to the Terrible House.

This was a pretty entertaining read, however there were parts that I found to be pretty boring. Some adults may enjoy this book, but it's more toward middle school, and even then you may not totally find the interesting. For the most part it was a good book, but I really didn't care for the writing style the author used.

Positive Elements: Nin has a meaningful conversation with the school "nerd" Dunk. Jonas had been watching Nin, to see if she got away from the boogeyman (Skerridge), then took her to the magical world called "The Drift." Nin's grandpa gives her money for a ticket home (she tells him she's a runaway). When Nin runs into Dunk on the streets, even though he said he would never forget her, he obviously did, but took a double take as if he actually does remember. Nin tries to make a mudman (whose name is Jik) and he ends up being a huge help and friend on their journey. Nin went into the clouds to recuse Jonas from the Gabriel Hounds. Skerridge offered to help Nin take Jonas to the Lockheart Sanctuary, so they could try to help with his condition. Even though Skerridge took Nin to the Terrible House, he was giving her instructions just in case she was able to escape. Skerrigde realizes that he doesn't enjoy scaring kids like he once did before he met Nin. Skerridge returns a kid's memories and decides not to kidnap him. Skerridge ends up helping Nin, to some extent. Nin finds her and Toby's memory pearls. The gang meet a bunch of characters who are willing to help them.

Negative Elements: Nin had been mean to Toby. Toby was kidnapped by a boogeyman (Skerridge). Skerridge took away all memories of Toby. Nin and Toby's dad died in a horrible accident. Nin and her best friend linette have a fight, and the two girls stop talking to one another. Skerridge tried to kidnap Nin, and he removed all memories of her. Nin finds out that at least 100 kids are stolen by the boogeymen a year, and they steal their memories just like her, Toby, and Jonas. Jonas and Nin met Dandy Boneman who ultimately tries to kill them. Jonas and Nin encounter a bull in the underpass, with bones of the dead, and blood on his horns. Nin breaks into her own house to find better clothes to travel in. Skerridge is following Jonas and Nin. The Gabriel Hounds come after Jonas and Nin, and if they touch you, they believe you are theirs and they won't give up until they have you, making forget everything and hunt with them, eventually becoming one of them. Dandy Boneman comes back and tries to kill Jonas, and kidnap Nin. Jonas kills Dandy Boneman. Tombfolk chase after Jonas and Nin trying to eat them. Mr. Strood experiments on people. The Gabriel Hounds caught Jonas and made him one of their own. Nin almost became a Gabriel Hound. Errol took Nin to feed her to Mr. Strood's death, Errol ended up being eaten instead of Nin. One of the sorcerers had a mistress. Mr. Strood is keeping Toby so he can experiment on him. Jonas uses the word hell a lot.

Spiritual Elements: There is a "legend" about the Seven Sorcerers. Magic is mentioned throughout the entire book.

Other Thoughts: This book was a pretty good read. I would like to read the next book to see what happens to Jik.(less)

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Jul 23, 2009 Sharon rated it 4 of 5 stars

I ended up really liking this book, although I felt it got off to a pretty slow start. That's what I'm taking the star off for, nearly causing me to put the book down.
Once the book picked up steam, it fairly roared along. There were some incredibly imaginative twists along the way, and the author has a nicely understated sense of humour.
I thought it ended abruptly. I had an idea about Jonas and what the Nin and Toby were going to remember about him when they swallowed their memory pearls. We'll...more

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Nov 09, 2012 FantasyWereld rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kinderboeken

Wat zou jij doen als je moeder niet meer wist wie je broertje was? Als de elfjarige Nin op een dag wakker wordt, merkt ze dat alle sporen van haar broertje Toby gewist zijn. Niemand kan hem zich meer herinneren, behalve Nin. Wat is er met hem gebeurd? En hebben de enge, rode ogen in de donkere ruimte onder de trap er iets mee te maken? Nin komt er algauw achter dat er iets vreemds aan de hand is in haar huis. En dat vreemde blijkt ook achter Nin aan te zitten.

Toby is door een boeman meegenomen n...more Wat zou jij doen als je moeder niet meer wist wie je broertje was? Als de elfjarige Nin op een dag wakker wordt, merkt ze dat alle sporen van haar broertje Toby gewist zijn. Niemand kan hem zich meer herinneren, behalve Nin. Wat is er met hem gebeurd? En hebben de enge, rode ogen in de donkere ruimte onder de trap er iets mee te maken? Nin komt er algauw achter dat er iets vreemds aan de hand is in haar huis. En dat vreemde blijkt ook achter Nin aan te zitten.

Toby is door een boeman meegenomen naar de Drift; een vreemde wereld waar alles anders is. Nin is vastbesloten haar broertje te zoeken, maar ontdekt algauw dat ze dat niet in haar eentje kan. Gelukkig krijgt ze hulp van Jonas, een gestolen kind dat is ontsnapt. Samen moeten ze op zoek naar het Verschrikkelijke Huis van meneer Nurx, waar alle gestolen kinderen heengebracht worden. Een lange reis vol gevaren begint. Zal het Nin lukken haar broertje terug te vinden en samen veilig de Drift uit te komen?

Grappige karakters en goed uitgewerkte wereld
Zeven Magiërs bevat ontzettend veel verschillende karakters. Van moddermannen met een eigen wil tot boemannen die geen zin meer hebben om kinderen te stelen. Er komen heel veel vreemde wezens voor in de Drift en hun karakters zijn stuk voor stuk goed uitgewerkt. Soms misschien nog wel beter dan de personages van de 'Stoffelijken' uit de 'Wijdte': de normale mensen uit de normale wereld. De karakters van Jonas en Toby blijven bijvoorbeeld een beetje oppervlakkig en mysterieus, terwijl zij toch een grotere rol spelen in het verhaal dan de meeste 'Onwerkelijken'.

Schrijfster Caro King heeft niet alleen veel aandacht besteed aan de karakters, maar ook aan de wereld waar Nin en Jonas doorheen moeten reizen. De twee komen terecht in de Drift: de wereld van de Zeven Magiërs. De Drift is een fantasievolle wereld waarin alles precies zo is als je het jezelf voorstelt. Het gras is net zo groen als je zelf wilt en als de zon op komt, staat de lucht werkelijk in brand. Caro King heeft deze wereld erg gedetailleerd neergezet. Soms zelfs iets té gedetailleerd, waardoor de vaart een beetje uit het verhaal gehaald wordt.

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Dec 21, 2011 K.C. Rivers rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Have you ever continued to read a particular book just because you want to make sure that your own writing doesn’t end up the same? I felt like that with this story. I did read the whole thing, not because I had to find out what happened, but because I was amazed that it was so ... blah. I liked the general concept, regarding the bogeyman, though it took me a while to get used to the British spelling of it. (I can’t forgive the author for referring to them as “BMs,” however. My sense of humor is...more

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Apr 12, 2011 Lynossa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: egalley, read-in-2011

For Nin, Wednesday is the worst day of a week but she learned a whole new dimension of worst when on one Wednesday her little brother Toby was gone and no one in her family remembered him except her. Tried to discover the mystery, she realized that whatever took Toby is planning to kidnap her as well. Managed to escape from the bogeyman but everyone is her family lost their memories about her, hid in Drift with the help of Jonas, a stranger who experienced the same thing with her, Nin discovered...more For Nin, Wednesday is the worst day of a week but she learned a whole new dimension of worst when on one Wednesday her little brother Toby was gone and no one in her family remembered him except her. Tried to discover the mystery, she realized that whatever took Toby is planning to kidnap her as well. Managed to escape from the bogeyman but everyone is her family lost their memories about her, hid in Drift with the help of Jonas, a stranger who experienced the same thing with her, Nin discovered a lot of new things including the history of this world. Learned the truth about this world and the Seven Sorcerers that once ruled it, Nin set on a journey to save Toby, but can she make it when Drift posed so many dangers such as Hound, tombfolk, and of course the same bogeyman who wont let her go easily.

I enjoyed this book a lot. It was nice and fun book to devour in one night (if you're not too busy with work). The character develop nicely in this book, when the first time Nin arrived at the Drift, she was almost helpless and relied on Jonas everytime something happened. But eventually she became stronger and understand the power she has and gained confident in what she was doing. The changes also happened to the bogeyman, I wont say anything that will spoil the fun of you, but he's one of the most interesting character in this book, although my favorite character is Jik, I have a thing with quirky-out-of-the-ordinary creature (like the hob in The Crowfield Curse and Dobby in Harry Potter), beside Jik is so cute (if more than two-meter tall mudman can be considered as cute).

The story is quite predictable in some parts but it doesn't mean it's not fun to read. However the ending was too quick and too abrupt. I was still enjoying the book and felt the tense of their adventure and suddenly, it ended and I was like, 'huh?'. Apparently there's a second book, Shadow Spell, and I've decided that I'm going to find this book. I recommend it to Middle-Grade readers who like fantasy.(less)

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Nov 22, 2011 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

In terms of fantasy-type literature, I haven't read anything quite like this. Nin wakes up one morning to discover her brother has gone missing, and she's the only one who remembers him. When the Boeyman, Skerridge, comes to steal her away as well, she enters the world of the Drift. It's a land occupied by the Fabulous (those created by magic) and the Quick (people with souls), and there's a constant struggle between the two under the surface.

Nin befriends Jonas, and together they go on an adven...more

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May 10, 2009 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a book that sparkles with inventiveness and fun. The writing is transparent, which means it doesn't get in the way, it serves as a clear window on the action. Some of the ideas here--the 'pearls' of memory, the Gabriel hounds, etc --are beautifully realized. With one exception the characterization is terrific; the bogeyman Skerridge is a particular highlight.

Two quibbles. One is that the main character, Nin, seems emotionally shallow. She has been separated from her life, her mother, he...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Kagama-the Literaturevixen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Nineveh(Nin for short) Redstone has a problem,her brother has gone missing.To make it even more complicated no one but her seems to remember he existed in the first place!

He has been kidnapped by the bogeyman Skerrit into another world and now its up to Nin to save him.

Ok before anyone starts...I knew it was a childrens book when I started reading it but I just liked the plot and thought it sounded amazing. I am a firm believer that á good book is a good book.This book wasnt it though.

I was expe...more

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Sep 22, 2010 Sharon rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kids

I have been reading this to my nine & eleven year old, they have been gripped by this fantasy read & we are all waiting to see what comes next from this talented writer. The children especially loved Skerridge & JIK. A fantastic book to read to the kids or from 9 onwards to read alone. are also some black & white pencil drawings of the main characters.
A nice book to keep.

Recommended!!!

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Jul 14, 2009 Nina rated it 5 of 5 stars

i hated readind before i started reading this book this is the best book i have ever read it realy did take my on a hart stoping adventure i am 10 years old and befor this book i would read like 1 sentens a week and it took me 5 days to read a 371 paged book in small font
it has tort me the books i like and now i get trough a book a week!!

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Apr 05, 2013 J rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: start-up-books, veras-epic-books, new-books, kids-only

I really liked this book, it was something new for me, i was at the library and i found it in the kids section so i figured why not?

so i grabbed it and opened it to find an exciting adventure and somehow it went from good to epic at the end as Nin fights to get her brother back.

i highly recommend this book if you love action, creatures and magic!

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Mar 25, 2011 Aerandria rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

I really, really love this book. It drawn me in on the first chapter I read. I can see everything the book described (added with my imagination) and it was so vivid, and the world the Caro introduced is so colorful it was amazing. And the characters does not disappoint. I shelf this book as my top favourites <3

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Mar 25, 2012 Amreen rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book captured me throughout the first word to the last. Its got a really good plot and the characters are so awesome. It's a good book for everyone... you don't need to be a fantasy lover to read this. Since it's the first book in the series I'm totally looking forward on reading the other stories.

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Jul 26, 2011 John rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-ya, sf-fantasy

A child determined to get her snatched little brother back turns the Bogeyman sent to snatch HER into an ally. Though it seems a little long, there are lots of ingenious ideas and engaging characters to compensate in this set up volume. Lots of unanswered questions too---like just why Nin is so Lucky.

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Oct 04, 2011 Lori rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, fantasy

The book started a little slow, I thought the fact that they kept abbreviating bogeymen, BM's was very distracting. But it really picked up the pace. Kind of a 'Labyrinth' meets 'the neverending story' type of fantasy adventure. By the end it got a little intense, but I was totally hooked.

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Apr 01, 2011 Summer rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am quite taken with this book. At first I wasn't sure but the more I read the more I loved it. The characters are endearing, and the story is so well thought out. I loved all the little pieces coming together. What a creatice mind Caro King must have to write out this epic adventure! I adore Skerridge and his waistcoat!

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Mar 18, 2012 Desiree marked it as to-read

About a year and a half ago this book came in the mail for me. I have no idea why. I did not enter any giveaways for it or request it from the publishers. It just came. Poof! There it was. I guess I should read it.

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May 22, 2012 Donna rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Read as an audiobook and its really quite good. However i have only given it a 3 star because I felt it erred more on the side of the young - young adult and i am afraid i am not there anymore. but it is good and anyone reading to youngsters or anyone really into YA will enjoy it.

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CARO KING was born in London and raised in Surrey. She did a foundation art course at university and tackled a series of widely varied jobs before joining the Civil Service, working in the Official Receiver's office. She now works part-time and lives in Surrey with her husband, Kevin, writing and restoring their Edwardian house.

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