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If You're Reading This, It's Too Late (Secret #2)

by Pseudonymous Bosch, Gilbert Ford (Illustrator)

4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 · rating details · 7,000 ratings · 523 reviews

Beware!

Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book.

OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name of This Book is Secret, you're wrong.

I'm not going to remind you of how we last left our heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest, as they awaited intiation into the mysterious Terces Society,...more

Paperback, 385 pages

Published September 1st 2009 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published October 1st 2008)

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Nov 05, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Reviewed by LaLeesha Haynes for TeensReadToo.com

This is a fun book with an interesting narrative. Cass and Max-Ernest are young adults who have recently been involved with a secret society, the details of which are located in the previous book in the series. Although you do miss out on some details of the protagonists, you could read this book without having read the previous installment, THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET.

When you read IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE, it is as though you ar...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Nurul Shuhada rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Twelve-year-old Cass is a survivalist. Her room is decorated with clippings about natural disasters and potential disasters so she will be prepared for the possibility. She made a toy monster for herself after dreaming about a strange creature. The monster is a troll-like doll made from scraps of socks, fabric and shoe tongues. She carries the "sock monster" everywhere.

Cass dreams she's in a graveyard with eerie sounds. She awakens to her mother calling her for school. Cass and her best friend,...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Alexander Hammond rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Beware! Danger lies in this book if you read it. If you think that I'm going to tell you about the sequel to "The Name of this Book is Secret", you are w-r-o-n-g! I will not tell you how Cass and Max-Ernest get another mission from the Terces Society, or how they find the Magic Museum,which is where they finally meet the Great and Magnificent Pietro! Wait a sec... AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!I've done it again! Oh well, I guess I'll tell you. But remeber, "If You're Reading this, it's t...more Beware! Danger lies in this book if you read it. If you think that I'm going to tell you about the sequel to "The Name of this Book is Secret", you are w-r-o-n-g! I will not tell you how Cass and Max-Ernest get another mission from the Terces Society, or how they find the Magic Museum,which is where they finally meet the Great and Magnificent Pietro! Wait a sec... AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!I've done it again! Oh well, I guess I'll tell you. But remeber, "If You're Reading this, it's too Late." The story begins a few years after Cass and Max-Ernest's adventure at the Midnight Sun, where Mrs. Mauvis and Dr. L have dissapeared. After getting a letter from the Terces Society, Cass is wondering when they will get to meet the society. Meanwhile, Max-Ernest makes a new friend, named Yonji Yoj,who appears to be Japanese, who is an expert at the guitar. The action doesn't start until the class Cass and Max-Ernest are in go on a field trip to the sea docks. Thats where Cass and Max see a big sailing ship, which they think is the Terces Society, but they quikly learn that the ship they boarded belongs to the Midnight Sun, with Mrs. Mauvis and Dr. L aboard! They tie our two heros up in the hold and leave them until they interogatte them. Why is the Midnight Sun acting like this? The reason why is because the Midnight Sun is still looking for the secret to immortality. This time, they've discovered that one of the ways to discover immortality is to summon a creature called the homonculos, a breed of human that can be bred from the earth. The only way to summon the homonculos is to summon it with an object called the Sound Prism, which is a magical sphere that can let you hear anything, even from really far away. If the Midnight Sun can get the Sound Prism, then they can find the homonculos, and then they can find immortality. But not if our heros have anything to say about it! Cass and Max-Ernest are saved by Owen, the constant master of disguise, who was disguised as Cass's history teacher.(?) They all escape from the ship, and Owen tells Cass and Max to go to the Magic Museum, where they will find Pietro! Also, Cass finds the sound prism buried in the hold of the ship. Well, that's enough. That's all I'm going to tell you. What? You want me to continue?!?! How come you're always begging to hear about this stuff? Do you even know what kind of dangerous circumstances that I'm telling you could actually happen to you?! ugh, all right, all right! I'll tell you more. So Cass and Max-Ernest travel to the Magic Museum to find Pietro. The Museum is filled with all sorts of magical items. Vanishing cabinets, props, automic figures, magical items, all sorts. Cass and Max-Ernest then discover a mysterious doorway, called "Gateway to The Invisble." That's where they discover the amazing Pietro! Along with Pietro, there's also a female asian spy, an old geezer, and Owen. After tons of assigning, grounding, and tricking, Cass and Max-Ernest find out about what the Sound Prism can do, and why the Midnight Sun is after them. They soon find out that the homonculos dissapeared to a place called Silver Lake after his master, the insane scientist Lord Pharaoh was caught and killed. And so, Cass, Max, Yonji, and Cass's grandfathers all travel to Silver Lake to find the homonculos. When they summon it, the homonculos looks, well...odd. Basically, he has big, elephant-like ears, a trunk-like nose, huge,cute eyes, and dresses like a guy from the rennisance. He's also really short. Cass, Max, and Ernest learn that using the homonculos's help, they could stop the Midnight Sun! So, with the homonculos's help, they go back to the Magic Museum, where they find that all of Pietro's old circus friends have gathered for a ruenion, complete with brightly dressed comedians(which is a polite way of saying clowns), a man who has very loose arms(which is a polite way of saying he has no arms), and others. After tons of twists and turns, including the homonculos dissapearing, the Midnight Sun manages to capture the homonculos by luring him with the song of the Sound Prism. The way they do this is by putting it into a pop song, written by their big-time sponsors, the skelton sisters. After a big assault at a skelton sister concert, the Midnight Sun captures everyone, and takes everyone to the grave of Lord Pharaoh, to summon the spell of immortality! But, before they actually do it, Pietro, The Terces Society, and all of the Circus friends arrive to engage in an all out battle! The battle bcomes fierce, until the immortalty spell is sealed forever in the grave, carrying the homonculos with it. Nevertheless, things turn out all right in the end. Or do they? What I liked about this book was how Pseudonymous Boch managed to equal this sequel up to the predessecor. This book was just as good as the first one was, and I can hardly wait to read the third book in this series,"This Book is not Good for You."(less)

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Jan 24, 2013 Yvonne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If You're Reading This by P. Bosch and Gilbert Ford is definitely a hilarious and entertaining book! This book is about two young people going on an adventure that changes their life. Max-Ernest and Cass have to fight against the evil in the book, Ms. Mauvais and Dr. L. There are many interesting events that occur in this book.
This book is fantasy, which also caught my attention. The book being fantasy totally made it a hundred times more interesting because the way the book is written can take...more

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Mar 14, 2012 Alliana Vivares rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Just reviewed The Name of This Book Is Secret.

Like I said in my previous review, this one is better. Way better. The new characters easily inched their way into my heart. They made up for Benjamin Blake's move to a private school (I was hoping that he'd join Cass and Max-Ernest)and more! The Homonculus named Cabbage Face was the best. If I had one like him I could easily get rid of the vegetables I hate so much!

But anyway. Cass was more useful and calm here. Her survival kit did little to help (...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Kathy added it · review of another edition

If You're Reading this, its too late
by Pseudonymous Bosch, Review by JD Burnaman

"Only bad books have good endings.
If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end"

In the prologue Mrs. Mavis (Mrs. M) and Dr.L steal a gem but that's just Cass's dream. Cass's mom gives her a grocery list and later in the day when Cass is hanging out with Max Ernest and they discover that the grocery list is actually a secret letter or invitation to go to sea. One week lat...more If You're Reading this, its too late
by Pseudonymous Bosch, Review by JD Burnaman

"Only bad books have good endings.
If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end"

In the prologue Mrs. Mavis (Mrs. M) and Dr.L steal a gem but that's just Cass's dream. Cass's mom gives her a grocery list and later in the day when Cass is hanging out with Max Ernest and they discover that the grocery list is actually a secret letter or invitation to go to sea. One week later they are able to get to the ship without their teacher, Mr. Needleman, catching them for nature class. They meet Dr.L (who they thought was the mysterious "PB") and he holds them hostage, he traps them with some boney girls. Later they see Mrs.M ask them about a homunculus. She traps them inside the cabin of the ship after having no idea what a homunculus is. They decided to escape that night and they are able to look up what a homunculus is and they find a sound prism which can help them find the homunculus. Cass and Max get blown away on the ship and find Mr.Needleman and his boat and they discover Mr. Needleman is actually Owen. Owen is a character from the author's first book. They are sent to terces society (which is secret backwards). There they find PB. Cass's mom finds her and grounds her for not being home for 2 days. Cass buries the sound prism in her backyard meanwhile Max receives a magic set from PB. The next day at school the principal gives her lunch detention for the rest of the school year for leaving school. Two months later Cass decides to go camping with her grandfathers. She invites Max-Ernest and Yoij and she brings the sound prism. The homunculus manages to find Cass and they get the homunculus in a backpack and travel to the Terces society. Meanwhile Amber, the nicest girl in the school, decides to be in a concert for the school and Mrs.M helps her with the song. The song is the same as the sound prism. Once they get to the terces society they listen to Amber's song which attracts the homunculus but they all go away and get into combat and the homunculus dies.
There are two main characters. Cassandra: "Cass" -she is named after a greek who was King Priams daughter. She is an adventurer and has a backpack full of equipment and survival gear with her own trail mix. She finds nothing hard about survival
Max-Ernest: he has two names because his mother and father couldn't decide whether to name him Max or Ernest so they divorced over how mad they were. In this book he is really into magic and he reads an autobiography about Houdini.
The main conflict of this book is for Cass and Max Ernest to find the homunculus before Mrs. M does. Mrs. M has bad intentions in wanting to know the secret from the homunculus. A homunculus is a little man that was born in a bottle 500 years ago and alchemists believed during the middle ages that it could create new life form. It knows "the secret". Also, homunculus's eat a lot! The problem is resolved by Cass and Max Ernest helping the homunculus by ruining the song that Amber sings, yet unfortunately the homunculus dies in a battle at the end.
I thought the book was awesome because it included some really suspenseful chapters. The most suspenseful chapter was chapter 8, (the book's chapters goes backwards) When the homunculus got lost...know one knew where it went. "Cass opened the backpack the homunculus was gone".“I ate him,' said the homunculus, biting into his sausage. The kids couldn't hide their looks of horror.
He smiled, sausage juice running down his chin. 'Oh, don't worry - I cooked him first. I'm not a barbarian.” It also had some really good action and interesting historical parts. In chapter 17 the entire history of the homunculus is explained. "Dr.R has finished his experiment... Come out my creation!" This book was also mysterious and compelling. "I ate him,' said the homunculus, biting into his sausage. The kids couldn't hide their looks of horror. He smiled, sausage juice running down his chin. 'Oh, don't worry - I cooked him first. I'm not a barbarian.” I enjoyed reading this book and I can't wait to read the next one.

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Jan 21, 2011 Shannonuztariz added it

You may remember the first book of this series fascinating(The Name Of This Book Is Secret), which was a secret story that contains a secret secret about a extraordinary and extremely dangerous secret. The narrator tries to make up his mind in whether or not to tell you the secret. All throughout the book you are hooked to each turning page wondering when the secret will be brought out. All in all the secret is not revealed but you conclude that it is about immortality. The consecutive book "If...more You may remember the first book of this series fascinating(The Name Of This Book Is Secret), which was a secret story that contains a secret secret about a extraordinary and extremely dangerous secret. The narrator tries to make up his mind in whether or not to tell you the secret. All throughout the book you are hooked to each turning page wondering when the secret will be brought out. All in all the secret is not revealed but you conclude that it is about immortality. The consecutive book "If You're Reading This It's Too late" continues with our brave characters Ma-Ernest and Cass but in the journey they are joined by a new friend Yo-Yoji and member of the Terces Society,although Cass and Max-Ernest don't know. In this book our character must find the homunculus. Unfortunately Ms. Mauvious and Dr.L are also after the 500-year old man-made man grown in a bottle.
One day while on a field trip Cass and Max-Ernest decide to go to the dock at 2:00 thinking the ciphered note left in Cass's lunch was from the Terces Society while really being from The Midnight Sun. The Midnight Sun demands to know where the homunculus is but neither Cass nor Max-Ernest know where the creature is.The characters manage to escape the ship with the help of Owen the Terces Society member disguised as their teacher. While prisoners of the Midnight Sun, Cass and Max-Ernest discover a strange ball, which enables her to hear all types of sounds by putting it to her ear and makes wonderful music when held carefully. Cass also discovers a birth certificate. The name is unrecognizable, making Cass wonder if she was the wrong girl the Terces Society wanted. She ignores it and continues her mission.This time teaming up with a new classmate the three need to escape the grasp of their parents, and find the alchemist's grave guarded by the homunculus before The Midnight Sun.
If you like Mystery and Fantasy this is a great series to read it's very intriguing and entertaining keeping you at the edge of the pages. Although the first book was much more fascinating then the second the series is still incredible. I recommend this book to readers that like to read a variety of book. This book certainly will grasp your attention.
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Jan 11, 2011 Ithlilian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The second installment in the secret series by PB didn't wow me as much as the first. The narrator isn't cute or amusing to me, and the novelty has worn off. The side notes and comments weren't as interesting in this book, and I found myself skipping a few of them. That being said I ate this book up. I read it in one sitting. At the end of it all I felt like nothing much happened. The novel centers around finding a monster, it turns out that the monster is rather easy to find, then it's over. So...more

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May 02, 2013 Namida Puti rated it 4 of 5 stars

Awalnya iseng aja baca Secret Series, karena lihat buku dan judulnya yang nyeleneh. Eh ternyata buku karya Pseudonymous Bosch ini menarik juga.

Buku keduanya masih menceritakan petualangan si Survivalist Cassandra dan temannya Max-Ernest menyingkap misteri setelah keduanya resmi jadi bagian Terces Society. Musuh kelompok tersebut masih sama, komunitas Midnight Sun, yang dipimpin dua orang yang terobsesi menemukan rahasia yang bisa membuat mereka hidup dan muda selamanya. Cass dan Max-Ernest dibe...more

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Dec 06, 2010 Kara rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This book is the second in the Secret Series. Like the first book, this was a great book, though I enjoyed it slightly less. While the mystery and suspense were still there, I did not particularly like the section on the humounculus. I am not a big fantasy reader and while this series requires you to stretch your imagination some, I was not crazy about the humounculus storyline. However, I still find this to be a great read.

So, the book continues with the adventures of Cass and Max-Earnest who a...more

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Mar 06, 2012 IndyPL Kids Book Blog rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Cass and Max-Ernest are back and their new adventure is just as dangerous as it was before. (See The Name of This Book is Secret) Cass discovers a note in her lunch bag - a shopping list from her mom. But there’s something weird about the note: a) Cass’s mom just went to the store the day before b) some of the things on the list they never eat c) the note is signed, “Mother”. It just doesn’t add up and there is a good reason it doesn’t - the note isn’t from Cass’s mom at all, it’s a coded messag...more

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Sep 07, 2010 Nick rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I don't know why it took me so long to read the second volume of this series, but it took a near meeting with the mysterious author to get me to do it. No, really, he was just here drinking coffee, at the other end of our library. He spoke to one of my coworkers, after his real identity was exposed by a paperwork error at Little, Brown...or so they would have you believe. I think the Midnight Sun got to a vulnerable office worker, promising him or her fame, fortune and never-ending spa visits......more

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Nov 28, 2012 Rawan L rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was not what I thought it would be. I did not enjoy this book. It is about 2 people Cass and Max-Ernest they want to be in the secret society. They're waiting for a letter from the secret society. Their school goes on a trip near the water. They asked their teacher if the class can go explore and their teacher said yes so they went to this ship because they thought they saw the person that they were suppose to meet. The went in but it was a trap. They were their enemies so they tied th...more

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Jan 31, 2009 Afton Nelson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: juvenile

I hate to say it, but this book is a bit forgettable. It's lots of fun while being read, mostly because of the authors constant asides and even full chapters explaining his reluctance and fear to tell this horrible yet exciting story. But, days after finishing it, I could not remember one of the revelations at the end of the book. (And didn't really care that I'd already returned it to the library and could not look it up.)

Still, I think any 3rd-5th grader would enjoy this book because of the "m...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Irene rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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"If You're Reading This, It's Too Late" is the continuation of the book, "The Name of This Book is Secret". "If You're Reading This, It's Too Late" is about two friends, Cass and Max-Ernest. They just entered the Terces Society (it's a secret society) and are waiting for their new mission while they're on a field trip at the beach. But during the field trip, Cass and Max-Ernest got kidnapped by the Midnight Sun! On the Midnight Sun's boat, they find a magic ball that acts as a radio and managed...more

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Mar 17, 2012 John Paul rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Its now time for my review for the second part of the Secret Series. With a new adventure this time it is a good continuation from The Name of This Book is Secret.

This time, the author for the second installment introduced some new characters which made the story more interesting. SPOILER! With the addition of a 3rd person to accompany Max-Earnest and Cass, it kind of follows the pattern of a trio-group protagonist (remember Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Hunger Games...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Molly Peterson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch

" If You're Reading This, It's Too Late" is the second book in Pseudonymous Bosch's Secret series. If you read the Lemony Snicket books or the first book in the Secret series and loved either, i would highly recommend this unpredictible mystery. It's great if you love being on the edge of your seat and having endless suprises.

The series' heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest, start out waiting, waiting for their secret society to contact them. T...more

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Feb 18, 2011 Elfira rated it 3 of 5 stars

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What keeps me reading the series is the narator character. It was like I didn't care at all about the story. I guess I just can't lie about my age.

And I think that's the only problem I have with this book. I mean if the author someday decides to write something that has more appeal to adult, I would definitely put it in my shelf. He is creative in way that he is able to come up with various detail in presenting a story. When I read the books (the first two of the series), I feel like each chapte...more

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Dec 10, 2010 Jacinta rated it 5 of 5 stars

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If you’re Reading this it’s too late
Written By: Pseudonymous Bosch
If you’re Reading this it’s too late written by: Pseudonymous Bosch is about a girl named Cass (Cassandra), who is waiting to be picked up by a secret society called the Terces. Cass is a survivalist, and prepares for any emergencies. She has pointy ears which she covers with her braids. She lives with her mom only, and visits her grandparent’s often in their firehouse. Cass’s collaborator, Max Ernest is also going to part of the...more
If you’re Reading this it’s too late
Written By: Pseudonymous Bosch
If you’re Reading this it’s too late written by: Pseudonymous Bosch is about a girl named Cass (Cassandra), who is waiting to be picked up by a secret society called the Terces. Cass is a survivalist, and prepares for any emergencies. She has pointy ears which she covers with her braids. She lives with her mom only, and visits her grandparent’s often in their firehouse. Cass’s collaborator, Max Ernest is also going to part of the Terces too. His parents are divorced and literally live in a house that’s split in half. He has a “condition” his parents call it where he talks too much. Cass is his first friend he’s ever had because of his “condition”. One day they decide to miss school and find a secret note that tells them to go to dock #2. They go and they get tricked by their enemies, The Midnight Sun. The Midnight Sun and the terces society get into a fight for the secret mysterious creature, the homunculus. In the end Max Ernest and Cass do get to be part of the Terces (secret) society, but neither the Midnight Sun nor the Terces Society get the homunculus creature.

The writing style of Pseudonymous Bosch is action packed. At the end of a chapter he always does something, or tells you something that makes you want to keep on reading and not to stop at that same chapter, like you would usually do. He makes it so secret that you keep on wanting to read to know the secret.
My opinion about If you’re Reading This It’s too Late is it’s a great book. It is one of my favorite. I like how the author is very secret with the names of the characters, like for example he says he can’t tell you the characters names because it might be a danger for them. I also like how he says he won’t tell you something but always ends up telling you with a lot of details.
What I didn’t like is Pseudonymous Bosch is too private with his name, identity, and similar things. Like for example; I doubt his real name is Pseudonymous Bosch. It also delays the book, because so much privacy description. But even though that it is sort of bad, it brings a good thing: Making you wanting you read it and more interesting.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery and action. If you have already read this book, I recommend reading the rest of the secret series (or Terces). A type of writing style he almost always uses in almost all of his books is like this: “I promise, your taste buds will tingle . . . Your palate will sing! Oh No, have I accidentally tempted you to read this book? I will warn you, however, the most delicious things are never good for you… and this story is particularly scrumptious!” I have been recommended to read this book by most of my friends, and even my friend’s friend.
If you read the series and liked it you might also like; the Harry Potter series, By: J.K. Rowling, the Percy Jackson series, By: Rick Riordan, The Benedict Society By: Trenton Lee Stewart and the Emily Windsnap series By: Liz Kessler.
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Apr 22, 2013 Leia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I think this was a fantastic children's book to read.It was full of imagination,
any fans of Lemony Snicket will love this book.This book was an delightful
demonstration of imagination that a child will need to get through the day
(Like school)This book is probably a unique book and great in anyways, the
only thing i have to say is that i like this book i just don't love it. You will
probably find 4-5 books very similar to this, the writing ideas have been seen
through other books that are not as g...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Ahmer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

While this book may be a good read for 7th graders, I wouldn't recommend it for anyone older than that. P. Bosch's If You're Reading This It's Too Late didn't really captivate me. The frequent interruptions in the book by the author to tell us 'how much he shouldn't be writing this book' are simply a cheap attempt at comedy that isn't really present. The plot revolves around two main characters, Cass and Max-Ernest, who are nothing more than a couple of 12 year olds who are at the bottom of the...more

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Nov 18, 2011 Nora rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In If You're Reading This, It's Too Late there is a girl named Cass and a boy named Max-Ernest that have had an adventure and have found out about the Terces Society. Cass gets a note and Max-Ernest finds out that the note means they are supposed to meet someone at 12 p.m. on dock 3. They go to dock 3 at 12 p.m. when they are at a field trip at the ocean with their teacher Mr. Needleman. They find a wonderful ship with a man that says he Pietro Bergamo, a magician and member of the Terces Societ...more In If You're Reading This, It's Too Late there is a girl named Cass and a boy named Max-Ernest that have had an adventure and have found out about the Terces Society. Cass gets a note and Max-Ernest finds out that the note means they are supposed to meet someone at 12 p.m. on dock 3. They go to dock 3 at 12 p.m. when they are at a field trip at the ocean with their teacher Mr. Needleman. They find a wonderful ship with a man that says he Pietro Bergamo, a magician and member of the Terces Society. But it turns out that the man is Dr. L and part of the Midnight Sun. Cass and Max-Ernest get tied up in a dark room under the boat's ground level. Max-Ernest unties the rope later on. They find the stolen Sound Prism which is a weird ball that carries sounds and take it with them. Cass and Max-Ernest quietly go back up when Mr. Needleman comes and helps them go on a speedboat. Mr. Needleman turns out to be Owen, a member of the Terces Society. Owen brings them to land and with his car home. But Cass and Max-Ernest go to the Museum of Magic to give the Sound Prism to Pietro Bergamo. They see strange things and finally meet Pietro and a few other people part of the Terces Society. Cass is told to take the Sound Prism back with her home. Cass and Max-Ernest get some papers that give them information about the Sound Prism and homunculus. They go to Whisper Lake, the place where Cass keeps on dreaming about with Cass's grandparents and Yo-Yoji, a boy from school. They call the Homunculus with the Sound Prism and secretly take him with them in a backpack. But when they are back and at the Magic Museum the homunculus has disappeared. A few days later Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji go to a concert of the daughters of a woman part of the Midnight Sun. The homunculus comes and Cass and the homunculus get caught and driven back to Whisper Lake. The Terces Society members and Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji come and fight against the Midnight Sun. A big boulder falls and crushes the homunculus.

Cass and Max-Ernest do some very risky things. They never know if someone is part of the Terces Society or the Midnight Sun. The Sound Prism seems very mysterious because it doesn't look special but can carry sounds and is wanted because it hes been stolen. The Homunculus is very selfish and dangerous because he eats humans when he doesn't like them. It is funny when he annoys Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji by always being hungry. It is very sad that the homunculus dies. He was a nice guy and cared for Cass.(less)

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Apr 18, 2010 Breanna Smith added it · review of another edition

A lake at dawn. It is very cold. A familiar eerie song starts to play. Clouds of fog cling to the surface of the water. We can hardly see through the air,it is so wet and clammy. Dark, hulking trees move in and out of view like shadowy hunters stalking prey. In the background, jagged mountain peaks rise out out of the mist like giant jaws ready to clamp down on the entire picture. Cass and Max-Earnest meet a new friend named Yo-yoji. Amber the nicest and third prettiest girl in school has a crus...more

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Feb 13, 2010 Carly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Okay, Pseudonymous Bosch, you may still be a mysterious and hot young male author (

if you don't believe me) and I may still not know your identity (maybe I need to get some of my friends who are truly skilled with Google to help me dig it up), but you dropped the ball a little bit with this book. Just a little bit, mind you. I mean, I'm still picking up your third book today. No big deal. I still love you. You can still make me laugh. But this wasn't quite like the honeymoon phase of The Name o...more

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Apr 18, 2010 Whitney rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is awsome! I think the first had a little more action, but it was still amazing! If you want to read this book, make sure you read the first one before, (The Name of This Book Is Secret).

Warning! Do Not Read The Following If You Have Not Read The First Book:

Young Cass and Max-Ernest embark on another thrilling adventure when they finally become members of the Terces Society and set off on an adventure to find the ancient Homoculus, I creature who was born in a bottle nearly five hudred...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Chocola Biscuits rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

this is my actual first book, back when I was a freshman.
I really liked the cover,which is one reason I've bought it. that shinning sheet when you tilt right or left ( that really amused me as a kid back then).
well, I hadn't had the chance to buy the first book because I was just wondering what does this book contain and I'm kind of curious...

it was just there in the 'best sellers, new york time' ,on that moment I wasn't really aware of what that is, I'm not much of a bookworm but this book ga...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ala, arc, kids

A fun adventure tale! I haven't read the first book in the series; the narrator periodically refers to something that happened in the first book, but usually explains it in a "you may recall that when we last encountered these evil creatures..." sort of way, so I didn't feel like my enjoyment of this book was hampered by not having read the first.

The narrator is pretty hysterical, and the protagonists are great kids, quirky and very likable. There's plenty of action, humor, loyalty, and friendsh...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Sunil rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, 2010, favorites

The gimmick is that the author is really afraid to write these books because you, the reader, might end up getting into trouble with the villains. Which leads to lots of cute narration humor. This line right here is a prime example of why I enjoy reading these books:

You will notice that I have numbered the chapters in this book backward. Like a countdown to a rocket launch. Or a bomb. With any luck, the book will explode at the end, and I won't have to finish it.

This book is structured different...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Maharet rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: on-going-series, ya, fantasy, ok

Carino, ma il primo volume mi aveva convinto di più, l'avevo trovato più veloce, spigliato e divertente: qui succede poco ed il libro scorre un pò lento, il che non è l'ideale per un libro d'avventura e neanche il finale mi ha convinto più di tanto.
La voce dell'autore è come al solito tremendamente fastidiosa, per niente all'altezza di Lemony Snicket, a cui chiaramente s'ispira, ma dopo un pò è facile da ignorare e ci si può concentrare sulla storia, anche se in questo caso non prende come nel p...more

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Nov 04, 2012 Patti rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this whole series and can highly recommend it! There was enough suspense to keep this 40 something entertained, and it was a good read that I think anyone could read without feeling that they were being "dummed down" by the writing. Yes it's geared toward the middle school set, but I read the first book, and couldn't wait to read them all!

The books have clever titles, designed to hook you in and get you to read them. I read them a while ago, so I can't tell you what each book was about, b...more

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