Grim Tuesday (Keys to the Kingdom Series #2)

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Grim Tuesday (The Keys to the Kingdom #2)

by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author)

3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 · rating details · 10,128 ratings · 280 reviews

Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins. One mysterious house is the doorway to a very mysterious worldwhere one boy is about to venture and unlock a number of fantastical secrets.

ebook, 336 pages

Published January 1st 2004 by Scholastic, Inc.

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Jan 27, 2009 Anthony rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The book "Grim Tuesday" is a truly amazing I was fortunate enough to find and read after finishing the first book of this amazing series. "Grim Tuesday" is a book like no other, with the features of every fantasy book like magic, and friendship, but still uniquely its own.
The book is about a boy named Arthur who happens to be in an outside gym class one day. He is phsically weak, and gets an asthma attack which proves to be almost fatal. He is abot to die, but a man appears in front of hi and...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Books-treasureortrash rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, reviewed

Book Review: 2 Treasure Boxes

Grim Tuesday, the keeper of the Second Key is threatening Arthur's family and the only way Arthur can protect them, and himself, is to return to the House. The House is the center of the universe and the source of all creation. Arthur has only been home a few hours, but once again he must leave earth, and with Susie's help, he must defeat Grim Tuesday in order to save his family and stop the universe from unraveling. In Mister Monday, Arthur defeated the holder of th...more Book Review: 2 Treasure Boxes

Grim Tuesday, the keeper of the Second Key is threatening Arthur's family and the only way Arthur can protect them, and himself, is to return to the House. The House is the center of the universe and the source of all creation. Arthur has only been home a few hours, but once again he must leave earth, and with Susie's help, he must defeat Grim Tuesday in order to save his family and stop the universe from unraveling. In Mister Monday, Arthur defeated the holder of the First Key, became the Lord of the Lower House, and has started to repair the damage that has occurred to the House and the denizens. He left some capable and trustworthy people in charge for several years so he could return to Earth and have some time to grow up. However, Grim Tuesday has his own plans, which include retrieving the Key and Lordship of the the Lower House.

Garth Nix has written numerous young adult books and series including: The Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom. Grim Tuesday is the second of seven books in The Keys to the Kingdom series and it is a fantasy story that is told in the third person narrative primarily from the point of view of the main protagonist, a 12 year old boy named Arthur Penhaligon. This book is good for grades 5 to 8, can be considered a Young Adult fantasy, but it can also be enjoyed by adults.

I enjoyed this story, but I did not think it was as good as the first book because it followed the same format. There were some engaging characters, like Tom Shelvocke the Mariner, who is the second son of the Architect, and Suzy Turquoise Blue. Overall, the story was interesting and kept me wondering how it was all going to end. The beginning started with plenty of action and then the story progressed with steady momentum until the final conclusion. There were plenty of obstacles along the way and the ending was quite exciting. I was intrigued with the concept of nothing, where globuals of nothing floated around and destroyed whatever they touched. This nothing is also at the basis of creation, with the concept that first there is nothing and then it turns into matter, creating whatever is required.

The story has a good and satisfying ending, but it is clearly just part of a bigger story. The end introduces Drowned Wednesday, the next book in the series as well as the holder of the Third Key. I recommend Grim Tuesday as a good read, and I am looking forward to see where this story is going. I am planning to read the next book in the series.

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Jul 12, 2012 Mimi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Arthur defeated Mister Monday in book one, and he thought he would get a little break back on Earth with his family, but no such luck. He has to go and defeat Grim Tuesday as well!

Mister Monday's downfall came from ignoring his duties and allowing nothing to get done and be completely inefficient. Grim Tuesday's demise is brought on by his greed. He has dug deeper and deeper into the Nothing, which is very dangerous and destructive.

There is one part that might be too gruesome for younger readers...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This second book in the Keys series flows much better than the first, and brings home just how dark and wrong things are in the House.

To Arthur it's only been hours since he left the House. He wants to have time to grow up, to just be a kid, and the Will promised him that. But time moves very differently in the House and to the Denizens, it's been months. And things aren't going well for Arthur's domain of Monday.

Grim Tuesday wants the Key for Monday, and uses legal means to try to wrest it from...more This second book in the Keys series flows much better than the first, and brings home just how dark and wrong things are in the House.

To Arthur it's only been hours since he left the House. He wants to have time to grow up, to just be a kid, and the Will promised him that. But time moves very differently in the House and to the Denizens, it's been months. And things aren't going well for Arthur's domain of Monday.

Grim Tuesday wants the Key for Monday, and uses legal means to try to wrest it from Arthur. Even going so far as to send his toadies into Arthur's world to ruin his family financially, blackmail to force Arthur to willingly give over the Key.

And so Arthur finds himself having to journey back into the House to rescue both his family and the domain of Monday. Only this time when he enters the House, he winds up in Grim Tuesday's domain, the Far Reaches, and there's no good way to escape.

It's little more than a massive mine pit, filled with soot and pollution, and without possession of the Key this time, Arthur doesn't have a way out. It looks like he'll be spending an eternity mining Nothing at the bottom of a lightless pit. But even if he did find a way out, without the Key granting him the powers of Monday, how will he defeat Grim Tuesday and rescue all the other slaves working in the Pit?

Of course there's an answer to be found, but it's a long road to get there and the descriptions along the way are well done. You really get a feel for the dreary, soul-killing atmosphere of the place. And we finally get something in the way of character development, too. Not out in Arthur's world; those characters remain bare sketches, hence four stars instead of five, but Arthur himself is fleshed out more and some of the Denizens he meets feel like real people instead of just two dimensional place holders.

Overall, I'd say that this book is a better read than the first. By now I'm used to this odd world so it's not such a jolt and thing are much easier to follow, here. The world and the characters are much more mature and there's good development of both. This is turning into a very interesting series. (less)

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Jun 08, 2010 Max added it · review of another edition

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The second installment in the Keys to the Kingdom series, Grim Tuesday picks up right where Mister Monday left off, mere hours after Arthur has returned home for what he thought would be a five or six-year break. Unfortunately, time in his realm does not equate to time in the House. To top it all off, the phone call warning him of mischief afoot gets cut off, leaving him only half in the know. Talk about a lot of creativity. Garth Nix has loads of imagination in this hero journey. I was tickled...more

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May 11, 2010 Tabitha Olson rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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After _Mister Monday_, I was hoping the author would take _Grim Tuesday_ a step further and really draw the readers into the story. I wanted to know more about the House and the Will, and see Arthur and Suzy really grow as characters. Unfortunately, none of those things happened. Arthur and Suzy seem exactly the same as before, the drive behind the story is exactly the same (Arthur needs to get the Keys in order to save his family), and that made the story very predictable and boring. Disappoint...more

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Oct 21, 2011 06codym rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Grim Tuesday

Garth Nix

Arthur Penhaligon is back! Before Mister Monday was defeated by arther Mister Monday had been lazy for a VERY VERY long time. So he had been buying all sorts of luxuries from Grim tuesday but had never actually paid the bill. SO when Arthur becomes the master of Monday's domain, Grim tuesday decides to enforce the need for payment of the bill. Grim now has approvement to make arthur pay for all of the stuff monday bought however he wants to. The way grim choose to make arthu...more Grim Tuesday

Garth Nix

Arthur Penhaligon is back! Before Mister Monday was defeated by arther Mister Monday had been lazy for a VERY VERY long time. So he had been buying all sorts of luxuries from Grim tuesday but had never actually paid the bill. SO when Arthur becomes the master of Monday's domain, Grim tuesday decides to enforce the need for payment of the bill. Grim now has approvement to make arthur pay for all of the stuff monday bought however he wants to. The way grim choose to make arthur pay were multiple things that made arthur's world suffer. He made all of the schoold close down in the giant city that arthur lived in, he made all of arthur's neigbors sell their houses, and he also made all of the stock market plumet to the worst it had ever been! Arthur had to do something! He had to defeat grim tuesday and take control of his domain before it was too late! So he had to go back to the house. The gatekeeper again gave him a disguise to wear in grim's mines. grim had been mining for "nothing" which he can make into anything! Well arthur works in the mines for a long time and is stuck down there until he is rescued by suzy turquoise blue! the have these wings that only go up and they go up and up until they get to the roof of the house. THen they work their way to grim's pyramid which holds all of grim's treasures. They meet this guy i forgot his name but he is like the lord of all sailors and he helps them go to this star that the second part of the will is on and they rescue the second part of the will and when they get back tuesday is waiting for them and they made an agreement to see who could make the more glorious thing out of nothing would hold mastery of tuesday's domain. Well tuesday made a small tree made out of gold with silver vains and Arthur though he could never beat that in his entire life! But he made a xylophone and played a song that he had made up himself. Well it was time to judge and the main sailor said that tuesday's tree was beautiful but it was a copy of something that an ancient japanese emporor had made. But, Arthur's song was something that he had made up himself and so he should win! Arthur then had control of tuesday's domain and had found the second part of the will!(less)

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Sep 10, 2011 Anila rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Garth Nix just never lets us down, does he?

Grim Tuesday, the second (as one might expect) in the Keys to the Kingdom series, is as solid a fantasy as its predecessor, Mister Monday. It was, in fact, almost better - but unfortunately its primary strength was counterbalanced by a weakness, so it gets the same four as the first.

That strength was this: the first book had little in the way of consequences. No one got seriously injured who didn't deserve it. (view spoiler)...more Garth Nix just never lets us down, does he?

Grim Tuesday, the second (as one might expect) in the Keys to the Kingdom series, is as solid a fantasy as its predecessor, Mister Monday. It was, in fact, almost better - but unfortunately its primary strength was counterbalanced by a weakness, so it gets the same four as the first.

That strength was this: the first book had little in the way of consequences. No one got seriously injured who didn't deserve it. (view spoiler) That changes here. Grim Tuesday is an excellent example of a quest novel in which the hero must truly bleed and suffer to achieve his goals, in which plans don't go perfectly even when they work, and in which victory, once achieved, seems to have been genuinely earned.

The flaw, though, is that the victory is not as hard-fought as the one. Things went a lot more neatly in this book and the titular villain, Grim Tuesday, was not nearly as scary as Mister Monday. There was, over all, less emotion involved in the book, it seemed: while the starting point (Arthur alone in the House, trapped in the Pit no less) could have been an opportunity for great pathos and tension, it was wasted by something which did smell rather of deus ex machina. A large section of the plot was just executing a plan and while there were small hitches, it basically went the way it was supposed to. (view spoiler) While I read most of this book in half a day, I can't say that I flew through it because it was really more of a glide - Nix's prose and plotting moves the reader along smoothly, like they're sitting on a conveyor belt. In his better-paced books, it's more of a roller coaster, so I was somewhat disappointed.

The things that I identify as strengths of the series concept are here, though: the wild creativity that a setting like the House enables is running gleefully rampant, and there's even a reference to a famous work of literature finagled in here which I appreciated very much. I'm not up to date enough on middle-grade fiction right now to judge how it compares to the field - except to say that it's without a doubt superior to the endless Warrior cat books - but this book is definitely better than a lot of YA novels nowadays. So take heed, YA fans: if you're disappointed with your library's crop of paranormal romance, wander on into the children's section and look for this series. You will not regret it.(less)

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Jan 31, 2012 Wealhtheow rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, ya, disabled-character

In the midst of a fatal asthma attack, Arthur was given a smidgen of magical power. Using it, he was able to not only survive the attack, but also stage a revolution against the languid Mister Monday. After claiming Monday's powers for his own, Arthur granted them to a Steward so he could return to the mortal world to continue living life as a child. But the second Monday ended, Tuesday began--and Grim Tuesday was fearful that Arthur would do to him what he'd already done to Mister Monday. And s...more

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May 25, 2009 Jack rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 05-may-09, fantasy, fiction

I couldn't help myself. I have a copy of this book on my shelf calling to me just as soon as I finished Mister Monday. It's a good thing that I do have a copy or else I'd be craving over it like a sick puppy. I was not disappointed. I liked Arthur even more for some reason. I know some people might want to hate him for the fact that he was avoiding his 'supposed' responsibility. But, I think I get it. I mean, when you're twelve, a lot doesn't make sense, been there, done that thing. I'd say for...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Barbara ★ rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, read-2011, young-adult-children

This series is really cute and especially designed for boys under the teen level. It just has so many creative elements and events that would appeal to the younger set. That being said, I loved it as it's rather different from what I usually read and great for listening in the car.

Arthur Penhaligan, a normal person in the 7th grade, was somehow selected to become the rightful heir to the Keys to the Kingdom (a universe adjacent to Earth that can be accessed through a monstrous house that only Ar...more This series is really cute and especially designed for boys under the teen level. It just has so many creative elements and events that would appeal to the younger set. That being said, I loved it as it's rather different from what I usually read and great for listening in the car.

Arthur Penhaligan, a normal person in the 7th grade, was somehow selected to become the rightful heir to the Keys to the Kingdom (a universe adjacent to Earth that can be accessed through a monstrous house that only Arthur can see). And this is book two of his adventures outsmarting the Morrow days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc), each one has control on the day of his name. For example on Monday, Arthur had to deal with and defeat Mister Monday. On Tuesday it is Grim Tuesday and on Wednesday it will be Lady Wednesday. This is a cleverly written tongue in cheek kind of story that actually teaches morality to some degree. Arthur is set by The Will to correct the wrongs done by the Morrow days. The Morrow days aren't really evil but they have been corrupted by greed and the powers they have acquired. Grim Tuesday is a treasure hoarder and has become a slaver in the hopes of gaining more treasures. Arthur is appalled and vows to set the slaves free once he becomes keeper of the second key. Arthur and his ally Suzy Turquoise Blue spend their time in the house trying to get to the treasure tower and find the snippet of The Will that will bestow ownership of the Key to Arthur. You must keep in mind that Arthur doesn't want to be keeper of the keys to the kingdom, he just wants to return to his normal life but the House and it's denizens just won't allow that since he is already Lord Monday and the responsibility of the Lower House falls squarely on his shoulders. The other Morrow days sense disaster in the making and want to wrest control from Arthur's rather human hands. I find this really entertaining and it's fun to read about Arthur (and Suzy's) adventures and the defeat of the arrogant Morrow days.(less)

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Jan 25, 2012 Alice rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 12th-grade

Keys to The Kingdom is about a boy named arther who has just won the key to the Lower house. Grim Tuesday is determined to take it away from him out of dept. Previously the man who Arther got the key from owed Grim Tuesday alot of money. Arther is forced to disguise himself as one of Grims minions to prevent his family from going bankrupt and getting the lower house key taken away from him. He looks for the second part of the will so that the will could tell Grim to give him the second key. Grim...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Laura Pilcher rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: magical, adventure

I enjoyed this second Instalment in the days series. It follows on nicely from the previous book "Mr Monday". Arthur unwillingly is thrust back into the madness of the "House" to save his friends and family in the second realm. This book explores the next level of the house which is Grim Tuesdays domain. I continue to like the character of Susie the sidekick although i feel i would have loved her if she was more quirky such as "Mogget" or the "Disreputable Dog" in the Abhorsen books. She seems a...more

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Jan 25, 2009 Jaemi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, fantasy, ya-fiction, magic, favorite-series

The second installment in the Keys to the Kingdom series, Grim Tuesday picks up right where Mister Monday left off, mere hours after Arthur has returned home for what he thought would be a five or six-year break. Unfortunately, time in his realm does not equate to time in the House. To top it all off, the phone call warning him of mischief afoot gets cut off, leaving him only half in the know.

When mysterious men appear across the street with a Sold sign, and his father receives a call that he ow...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Martine rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: steampunk

This book is like a catchy tune you heard on the radio that one likes without knowing why and while being full aware that there are better pieces of art. At least I can tell what I disliked about the books. It's Arthur. I feel no connection to him whatsoever, although I used to have asthma when I was younger – how can that be?
Well, it's a fact that Arthur Penhaligon is not the most complex main character that a book can have. Not the worst one, but there is not much to look at, to be honest. He'...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Pâm Gonçalves rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Essa resenha foi publicada no blog Garota it também.

Artur só teve tempo de passar algumas horas fora da Casa, e sua presença já é necessária novamente. O tempo dentro da Casa passa muito mais rápido, ou seja, muitas coisas aconteceram, e o Horrível Terça-Feira percebe a ameaça que Artur pode se tornar para sua chave. Então elabora um plano para que ele entregue o primeiro dia e sua chave, antes que ele queira tomar a sua. Para isso ele ameaça a família de Artur, e todos os que habitam os Reinos...more Essa resenha foi publicada no blog Garota it também.

Artur só teve tempo de passar algumas horas fora da Casa, e sua presença já é necessária novamente. O tempo dentro da Casa passa muito mais rápido, ou seja, muitas coisas aconteceram, e o Horrível Terça-Feira percebe a ameaça que Artur pode se tornar para sua chave. Então elabora um plano para que ele entregue o primeiro dia e sua chave, antes que ele queira tomar a sua. Para isso ele ameaça a família de Artur, e todos os que habitam os Reinos Secundários. O garoto terá que voltar para a Casa e deter o Horrível Terça-Feira antes que algo pior aconteça.

A criatividade de Garth Nix continua a mil, e sua habilitada para criar diversos trocadilhos com nomes de pessoas, lugares e objetos é uma coisa incrível. Mas são esses trocadilhos que causam certa confusão para quem lê o primeiro livro. Ao ler o segundo eu me acostumei com isso, já estando habituada e ambientada com a leitura do primeiro, o segundo foi mais fácil.

O que senti falta em O Horrível Terça-Feira foi história! Hahaha O livro é tão rapidinho, e em alguns momentos senti que o autor enrolou um pouco, ao invés de criar história sem encher linguiça. Ele já é bem menor em número de páginas que o primeiro livro, e ainda assim, tornou-se menor por faltar um pouco mais de aventura ou uma história concreta como no primeiro livro. Talvez eu tenha sentido isso porque em Sr. Segunda-Feira era preciso entender mais como a Casa funcionava, e no segundo livro essa parte já estava conhecida do leitor. Mas ainda assim o autor poderia ter usado algum artificio melhor para essa diferença não se tornar tão evidente.

A narrativa é ótima e flui muito bem – levando em consideração a confusão que pode haver pelos trocadilhos. Li o livro muito rápido justamente por estar mais familiarizada com a história.

Eu recomendo muito a série As Chaves do Reino para quem gosta de livros de aventuras e mundos desconhecidos que necessitam ser explorados.(less)

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Apr 02, 2011 John rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This 2nd title in the Keys to the Kingdom series may have been my least favorite...for some reason, that seems to be a trend (in my opinion) of 7-book series. Nevertheless, it is still enjoyable and keeps the storyline moving. The last 1/3rd of the book is when things really pick up when the book begins to reach its climax, a key new character is introduced, and a final twist is presented at the end that will make you want to have book 3 (Drowned Wednesday) sitting right next to you when you fin...more

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Jan 30, 2011 Lydia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this second book of The Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur is called back to obtain the Second Key. Grim Tuesday gathers indentured servants to work his mining pit of Nothing.

Nix has a more interesting concept of "Nothing" in this series. The basic premise is that everything created is created out of "Nothing". Yet, there seems to be a way to actually mine nothing. Does this relate back to a basic concept of Christianity? The existence of the various realms were indeed created by the "Archite...more

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Mar 12, 2011 Sara Diane rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fantasy fans

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This is a charming series about a young boy, Arthur Penhaligon, who is selected by agents of another dimension, so to speak, as the heir to the Keys of the Kingdom. The Kingdom was made by the Architect, and it includes the House, the Secondary Realms (worlds like ours), and the entire universe. But her Trustees haven't been very faithful, and her Will has been split into parts and unable to be fulfilled. Arthur is pulled into a world of magic and mayhem where each Trustee has control over a dif...more

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Oct 08, 2010 Ryn rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-fantasy

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Mar 07, 2013 Kai rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Having read Mister Monday, I naturally proceeded to this book, only on account of love for the author Garth Nix and a fair bit of the first book, which to me was mundane most of the time. Luckily, I realized that the Keys to the Kingdom series is far more like one great book with seven chapters, Mister Monday being one long introductory to the whole mythos of the series. Having previously established that slow beginnings don't bode well with me, I am happy to say that in entering the early middl...more

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Jun 29, 2011 Hollowspine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya

My favorite part of this book is the beginning, the description of Grim Tuesday and the Pit. I could have spent more time learning of the dangers of the pit and what the indentured denizens would do down there. However, I did not enjoy this book quite as well as the first, I felt like it went a little bit fast and didn't get to do as much fun description of the Far Reaches or anything else in the House like the first one. I also missed the first part of the will. I again listened to the book rea...more

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May 23, 2010 Jason rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix is about a boy named Arthur that have defeated Mister Monday, but the main character defeated Mister Monday in less than eight hours. Arthur know that Grim Tuesday will come for him. I am still read about it, and the part I am up to is Arthur found a way to go to Grim Tuesday's home. Also he get no time to waste, and he get about forty five minutes to go to the house. I understood that he have to hurry up to go the Grim Tuesday's house, but he should get his friends wi...more

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Dec 30, 2009 kaitlyn rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Again with the awful covers. I seriously want to smack Nix and Scholastic in the face. Why would you think these covers are a good idea?

A few things bothered me about this book:
(1) Is Leaf part of the story or not? Make up your mind. Either she's important or she isn't, and I don't want to spend 10 pages thinking she's important only to have her disappear for the other 350 pages and
(2) Things just happen to Arthur. I like him, but he doesn't really do anything. The keys just take care of things...more

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Mar 09, 2009 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've become completely engrossed in this series...In fact I'm contemplating getting up right now and running to the library to check out the next one.
In this second book, Arthur is again coerced into reentering The House to defeat Grim Tuesday and obtain the second installment of his inheritance with the help of his returning companion Suzy Blue Turquiose, Jepeth the ex-thesaurus, and an enlarged mutant eyebrow named Soot. I was especially tickled by that last one.
One thing that keeps irking...more

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Dec 06, 2010 Raylee Gifford rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-other-worlds-adventure

We continue to follow Arthur on his adventures after he has left Monday's domain in the hands of the will and saved his world from the sleepy plague. Arthur thinks that he will be able to rest from his adventures but when Tuesday comes he finds that his family is being attacked by the greedy Grim Tuesday. Arthur is forced to return to the house to claim the power of Tuesday and rescue the second part of the will from his clutches. After rescuing the will with the help of Suzy and the Mariner and...more

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Jan 28, 2012 Hillary rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-fiction

Arthur's imposed quest continues as the Morrow Days begin to squirm, having discovered the new master of Monday. Grim Tuesday enforces a loophole in the Morrow Days contract-- wherein no Master is allowed to interfere with the inner workings of another's day-- and demands payment in full for all of the previous Master's bills. When Arthur discovers that the only payment acceptable is his reign, he sets off to solve the problem.

This story, a little less involved than the first, still carries some...more

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May 23, 2012 Preistie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The second book in the series does much better at explanations and keeping characters in order without a headache. However - the first book held vast information that never properly settled in, personally, and I feel the addition in the second books only served to confuse me a bit more. I understand Arthur needs to collect all seven parts of the Will, but I can't grasp the exact reason for WHY. Are all the days so bad? Is corruption everywhere the Will is present? It's just a tad confusing to me...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Henry S rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recently I read Grim Tuesday, Book #2 of The Keys to the Kingdom series. It is extremely interesting. First off, Arthur Penhaligon's family is being taxed to the maximum level by Grim's Grotesques, for example, there house is being "sold" to the grotesques. Second of all, Arthur has to go back to the house and defeat Grim Tuesday in order to save his family! Then he gives both keys to the will! If I had to go through the whole story... You would be reading forever!

I am currently reading Drowned...more

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Sep 29, 2012 Chiv Aughn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: coming-of-age, childrens, fantasy

I think Garth Nix is my current favourite author :) He has a way of pulling you into a world that you want to believe is not real but you just can't!

This book made me again question reality. Many authors use useless vocabulary but Garth using simple wording to make a world around you. Usually the second book doesn't match up to the first but this book proved me wrong because this book lived up to it's name and more.

Arthur was sometimes annoying for me but still loved his character but my favour...more

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Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia, to the sound of the Salvation Army band outside playing 'Hail the Conquering Hero Comes' or possibly 'Roll Out the Barrel'. Garth left Melbourne at an early age for Canberra (the federal capital) and stayed there till he was nineteen, when he left to drive around the UK in a beat-up Austin with a boot full of books and a Silver-Reed typewriter.

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“I suppose you could call me...Soot," said the thing. "Yes...Soot. I have breathed it, lived in it, and eaten it for so long that it is a fitting name."
"Eaten it?" asked Suzy. "Why eat soot?"
"Boredom," said Soot.” — 13 people liked it

“Unhand my tail!" squealed the Will.” — 9 people liked it

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