The Boggart and The Monster: Some Thoughts

The Boggart and the Monster by Susan Cooper

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Yes, good job on the sequel to The Boggart and a nice twist on the Loch Ness monster, who is, it turns out, a cousin to The Boggart. Nessie just happens to have been in monster form for way too long and has forgotten how to get to back to his true Boggart form.

Enter Emily and Jess Volnik from Toronto, back in Scotland 2 years after their first visit and their first encounter with the Boggart. They're off to Loch Ness with their old friend, Tommy, adn Mr. Maconochie, the new owner of Castle Keep. The Boggart goes with them, of course. More mischief and havoc, but this time, can the Boggart help Nessie get back to his true form before discovery by the latest high-tech expedition to Loch Ness?

Well written, evocative, fun, with well-constructed characters and open ending. There is a life for these characters afterwards, whether or not Cooper writes Boggart 3 (please!).



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