March 25, 2013

The Key (Magnificent 12 book 3) by Michael Grant (Wonderful)

First off, I want to express how awesome Michael Grant is.  For one, he has three series going on at the same time, and the sequel is still out within a year.  Also, he manages to go from the kind of book Gone is to this book which is so completely different, but still amazing.  It was a super refreshing thing to read; I don't know if you know what I mean by that, but it's the perfect word to describe this book.

I've had The Key in my room since Christmas, but I had been putting it off because, frankly, I had forgotten how good it is.  It is the third book in a series, so if I were you, I'd look up the first two books The Call and The Trap before you read this.  I doubt it would make much sense otherwise.  But, before you leave, remember that this series is a bit kiddish, mostly because of its kind of humor, but I actually laughed out loud multiple times while reading this, so keep in mind, this isn't one of the intense books that I sometimes read.  Anyway... Hope you decide to look it up.  Here's the cover for this book.

The cover shows Mack with one of the girls (I'm thinking Jarrah) at the base of the Eiffel Tower while tornadoes cover the tower and a creepy face made out of clouds peers down on them.  The cover sums up the ending pretty nicely, not my favorite cover, but its alright.

Note: I am not spoiling anything.  It might seem like I am, but I promise you I won't.

Summary: In the Magnificent 12's search for the key they come across many, shall we say, small issues.  A fear of beards, rats, the Loch Ness monster, a text message of doom, and even a catapult ride to certain death.  Everything is falling to pieces in the Magnifica's hands and the best they can hope for is reunite eleven of the twelve before the Pale Queen takes over for good.

Review: Absolutely hilarious, but with an exciting plot that will almost certainly capture anyone who can read.  I really loved it, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.  Basically, just go read it along with all the other books in the series.

I'm going to do a new thing where I have a phrase for each book I review just to entertain those who have already read it.  I will never spoil anything, but I'll try to start doing it on all reviews from here on out.

Anyway, thanks for reading! As always, feel free to comment.

Phrase: "Go Fighting Pupfish!"