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This was a great young adult book. Fantastical creatures begin to emerge from a card game played by a group of friends, and they must fight to prevent them from destroying the world. I loved all the mythical similarities and fantasy elements employed in this book, it just felt a little young for me. I recommend this for older children and teens. ( )

I enjoyed this one, but it was a little too young for me. I think it would be much enjoyed by fans who liked the Fablehaven series. Dark fae creatures, 4 friends with a mysterious foe, and adults with a secret identity. Rather predictable, but kids would like it, I think. ( )

The Revenge of the Shadow King was an incredible book written by two incredible authors, Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis. After I read the last word, I sat in my chair wishing that there was more to read. This fictional book was filled with nonstop action packed adventures that kept you on the edge of your seat after every page.

The four main, important characters in this book are Max Sumner, Natalia Romanov, Ernie Tweeny, and Harley Eisenstein. All four of them have the same major problem, to prevent the Shadow King and the immortal witch Morgan LaFey from destroying the world with their cruel powers. Max, the major main character, must protect the magical book called the Codex. My favorite character of the book would be Harley for a number of reasons; like that he was very strong and brave and had absolutely no fear of anything. He also stands up for the group of four (they call themselves the “Grey Griffins”) as well as himself, almost like the “protector” of them.

The Revenge of the Shadow King was so great that I never really wanted to put it down to take a break. I honestly loved the whole entire book, which was set in the extremely wealthy town of Avalon, Minnesota. It was good enough to make me decide that I had couldn’t choose a favorite part, and I had no least favorite part. The writing styles of Benz and Lewis is fantastically unique because some parts of the book were almost “dark.”

Not one chapter, sentence, or word in this story would change the slightest bit. The Revenge of the Shadow King is one awesome book that really grabbed my interest to reading the rest of the trilogy. This book is such a good read!

My recommendation for this book is to any teenager/young adult who likes a little “horror” thrown into an actiony- adventurous book that had a very nice flow from chapter to chapter. ( )