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Eric Luper

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The Mysterious Moonstone (2016) 284 Exemplare
The Chocolate Lab (2017) 174 Exemplare
The Spy's Secret (2016) 169 Exemplare
The Risky Rescue (2017) 127 Exemplare
The Haunted Howl (2016) 116 Exemplare
Seth Baumgartners Love Manifesto (2010) 115 Exemplare
The Wizard's War (2017) 102 Exemplare
The Titanic Treasure (2017) 98 Exemplare
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Big Slick (2007) 42 Exemplare
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
 
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fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |
Description
Futuristic Technology they don’t understand, and a growing oppression that is staged as a necessary good – this could be Cleo and Evan’s most dangerous adventure yet.

In the Magical Library beneath their school, Cleo and Evan have lived out numerous stories through the books housed there. But when a Key Hunter from another Magical Library, a sloth, and a giant tree come back with them from their last book adventure, something is wrong.

They soon find out that things are more interconnected than they seem. Will the next book they enter help set things straight, or at least answer some of their questions?

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I borrowed this book for free from our library system, it was provided for my personal use. There was no agreement with the author, publisher, or any third party that I would publish a review. The following review is unsolicited, unbiased, and all opinions are my own.

Review – Spoiler Free
Like most of the books in this series (read my review of book 1 here), the story is fast paced from beginning to end. I enjoyed the new world, the story lines that it created and the questions it raised. And I loved some specific lines that communicated valuing and respecting others.

Return characters’ backgrounds continue to develop, and actions played off of their strengths and weaknesses. There was a host of new characters brought in with the world of the new story, while they were interesting and definitely necessary, I felt like they were a little under formed – I would have liked to have had a little more interaction with them.

It seems like this is the last book in the series (thought is there were more, I would definitely read them), and it’s a good series ending. I feel like this book mirrored book #4, The Wizard’s War a lot (read the review here). There is one major story line that is resolved, but doing so opens up more. And I have questions at the end that I don’t think will be answered, but I’m OK with that.

While the ending seemed a little rushed, and there were a few parts where I questioned the ability of a character to do something, Luper does a great job of packing a while lot of story into a short book without making huge sacrifices.

Overall, this is another fun read. The series is exciting and I love how each book ventures into a different type of story. I would definitely recommend giving it a read, even for just some quick entertainment if you’re an adult reader.
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GCAnnison | Nov 1, 2021 |
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Their plane crashed in the Amazon, and their only hope of getting rescued is a small statue that was with them – but it fell from the plane miles before they crashed.

Cleo and Evan have used the magic of a secret library under their school to travel through the stories of numerous books. Now, they chase their new librarian, Mr. Locke, into a new book, and find themselves deep in the Amazon rainforest, still chasing him. Not only do they have to live out the story and find a magic key to get back to their world, but now it seems that Locke is determined in bringing them to an unfortunate end.

Disclosure
I borrowed this book for free from our library system, it was provided for my personal use. There was no agreement with the author, publisher, or any third party that I would publish a review. The following review is unsolicited, unbiased, and all opinions are my own.

Review – Spoiler Free
I continue to enjoy this series (read my review of book 1 here), and the kids continue to look forward to it. The last book was a little tricky (read the review here), but I feel that this one is more in step with the other books – easy to read, easy to follow.

Luper does a fantastic job of packing a lot of story into one little book without making huge sacrifices to the storytelling. Characters are developed and have gotten more fleshed out as the series goes along, and the story is interesting and coherent.

One of my favorite things about this series is how involved Cleo and Evan are. They actively make choices that affect the story, they aren’t just being ferried along through it. I also really like that there is more development of the magical library in this book. It raises more questions – good questions – that I look forward to learning about and answering in the coming books.

Again, as with many of the other books in this series, there is little that I disliked. There was one bit where the wording got me confused for a moment, one part where an event seemed a little too unlikely, and a final one a bit towards the end where I would have preferred a little more description where the story pushed on quickly.

Overall, I enjoyed this book, it had the same feel as books 1-3 in the series. I’m looking forward to getting the next book from the library.
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GCAnnison | Nov 1, 2021 |
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Evan knows the Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15th 1912, he also knows that he’s on the Titanic – and it’s 11:30 PM the day before.

Now fully experienced with the magical library under their school, Cleo and Evan follow the villainous Mr. Locke into the story of a new book. They find themselves living out a story of the Titanic’s sinking. But they soon discover that Mr. Locke is traveling through this story for more than just the key to open another book in the magical library. They have only hours to learn what it is and get back out of the book’s story before they go down with the historic sinking.

Disclosure
I borrowed this book for free from our library system, it was provided for my personal use. There was no agreement with the author, publisher, or any third party that I would publish a review. The following review is unsolicited, unbiased, and all opinions are my own.

Review – Spoiler Free
This was another fun read. As with the other books in the series (read my review of book 1 here), the story starts off running, characters are interesting, and the plot is fun to follow.

Events from both the previous book and this one smoothly establish a new goal for Cleo and Evan to work toward with the books in the magical library. This develops some unexpected character dynamics, as well as the need for at least another three books in the series. It also raises some more questions about the history and use of the magical libraries that we don’t have answers to yet. I’m hoping that Luper continues to flesh these out as the series continues.

This book is a little different from the previous Key Hunters books, as this is the first story that’s based on a true event. I know very little about the Titanic, so I’m not sure if any specifics were accurate, but I’m guessing from the details that Luper did his research before writing this.

I found the story a little tricky to follow in some spots, especially when Cleo and Evan were running up and down the length and depth of the Titanic – I’m not so good remembering verbal directions, so I definitely got turned around a few times. I will say that I was able to give this a second read; I forgot to write a review shortly after finishing it, and wanted to go back for a quick refresher. On the second read, I wasn’t as confused – probably because I wasn’t reading to kids and was able to pay better attention. If you’re reading this with kids younger than the intended audience (2nd – 4th graders / 3rd grade reading level), you may want to find some pictures of the Titanic or draw a quick sketch of some things to help them follow along (ex: a profile of the Titanic showing the 4 smokestacks, how the boat tipped as it sank, where it broke in half, etc.).

Overall, this was a good book, though I’m not as excited with it as I was with the first four in the series. We might revisit this after we check out some books on the Titanic from the library. Still looking forward to continuing the series!
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GCAnnison | Nov 1, 2021 |

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