Over all a good book, though I found that at times it slipped into a writing style for younger readers, and gave off a very Alice in Wonderland vibe, which can be good if that's your thing. First up, what was good about it: I liked the idea of the keys, and the interaction between the greater and the lesser ones. Another good thing was how every was explained- and i don't mean to do with the plot, I mean things that are the great mysteries we can only guess at- how the universe was created, and why, and where the house fit in- things like that.
Now for some of the bad bits. Primarily, peoples reactions. They were like (and this is in the modern world, with normal people!): "Oh yeah, cool Arthur, you have a magical book that changes its size and text so it is in english! and also that same book was given to you by a bunch of flying letters! completely normal!", and "Oh looksie, a person with wings!". They were just way too ready to accept that magic was real. Their first thought was: "oh, It's magic!". In the modern world, that's no-ones first thought unless they're like, two.
The characters... they deserve a section of their own, as i can't call them "good" or "bad" in general. So this is the "Meh" section, because they were mostly, personality wise (Some were better, but still mostly.), very stereo-type hero or villains.
Not very 3D.
This book gets three stars, as it had good parts, though some other parts dragged it's score down.Show moreShow less
Now for some of the bad bits. Primarily, peoples reactions. They were like (and this is in the modern world, with normal people!): "Oh yeah, cool Arthur, you have a magical book that changes its size and text so it is in english! and also that same book was given to you by a bunch of flying letters! completely normal!", and "Oh looksie, a person with wings!". They were just way too ready to accept that magic was real. Their first thought was: "oh, It's magic!". In the modern world, that's no-ones first thought unless they're like, two.
The characters... they deserve a section of their own, as i can't call them "good" or "bad" in general. So this is the "Meh" section, because they were mostly, personality wise (Some were better, but still mostly.), very stereo-type hero or villains.
Not very 3D.
This book gets three stars, as it had good parts, though some other parts dragged it's score down. Show more Show less