Wednesday, December 31, 2014

The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles #4) by Holly Black and Tony Di'Terlizzi

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After a great fencing match (during which Jared gets himself into trouble), Mallory suddenly disappears from the school grounds where the match took place. Jared and Simon race off to find her and track her down to the old quarry across the street. When they get into the quarry, however, they find themselves trapped along with their sister by a large group of dwarves.

The book really picks up the adventure again. There's real danger and heroics which were lacking in the previous book.

Reading Level: B

Story: 4

I really enjoyed the adventure.

Characters: 4

Although the dwarves are quite generic in their dwarviness, I did enjoy the world that they were building underground.

Style: 4

I felt the style worked well for the story.

Cover: 4

Decent covers that fit the story.

Presentation: 5

The art work is fantastic and is a great example of story and art melding together.

Epicness: 2

It has great potential but is far too short to be epic.

Final Score: 3.83

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