Okay this one was a /chore/.

I’m sorry but I didn’t enjoy this at all. I liked the concept, I loved the excerpts from the Monstranomicon with its gross spells and charms, I even didn’t hate the main characters!

But the actually story for me was predictable, even for a children’s novel. The plot felt dragged out, and the ending felt dragggggggged out even more! (I skim read the last 10 pages because I just wanted to put it down).

This story could have been much better put into a fully illustrated shorter novel or even picture book, and I think I would have much preferred it.