Weakest in the series for me. My daughter also was a bit bored in the start and middle. It's alot of talk of magic, and the lands of which our villains come from/are. It's some neat twist, and the stuff with Izzy is perfect, but it had a struggle to balance the humor and story plotting. My daughter's words were

"I don't know what is happening sometimes but I LOVE Izzy" and Izzy is now her favorite.

A 3 out of 5.