| $@%&! level: Low (if any) “Bedroom” level: None Violence level: Low Back Cover: “After their parents' divorce, the Grace kids—twins Jared and Simon and their older sister, Mallory—move with their mom to the decaying old mansion belonging to their ancient great-aunt Lucinda, who has been sent off to an asylum. But before they can even unpack, Jared begins to notice that they're not alone in the house. There's something living there with them. His investigations eventually lead to an old book filled with pictures of fantastic creatures--Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You—and an even bigger mystery—the disappearance of his great-great-uncle and Lucinda's father, Arthur Spiderwick.” |
The writing is actually really interesting, and I enjoyed the characters a lot. Especially Mallory for some reason. And I liked that Jared and Simon are such different people—when writing twins, it's often far too easy to end up writing them as nearly interchangeable. It's just unfortunate that the kids can't ever convince their mom of anything. Why is it that parents in fantasy books never listen?
So, yeah, read it—you'll probably enjoy it. But make sure you have the next two or three books handy as well, because this is really just enough to whet the appetite.