Arcade Catastrophe (2) (The Candy Shop War)

I don't know how he can keep his characters separate. Just reading them, I think about his other books! He's very talented and my kids can't get enough either. (They actually use the candy names when playing Candy Crush! Cracks me up!)

Loved it, magic and candy.... it was good and clean, how can you go wrong..

My nine year old loves this series. He is not the best reader for his age, so I read it to him. He can not wait for me to read the next chapter. He will talk about what has happened in the book or what he thinks will happen throughout the day in anticipation for the next chapter. I really enjoy reading this book to him, such a creative story.

I personally hold Brandon Mull responsible for the lack of sleep in our home for the past week!! First me, then my 10 year old son suffered from sleep deprivation while reading this book, followed by 2 weeks of discussing the pros/cons of the candy choices and what WE would have chosen!!
This book was engaging and detailed enough for me to love, and action packed enough to keep my 4th grader in from recess for 2 days in order to finish it. If I could give it more stars I would, so I highly recommend it for anyone!!

My 13-year old is not an avid reader. In fact, it's like pulling teeth trying to get him to read anything besides comic book or Pokemon books. This book is now officially hashed because he has read it MANY, MANY times. He laughs while turning the pages, and will frequently thumb through it to re-read his favorite parts. Definitely the best purchase EVER!

My Thoughts-
Such a fun and perfect book for middle graders. I loved the first book and this one is just as exciting. We have a new villain, Mr. White, the brother of the previous bad lady in book one. He is able to use wax figures of people to control them. He is a great evil character who stops at nothing to win. As a reader, you know his threats towards our main characters are real. What is also fun is that the previous villain, Mrs. White, is also in this book. She is now Lindy, a young girl with no memory of her former deeds. I liked seeing her character revamped and the ability she now has to start over.

The quest for Uweya, an artifact of great magical powers, is at the heart of the book. It is fun to see the kids with their magic stamps with the abilities of flight, strength, speed and under water breathing. They have to use their powers to solve individual quests that lead up to the big one. I like how they use their wits and work together, even while on different teams.

The setting, an arcade, enough said, kids will relate.

Another score for Mull. 5 Stars!

If I could give this less than one star, I would. The dialogue is stilted so much that the kids don't sound like kids at all. This is just wretched writing. I have to finish it (3 more chapters) because my middle school students are reading it (assigned by another teacher).

My kids thought this was a fun book to read, good entertainment.

Great book hope there are more coming out.

I read the Fablehaven series by this author and liked it so much that I read both of the books in this series. These books are about kids who have magical powers and go on a quest using their powers to overcome obstacles. I ordered both books in this series for my grandson who is participating in a reading challenge for his 5th grade class.