Lockwood & Co., Book 2 The Whispering Skull
Ratings76
Average rating4.2
Definitely not as strong as the first book. The case here felt secondary and nothing else really happened. However, the characters were interesting.
Another exciting action packed case from Lockwood & Co! Not only did they solve the case, but they are growing as people and a team as well.
- just as fun, just as entertaining as the first
- wasn't a huge fan of the skull
- loved the mystery behind the mirror, though
- george really needs a punch
- CLIFFHANGER ENDING????
Wederom een spannend en mysterieus avontuur, al vond ik dit toch iets te lang aanslepen. Ik werd ook vaak een beetje afgeschrikt door Lucy, omdat ze echt buitengewoon onaardig en vaak nogal bitchy is tegenover iedereen om haar heen, vooral tegenover andere vrouwelijke personages.
Hoe dan ook toch wel genoten van dit verhaal en de cliffhanger aan het einde belooft alvast een interessant vervolg.
jonathan is back at it again with such a fun book. this series has taken the spot for middle grade horror.
Again, I failed to guess the correct villain to this one.............tsk tsk tsk, and here I thought finally a linear story, Mr. Stroud you truly are unpredictable or maybe I am going senile........
Anyway, another wonderful story, we begin to see some more developments character wise and some of the more enigmatic characters are being fleshed(?) out!!!!!
Bring on Book 3!!!!
The more I read this series the more I am reminded of The Three Investigators I used to read as a kid. Sadly, the calibre of mysteries are not even close so we could guess quite a bit of the ending. Stroud does enough to keep you engaged though and come back for the next especially if you are a YA fan. It's just the kind of break I needed from Heavy duty fantasy fiction.
Great story I couldn't put down. Johnathan Stroud has such great characters and great dialog in his stories.
If you haven't yet read my gushing review of the first book in this series, let me sum up my feelings for you. Lockwood & Co. is brilliantly written fiction, with witty banter and a rich atmospheric setting. Is it any wonder that I was thrilled to be offered the second book in this series for review? I couldn't wait to join up once again with Lockwood, Lucy and George. To ramble about the ghost filled England they reside in, and solve dangerous mysteries with them. I adore these characters, and Jonathan Stroud for writing them.
After their last case was solved successfully, things have definitely improved for Lockwood & Co. They may not be the highest paid agents, or the most well-dressed, but they more than make up for that with their ability to solve the toughest cases. I smiled at the fact that nothing had changed about about these three. Lockwood was still as debonair as ever, George just as lovably gruff, and Lucy maintained her ability to outwit any person who dared cross her. I loved the fact that these three characters were like a little family. Three pieces of a puzzle that fit together perfectly. Their lightning quick banter, their little scuffles, all of it just made them that more lovable. I couldn't wait to see what spectral enemy they took on this time.
I wasn't disappointed! I learned in the first book that Stroud is not afraid of sharing shiver-inducing details. He writes in a way that wraps the reader up in a web of words. You'll be following the case right along with the characters, and suddenly realize that your nose has gotten quite close to the page as you devour the words leading up to the climax. Everything about this case was deliciously eerie. Rotting skeletons, a mysterious mirror, gruesome deaths, it all added up to an amazing story that was impossible to put down. Once you added in the fact that our fearless characters find themselves in very real danger, more than once? Well, you can see why I finished this so quickly.
This series is spectacular so far! I gave the first book five stars, and I have absolutely no problem with giving this one the same stellar rating. There is nothing I don't love about these books. Much love to Jonathan Stroud. You've taken your rightful place on my shelf of favorite authors.