Get It Now Dandelion Fire (100 Cupboards #2) Crafted By N.D. Wilson Conveyed In Digital Copy

family just blazed through the advanced readers copy of Dandelion Fire, Not because we were in a hurry but because we couldn't put it down, Ranging from agesto, we all loved it, Our youngest boy loved the creepy factor, ouryear old daughter loved Henry's and Henrietta's character growth, our oldest son the power gained by Henry and the quirkiness of Frank the Fat Fairy.
My husband and I enjoyed all of the above as well as the fun Biblical allusions, being reminded of the magic in the everyday, and the "family vacation" that we all experienced in our living room.
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I liked this one more than the previous one, although it still suffered from pacing and was a lot longer than the first book.
But a lot of things happen and you find out a LOT about Henry's past, While the first book mostly took place in the "real world", much of this book took place in the worlds/dimensions behind the doors, I'm still not sure I followed everything, and it doesn't help that there are many similar or identical names used Henry, Kansas, Henry, Henrietta, Frank, Francis, etc.
and I had to doublecheck constantly that I knew who was being talked about, But I still enjoyed the story and I definitely want to find out what happens in the third book, I thought Henrietta was more bearable this time, but honestly, she and Anastasia are still kind of annoying to me, What I liked was that her adventure was mostly separate from Henry's so that you had a chance to see them both figure out their part in the story without constantly bickering with each other.
I have since learned the first book has been targeted for a movie and I can definitely see how this story could translate to the screen.
It should be interesting to see if this movie ever makes it into production, Dandelions are magic. Definitely better than the first one, but not quitestars, We will see how the last one is,.
This was kind of weird, but it was also really good, I'm really not sure what to rate it : I got pretty confused during it, but that might have been because I listened to it and kept getting distracted.
There definitely were some weird things going on and I didn't understand a lot of it, but it was still a good story, and I'm excited to see what happens in the next one! On a future reread I think I would enjoy it a lot better, once I get used to the fastpaced action.
It's been a long while since I finished a book so fast, . . gripping and wonderful at times, I almost never post reviews of subsequent titles in a series but this one was so much worse than thest, I have to post my review.


In the second installment ofCupboards, Henry discovers that he is ath son with magical abilities, which forms a dandelion mark on his hand.
Henrys cousin Henrietta decides to adventure through the cupboards and her family follows her, A battle of good verses evil ensues, Though the idea of cupboards with hidden worlds is appealing as is the cute flying creature raggant sent to mysteriously find Henry, there are many faults with this book.
First, the writing is extremely choppy and confusing actions jump so much it is difficult to understand what is going on, Second, characters are quickly introduced and almost all end up being related with little motivation for their benevolent or malevolent actions, Henry and Henrietta are annoying and unsympathetic main characters, Other faults include a bizarre violence/indifference towards animals and a strange attitude of slavery, Purchase where the first was extremely popular though this is a good example of the poor execution of an interesting idea, This quote by a side character is worth the price of the book: "Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it, The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives, Such selfless courage is a victory in itself, " Oops. I ought to have read this ten years ago, Now I don't at all recall the first book,
Maybe I'll try Wilson's other series instead, I read this in its various permutations in manuscript, but this was my first postpublication read through, This is simply an outstanding book, As the author's father, I can be allowed my little biases, But, also as the author's father, I must be recognized as being in possession of front row seats, When it comes to his gift for writing, Nate is going to make a big dent, I can hardly wait to tell you what is happening with Notes from the TiltaWhirl, I enjoyed this book very much, I love that we got to figure out more about Henry's family, I also am really glad that Frank is still his uncle, and he still has all his cousins, Sometimes an audiobook just doesn't work, My listening sessions were too disjointed and I was lost and out of the flow before I knew it, Beautiful bits in the middle, but I can't say I know what's going on, DNF the series. In all honesty, I feel bad giving Dandelion Fire one star only because it's one of those books that I've wanted to read for years.


I was debating whether to give it two, because even when I usually don't like a book I'll give it an extra star for one good thing that I liked, but I just can't with this one.
It might just be me, but reading this felt like dragging myself through gravel it was kind of a gross experience and I just wanted it to stop.
Though the characters were not all the same, every single one was one dimensional, dry, and some sort of copy of another character Henry and Henrietta Frank and Fat Frank I was like "is it that hard to come up with names".
They in no way had the ability to push the story along and therefore made me indifferent to anything that happened to them,

The idea of this story is creative, but I won't acknowledge it solely because it was not executed in a way that I liked.
It had elements that are worthy of a fantasy novel faeries, new worlds, wizards, and magic, but all of these things seemed like they were shoved into the book rather than written with as much precision as possible.
It was like this author was trying too hard to make a classic middle grade fantasy that would blow up on the New York Times Bestselling list, like Harry Potter or Percy Jackson.
I haven't read Harry Potter, but I know that a couple of characters in this book were almost direct copies of those from the series Henry, for example, had a burn mark that was a symbol of his heritage, ahem Harry ahem, and there was also some random faerie named Ron.
The main villain in this book reminded me of Snape, but I wouldn't know enough to compare them,

Even though I'm running low on books that I own and I'm unable to go to the library quarantined, I'm sure I would find more joy out of rereads than I would finishing this series.
I liked this one better than the first, The

first book just introduces you to the characters and lays down a thin bit of the story, In this book the characters grow in maturity and connection with other, The story thickens and becomes more lovable, Off to read numberJust as magical and good and deeply stirring as the first time I read it,

These characters laugh from their gut, loving family and home and goodness with a fierce love that burns hotter than a dandelions life.
Evil is unapologetically evil, and good is so very good,

This book also has one of my absolute favorite endings ever,

”Your life is your own, your glory is your glory, but you will lose it if you keep it for yourself, Grasp it for the sake of others, ”

Content: violence, creepiness, a few mentions of confusing spirituality, very infrequent mild language a, dn, btard, misuse of the Lords name I enjoyed the second half of this book even more than the first book in this series.
Very fun read. so, i loved the first bookCupboards because the concept of there being hidden cupboard doors in an attic behind which different worlds existed was completely fascinating and a great hook.
in the sequel, the author splits the main family up into three different lines two characters each go into a world and everyone else tries to follow them and they all end up in different places and i was left feeling VERY confused with no clear sense of which world I was in from chaptertochapter, WAY too many auxillary characters to keep straight or to care about when they got killed and WAYYYYY too much abstract magicgoingoninthecharacter'shead type of writing.
Very disappointing sequel. Luckily, there's no cliffhanger, so maybe there won't be a third Wilson is one of the most powerful story tellers of our day, The second in this trilogy was even better than the first, That's a rare feat. Usually book two in a trilogy id the weakest, but this was excellent, Wilson's imagination and sorrytelling are at his peak, . I especially love how he writes villains, They are hateable precisely because he writes evil as evil and not as something to be desired, The villains make the heroes that much more likable, In all, a wonderful story, .