Customer Reviews
Great Series! 
2008-04-17
Excellent Book. My son could not put it down. He told me that he wants to keep reading, just to find out what happens next. All of the books in this series are great!
Excellent Book! 2008-01-24
This book, as always, was great. We love the Charlie Bone series. The audio is great for the car, or for following along for younger kids. I highly recommend anything by Jenny Nimmo!
cute story 
2007-12-29
another story about a boy whom is magic and doesn't know it and goes to a school for magical kids. still a good story for kids that want to read more of the same.
An Interesting Twist 
2007-05-10
In the fifth installment of the Children of the Red King series, Charlie Bone is approaching the end of his task: finding his father. However, many shocks await him and readers, including the surprising identity of Miss Chrystal, the return of the Red King painting's shadow, and Joshua Tilpin's origins, to name a few. An excellent read, especially for those who would like their eyebrows raised about a hundred times (every time they read a new surprise). Although this book is somewhat inferior to some of the others in plot( i.e. Midnight for Charlie Bone), it more than makes up for this in the way Jenny Nimmo packs action into its ink.
A Little Disipointed 2007-05-03
I am a big Harry Potter fan, and although there are many differences between the series I loved the idea of magic. The book contains an interesting plot as do all of the Charlie Bone books (this one being the last in the series I'm figuring from how the book ends). The reading was excellent at the beginning, bringing the reader back into the life of Charlie and his evil aunts. All the animals begin to go missing and a girl in a yellow rain coat appears and tells him that something has been released. The animals have a better sense to this then human and so they ran away to the little girl's cottage. Charlie and his friends soon discover who this thing is, and that he is up to no good. However the wizard was so however that Charlie couldn't do it alone, he needs to find where the red king is. At that ladies and gentlemen is where the story goes down hill. The story is rushed, to the families without anymore twists or turns. I was happy that the story ends happily but not that it took the author a chapter to rap up a story that took 4 books to get into.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read the other Charlie Bone books because I agree that if you have read a story this long why not read the final book no matter how rushed in complication it is. However I would advise you go to the library and read it, it's not worth wasting your money on buy it. (This coming from a 17 year olds point of view, if you or the child is younger you must disagree, maybe a speedy ending is what you like). However if you do want to read this book again, read it before you buy it!
Okay Book 2007-02-21
When Charlie turns twelve on New Year's Eve, the Flame Cats give him a grave warning: Something ancient has awoken, and Charlie must be watchful. Soon Charlie learns that the shadow from the Red King's portrait has been released, and that it will do anything to keep Charlie from finding his father. Meanwhile, pets are mysteriously vanishing from the city, and Olivia is in danger of revealing her newfound powers.
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2007-02-18
At the begining of the book, I've always thought Tancred Torsson would've brought snow in his past, but I guess I was wrong. It was weird that everyone thought it was snowing too much, but when Tancred stopped bringing snow, all of his man-made snow had dissapered! There was a scary part that happened to Masie, though.
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There was a few scary parts in the book, but I think this the best book i've ever read! There are a few new people in Bloor's, their names are: Idith & Inez Branko, and Joshua Tilpin.
I bet you'll like this book inside-out!
Charlie Bone is a big hit with my son. 2007-02-18
I have had my doubts about raising a kid that reads but he carried "The Hidden King" with him everywhere he went until it was finished. (My son is 14). I plan to read the whole series, too. Reading the books my son reads gives us topics for discussion and that's a great thing to have with a teenager!
If you don't dig Harry Potter...try this instead! 2007-02-14
The Charlie Bone series is a mix of realistic fiction and fantasy.
Charlie Bone is the main character of the series. It`s kind of like Harry
Potter except less fantasy and more realistic fiction. The Charlie Bone
series is about a boy who attends a school which is run by an evil family.
There is a special group in the school who are called the endowed. Charlie
Bone is among those of the endowment. Charlie lives with his mom and two
grandmothers. He also has three aunts who help run the school where
Charlie goes but they hate him . Charlie`s Dad supposedly died in a car
wreck after he was born, but Charlie has a feeling he is still alive.
Charlie begins a quest to find his dad before it`s too late.
Charlie is one of the few endowed in the school. He has to attend a
school where everyone is out to get him or get him trouble. He has to go
to this school because of is three evil aunts who teach there. In Charlie
Bone and the Hidden King, shadows are disappearing in paintings. Strange
things begin to happen at school for Charlie and his friends can feel it
to.Charlie and his friends go to great heights to find out what`s going on
at the academy. But Charlie gets closer to finding out about his father.
Charlie and the Hidden King is the fifth book in the series. This is a
great book for kids. Also it`s an easier read. I highly recommend you read
this book especially if you`re a kid. It`s just like Harry Potter, but
more realistic. I suggest you start from the first book otherwise it will
be very confusing for and reader just jumping to this book.
-Rob Talbott
What happens next? 2007-02-13
The book was awesome!I've read all 5 of the Charlie Bone books,and they were all excellent,but the end of Book 5 was shocking!I am not the only one who was left with many questions
