Jennifer M. (Kaydence) reviewed Once Upon a Midnight Eerie: The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe, Book Two (Misadvent of Edgar & Allan Poe) on + 380 more book reviews
Summary:
Edgar and Allan Poe the great, great, great, great grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe have these special abilities. They can talk to each other telepathically. This of course helps out as they solve mysteries together and defeat the evil mad scientist, Professor Perry. Along with their kitty cat, Roderick Usher (aptly named after Roderick Usher, the brother from The Fall of the House of Usher), the twins head to New Orleans to act as Edgar Allan Poe in a new movie. While in New Orleans, the two meet a new set of twins, Em and Milly Dickinson, nieces of Emily Dickinson, the great poet. The four of them head out to a ghost tour, led by real ghosts, and begin on a murder mystery to help set those two ghosts free. Along with this, they have to keep away from Professor Perry who is back and wants to kill one of the twins to prove a theory about talking to dead people.
My thoughts:
As with book one, this is a really fun mystery. It holds my attention and actually keeps me guessing a little bit throughout the story. All of the the children and the cat are very intelligent and witty. There will be times that you can't help but chuckle out loud, and there may be words that you will have to look up and remind yourself what they mean. There is tension and a little bit of a creepy atmosphere, but not too scary that a 9 year old would have nightmares. I especially enjoy the little bits of classic Poe and Dickinson thrown in. For instance, I can't get enough of the links to classics (like Roderick), while a younger reader may not even notice until later.
Edgar and Allan Poe the great, great, great, great grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe have these special abilities. They can talk to each other telepathically. This of course helps out as they solve mysteries together and defeat the evil mad scientist, Professor Perry. Along with their kitty cat, Roderick Usher (aptly named after Roderick Usher, the brother from The Fall of the House of Usher), the twins head to New Orleans to act as Edgar Allan Poe in a new movie. While in New Orleans, the two meet a new set of twins, Em and Milly Dickinson, nieces of Emily Dickinson, the great poet. The four of them head out to a ghost tour, led by real ghosts, and begin on a murder mystery to help set those two ghosts free. Along with this, they have to keep away from Professor Perry who is back and wants to kill one of the twins to prove a theory about talking to dead people.
My thoughts:
As with book one, this is a really fun mystery. It holds my attention and actually keeps me guessing a little bit throughout the story. All of the the children and the cat are very intelligent and witty. There will be times that you can't help but chuckle out loud, and there may be words that you will have to look up and remind yourself what they mean. There is tension and a little bit of a creepy atmosphere, but not too scary that a 9 year old would have nightmares. I especially enjoy the little bits of classic Poe and Dickinson thrown in. For instance, I can't get enough of the links to classics (like Roderick), while a younger reader may not even notice until later.
