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The Seeing Stone Review

The Seeing Stone Review



Hi all, it’s Neassa here and today I am going to write a review on the second Spiderwick chronicles book, the seeing stone by Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi, which I have just finished reading. 


What is it about?

The book follows Malory, Jared and Simon as they settle into their new home,

where very strange things happen. First there are odd sounds, then a daunting meeting with an old

friend, and then Simon goes missing! What can the other’s do?

Did you like the book?

If I’m being completely honest, I didn’t particularly like this book because it was very short and very

similar to the first book. I mean, in the first book, they are happy in the beginning, something bad

happens, they are sad, something worse happens, they are sacred, they find out who is responsible

, and sort everything out.


In the second book, they are happy in the beginning, something weird happens,

they are upset and curious, something more weird happens, they are scared, something bad

happens, they are very upset, they find the culprit and sort everything out.


It is all way too similar for me, but that is just my opinion. I wouldn’t be recommending this

book to people of my age, though maybe children between the ages of 8 and 10 may enjoy

the series. I’m just not a fan.

What genre is it in?

This book is a fantasy book through and through. It has goblins and pixies and fairies

and trolls all over the place, popping up randomly, having a small and sometimes insignificant role,

and then disappearing again. This is another reason I disliked the book, there was a lot of time spent

on things that didn’t end up having any significant meaning.

How does it compare to the last book you read, Goblin Secrets?

In a lot of ways, The Seeing Stone and Goblin Secrets are very similar. They both include

missing brothers and goblins and are both fantasy books. Although they are very similar,

I would recommend them to very different people, as Goblin Secrets is like the Seeing Stones

older brother (very similar in some ways, but more mature).


I really hope this review was helpful and that, although I disliked the book, you still consider giving it a go. 


Happy reading

The Book Corner

Neassa
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