Clash of the Worlds

House of Secrets #3

by Chris Columbus, Ned Vizzini, Chris Rylander

The third and final book in the epic HOUSE OF SECRETS series. Get ready for another roller coaster ride of an adventure!

Just when the Walker kids thought life would finally go back to normal, they realize their adventures are far from over. They’ll encounter dinosaurs, aliens, killer robots, and the Wind Witch herself—with new friends and old—and be faced with some of the deadliest choices they’ll ever have to make. The scariest thing of all could be deciding who to trust, since everyone is hiding something...

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Adventure, Young Adult, Fiction, Mystery, Childrens

528 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 2016

About the author

Chris Joseph Columbus is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Columbus is known for such movies as Gremlins, The Goonies, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Home Alone, the last receiving a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film.

Reviews

[Mohammed Arabey · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazingly conclusion to marvelous little Trilogy about Secret Power of Books, Adventures, Heroism, Loyalty and Family Love.

I can see it Epic Trilogy of Movies, mixing Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, and much more Medieval revolutions, Fantastic Giant Beasts forests, World War(s) heroes & crazy Robotic Nazis, Aliens, Romans Gladiators and crazy Emperors, Snow Beasts and Tibet Monks, With real life different ages, resourceful Siblings in a family adventure battling in a Victorian magical House,

House of a creepy cultic Novels Author.
With this crazy Ending where his Books World Clashes with San Francisco, in the Real life World.

Nope, it's not as I expected, with darker shades of Masonic Theme -the Bohemian Club mentioned in first book for the God's sake- yet it went totally Fantastical Clash. Thrilling, fast paced. Fun lines as usual and new different characters, with some surprisingly re -appearance of Book One characters, -yet alas the very cut off an important character of both Book one and two.

Anyway, more detailed review coming, complete with photos.
JUST give this trilogy a try.. u won't regret it if you believe in The Secret Power of The Novels World...

Mohammed Arabey
from 11 Nov, 2016
to 16 Nov. 2016

[Jas · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am so disappointed with this book! I know this book series was meant for middle graders but I felt like I had to finish it. The first two books were amazing and I would definitely read them again but the last book felt to rushed and too all over the place. AND the worst part was that there was no Will!!!! (If you haven't read the first two books, William Draper was the main protagonists friend and was there throughout the whole trip and had a crush on Cordelia Walker) I read the whole book expecting to see him in it! Will and Cordelia are my otp.



Can we start a petition for a new YA arc so that Will and Cordelia can get together?????

[Xristiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was actually hard to finish the last book of the series, but it was worth it. I enjoyed it a lot and it had a magor blot twist that I wasn't expecting to happen.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This year, I have a goal of trying to complete most of the series I've started, and never finished throughout the years. Due to that, I decided to finally finish the House of Secrets trilogy. I picked up the final book, Clash of the Worlds, and thought it was a great ending to the trilogy.

At first, Clash of the Worlds got off to a slow start. The first fifty pages or so were incredibly boring. I found myself wanting to put the book down, and struggling to get through it. I'm glad I didn't put it down though because after that, the book's plot picked up, and became the fast paced whirlwind that I've come to know and love from Christopher Columbus, and Ned Vizzini. There were several times, especially towards the end, where I found myself biting my nails, wondering how the kids were going to get through the mess they found themselves in. There were also times where I felt like the authors were tearing apart my heartstrings, putting them back together again, only to rip them out again later in the book.

I loved all of the characters in Clash of the Worlds. I was happy that some of my favorite characters returned, even if it was only briefly. I wasn't expecting a couple of them to show up at all in the book, so it was a pleasant surprise when they did. I was also impressed with the character growth in this book. Looking from the first book to this last one, the characters have matured so much that the reader would think they are entirely different characters. My favorite character will always be Fat Jagger. I loved that we got to see so much of him in this book, and that he played a pivitol role.

Even though I didn't like the first book in this trilogy, House of Secrets has become one of my favorite series. I thought that the ending of the trilogy was really good. I hope that Chris Columbus eventually turns this trilogy into a movie, or tv show because he is a wonderful director, and I would love to see his vision for his own book. I recommend Clash of the Worlds to kids and adults that are looking for a fast paced thrill ride.

[Ember Lafonte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ugh.
Ugh.
UGH.
THIS BOOK.
I just can't give this book more than 4 stars. The first two were really good, and I had so much hope for this book. But it felt too forced and far fetched. They had SO many possibilities for the three books they got thrown into. And they picked the worst. Like, the whole alien thing was cheesy. And I waited and waited and waited the WHOLE BOOK for Will Draper. And we got him. And he said two things and they hugged and he was GONE. They just completely forget about him! Not even, "Bye, Will, thanks for saving our skins like a billion times." Not even just "bye."

But, I mean, it wasn't the fault of the characters, and to be quite frank, I think it was the fault of Chris Rylander. None of these things that I didn't like in this book were in the first two, or if they were, just barely, and it wasn't enough to be a big deal. But the way this book was written was just...*facepalmfacepalmfacepalm*

I'm so mad right now.

[Ada Dumitrascu · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did not expected to be such a good series💜💜💜loved it!!

[Gabrysia_205 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Trochę z sentymentu, ale całkiem okej

[Corvina ||-// · Rating 2 out of 5]

I started this series a long time ago, and I thought it was amazing. I thought it was such an interesting concept, a house that transported kids to different worlds. The characters were the best. It was so amazing that I read the first two books. Silly me.

Now: I couldn't get past the first ten chapters. The characters were awful. I've seen at least three other books with the same concept.

First off, the first paragraph of the description alone should turn you away:
With their last adventure just barely over, the Walker kids thought life would finally return to normal. But things don't remain calm for long... especially when the colossus Fat Jagger turns up in San Francisco Bay - and he's in danger!
...Did they have to add the exclamation mark?

You know what I hate? Forced nicknames. The three main characters are the Walker siblings Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor, in that order. Here's an example conversation:
"All right, Nell [Eleanor], let's go!"
"Ok, Bren [Brendan]!"
"Wait, Bren, we can't go yet."
"Why not, Deal [Cordelia]?"
"Because it's not safe, Bren."
"Why don't I just go by myself, Deal?"
"No, Nell, of course not!"
...You see what I mean? Deal? Nell? Bren, I can get, but the other two? No.

This is what really made me stop reading, though. At one point, early in the book (don't worry, I won't have any spoilers), Brendan wakes up Cordelia in the middle of the night to tell her something important. When she first wakes up, she says something to the effect of, "Oh, this beter not be a bunch of toenail clippings again." It then goes on to say:
A few years ago, Brendan had told Cordelia he had something extremely urgent an awesome to show her. He'd sold it so well he even managed to get her to pay a one-dollar entry fee to get into his room. Then he'd proudly shown her a collection of toenail clippings that he'd arranged into the phrase Cordelia = Nerd across his desk.

Honestly, I would have just quit it completely right then and there, but I suddenly remembered a character that I really liked from previous books, Will Draper. So, I just skimmed through the book to find his name and see what happened. I won't give any spoilers, but let's just say I wasn't satisfied.

The only reason I didn't give this book a one is because I thought that it would be a great book for younger kids. So, in conclusion, that's who should read it.

[John Ross]

House of Secrets: Clash of the Worlds now has a cover and synopsis. And see who joined in the duo writers to complete this series!



House of Secrets: Clash of the Worlds by Chris Columbus, Ned Vizzini and Chris Rylander

Just when the Walker kids thought life would finally go back to normal, they realize their adventures are far from over. They’ll encounter dinosaurs, aliens, killer robots, and the Wind Witch herself—with new friends and old—and be faced with some of the deadliest choices they’ll ever have to make. The scariest thing of all could be deciding who to trust, since everyone is hiding something...

[Книжни Криле · Rating 5 out of 5]

Мина повече от година и половина откакто за последно споделях приключенията на Кордилия, Елинор и Брендан. Трите деца пътуваха отвъд пределите на времето и пространството, изправяха се пред капаните на окултния си враг Денвър Кристоф и се сражаваха с неговата наследница, Ветрената вещица. Какво ли ги очаква сега? За трети пореден път и с голямо удоволствие прекрачвам прага на „Къщата на тайните” на Крис Кълъмбъс и покойния Нед Визини. Този път редом с тези две имена на корицата присъства и Крис Райландър, който е ударил креативно рамо в кулминацията на трилогията. Самата Дж. К. Роулинг се изказва доста ласкаво за „Къщата на тайните 3: Сблъсък на световете” (изд. „Сиела”), чийто създател Крис Кълъмбъс е отговорен за екранизациите на първите два от романите за Хари Потър. А дали и аз ще споделя мнението на Роулинг? Прочетете ревюто на "Книжни Криле":

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[Jake Hartnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great end to a great series.

[Andrada · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 starts✨
I grew up with this trilogy actually and it made these last 2 years literally astounding for me. Brendan, Cordelia and Eleanor are 3 diff brothers, with diff perspectives and mindsets and in some way they complete eachother and I remarked that from the first book of the series. In the last of it, their bond, their values and everything that made them who they thought they were, were tested and besides being a journey for saving the world, this book was their journey to find a diff part of themselves. Cordelia's leadership spirit was tested, Brendan's confidence in his strength and Eleanor's heart. Literally the things that made them always so special. I love watching in my books character developments and I really was impressed by the attention that was given by the author to express those internal conflicts in parallel with the action.In not a lot of books I saw this attention for the free indirect style. I felt like everything was so balanced and I got to know the deepest parts of these characters that maybe werent really shown in the first 2 books.For sure, those psychology conflicts made me open the book since early morning and cultivated my interest for it so so much. Why? Cuz I really was fascinated by the analyze and the connections that the author did to build for us the characters' emotions and it was so easy to understand their actions like that.
I wanna talk ab the fiction from the book and its like the author always finds a way to surprise me somehow. Every book of the character Denver Kristoff had something special, made me sobbed sometimes or pretty scared or wanting to knock my head against a wall thats right. Those books are diff visions of Chris Columbus after all and in this series he combines small parts from the fiction universe, making a new world which exists separated by our world. And I loved every part of it, those glorious adventures, those pure emotions, the way that every book of Denver was built, those last minute radical changes, when u didnt see at all a way out but nooo Chris always finds one and my respect for his imagination. Would he mind give it to me sometimes? :))
Also this is more of a personal wish but I really loved that we got to see Will one more time I meannn I wanted for him to show up jsjwjdjwdjje, but still I think that we needed some more screentime there because he was an important character in my opinion. I still cant believe that ahhh him and Cordelia are not endgame but u know what for me they will always be :)).
Resuming a little what I said, this trilogy carries my childhood and it made it so much better. With it, my imagination could discover so many new horizons and yeah I learnt that its always a way out, that u need to sacrifice something sometimes even if its hard and also that nothing can break a strong family. This is my goodbye to this series and I want to say thank u for entering my life once again.U made it so much better :D

[Dion Yulianto · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Kecerdasan sejati adalah menyadari dan mengenali bukan apa yang kita ketahui ... tapi apa yang tidak kita ketahui...." (hlm. 458)

Petualangan final tiga anak keluarga Walker diwarnai dengan bencana besar yang mengancam keberlangsungan dunia. Di dunia buku, Penyihir Angin mengumpulkan seluruh sekutu jahatnya untuk bersiap-siap menyeberang ke dunia nyata dengan tujuan untuk menguasainya. Padahal, di saat yang sama, tabir pembatas antara Bumi dengan dunia buku ciptaan Denver Kristoff semakin melemah, terutama dengan tewasnya sang Raja Badai di tangan anak perempuannya sendiri, Penyihir Angin. Cordelia, Brendan, dan Eleanor Walker sebagai satu-satunya tiga pahlawan yang bisa menyelamatkan dunia malah terjebak dalam masalah lain yang tak kalah pelik. Kebiasaan judi sang ayah telah menjadikan keluarga Walker miskin sehingga mereka terpaksa pindah ke sebuah apartemen mungil yang bobrok. Satu masalah belum selesai, muncul masalah lain. Makhluk-makluk ajaib yang selama ini hanya ada dalam buku-buku Kristoff mendadak muncul di dunia nyata. Fat Jagger sang gergasi baik hati muncul di teluk dekat San Fransico, sementara sesosok manusia salju menyeramkan juga dilaporkan dalam sebuah siaran berita di TV.

"Aku ingin menolong orang-orang. Artinya, aku hanya ingin berbuat benar ketika berbuat benar itu penting." (hlm. 304)

Masalah rumah bisa diabaikan sejenak. Nasib dan keselamatan dunia harus diutamakan. Untuk mencari tahu cara mengembalikan Fat Jagger ke dunia buku, ketiga anak Walker harus memutar otak sampai akhirnya mereka sepakat untuk membangkitkan kembali Raja Badai yang telah tewas. Brendan yang ternyata memiliki ingatan kuat mendapatkan kehormatan untuk menjalankan tugas berbahaya ini. Cowok ini kebetulan masih ingat mantra pembangkitan yang dirapalkan para penyihir saat membangkitkan arwah para penjaga hikayat. Anda para pembaca yang sudah menyimak sepak terjang bocah kocak ini di buku pertama dan kedua pasti bisa menebak hasilnya. Tidak hanya membangkitkan Raja Badai (yah dia memang berhasil sih), dia juga membangkitkan seluruh mayat yang ada di kuburan besar di pinggiran San Francisco. Satu lagi masalah yang muncul: serangan zombie-zombie haus darah eh haus otak yang berkeliaran di makam.

"Cinta membutuhkan pengorbanan, kerelaan menyerahkan sepotong kebahagiaan dan kesejahteraanmu sendiri untuk meningkatkan kehidupan yang lain." (hlm. 455)

Sementara Cordelia dan Eleanor juga tidak begitu beruntung. Eleanor memang berhasil memanggil Fat Jagger, tetapi kini mereka dikejar-kejar sepasukan Garda Nasional Amerika yang menganggap keberadaan raksasa baik itu sebagai ancaman. Saat menyelamatkan Brendan dari amukan zombie, keduanya juga menyadari kalau Brendan sudah digigit dan terinfeksi. Bocah itu sebentar lagi akan menjadi zombie. Sama seperti di buku-buku sebelumnya, ketika semua jalan terasa buntu dan masalah semakin memburuk, anak-anak Walker hanya bisa berlindung di balik keangkeran rumah Denver Kristoff. Kali ini, rumah itu kembali menyediakan jawabannya (yang--seperti biasanya--tidak mudah untuk dilakukan). Atas petunjuk arwah Raja Badai, ketiga bersaudara Walker harus masuk kembali ke dunia buku. Selain untuk menyelamatkan Brendan, mereka harus bertualang kembali untuk mendapatkan tiga Penjaga Dunia. Tiga benda magis inilah yang akan mencegah tabrakan antara dunia kenyataan dengan dunia dalam buku-buku karya Kristoff.

"Kepahlawanan bukanlah sesuatu yang bisa dipaksakan. Sifat itu sudah ada di dalam diri kita. Dan, itu baru berarti selama kita tetap menjadi diri sendiri." (hlm. 458)

Sekali lagi, Cordelia, Brendan, dan Eleanor Walker harus melakukan perjalanan ajaib di dunia buku. Petualangan mereka beragam, dari era Wild Wild West hingga ke pulau ganjil dengan tumbuhan berwarna-warni. Musuh-musuh yang dihadapi pun tidak kalah berbahaya. Awalnya, mereka harus berhadapan dengan sherif picik berpikiran sempit, alien yang entah kawan atau lawan, serta mahkluk cantik dari Atlantis. Membaca dan menikmati petualangan ketiga anak Walker ini ibarat menyaksikan sebuah film petualangan anak-anak yang seru. Dengan kalimat sederhana, ini adalah novel yang sangat filmis. Ide penggabungan antara buku dan film ini sedikit disinggung pada halaman 298. Untuk rangka cerita secara garis besar, fokus buku ketiga ini lebih pada memasukkan sebanyak mungkin adegan aksi dalam cerita sehingga tak terlalu mempermasalahkan pilihan kata. Kisahnya pun bergerak cepat, kejar mengejar dari satu petualangan ke petualangan lainnya. Beberapa adegan di dalamnya mungkin sedikit mengingatkan kita pada film Jumanji dan Up! yang dipadukan dengan Shark Boy dan The Myterious Island sebelum berujung pada ending yang lumayan klise tetapi tetap enak dinikmati.

"Mereka keluargamu. Ikatan di antara kalian sangat dalam. Jauh lebih dalam daripada sihir atau buku kuno." (hlm. 454)

Jika ada yang dikritisi, mungkin sampulnya. Sampul buku versi bahasa Indonesia ini kurang menggambarkan apa yang terjadi di dalam buku. Di cerita, ketiga Walker bersaudara terbang dengan balon hidrogen besar yang tersembunyi di salah satu bagian rumah Kristoff. Jadi, seperti di film Up!, rumah itu ikut terbang. Sementara di sampul buku ini digambarkan ketiga anak itu terbang dengan keranjang balon udara. Tapi, model sampul karya Vinsen yang macam ilustrasi begini selalu kena banget bagusnya. Hal lain mungkin alur ceritanya yang melompat-lompat terlalu cepat: dari dunia nyata lalu ke Wild West, lalu ke pulau ajaib, lalu ke tempat-tempat lain. Begini, seolah petualangan di satu lokasi cepat-cepat dirampungkan karena sudah ada petualangan lain yang menunggu di lokasi lain. Ini benar-benar seperti kita sedang menonton film. Ya, teknik berkisah cepat seperti ini ok ok saja sih sebagai bentuk variasi dalam story telling, tapi mungkin karena saya terbiasa baca novel yang deskripsinya detail banget jadinya serasa kurang puas saja sih. Misalnya, saat anak-anak ini ada di Atlantis, sayang sekali deskripsinya hanya seperti sepintas lalu. Selebihnya, novel ini adalah tentang kepahlawanan, pengorbanan, bertumbuh dewasa, kesetiaan pada nilai-nilai keluarga dengan ending yang menyenangkan.

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[✨Veruca✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting finale but at the same time it didn’t feel like a finale. I was also very disappointed that a lot of characters had very small roles when they could’ve been battling monsters with the whiny Walker kids. Also Adie’s identity was SO obvious.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really good I was gripped all the way through

[wikula · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐
super się bawilxm przy tej serii 🙏

[Maksi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Sierra · Rating 2 out of 5]

I haven't read the first two in this series but I didn't need to. I picked it up because of the hot air balloon house on the cover. That hot air balloon house only lasted for one chapter. I felt lied to. The book is fine, very middle-grade.

[Casselya · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,4⭐

[Aiden8C · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was the most epic conclusion I have ever read.

[Unchiu Iasa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gets kinda crazy towards the end.

[Danii Allen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2017, to fill 17) A book involving a mythical creature.

Thank fuck am I glad that's over.

This book is a mess, riddled with plot holes the size of the Grand Canyon, and situations which could have been very easily avoided. None of the characters are even remotely likeable; all of them are thrust into awkward relationship triangles despite the fact that they're children; and everyone is screaming. All the time. I'm pretty sure 'screamed' was the most-used word in this book. No one screams that much in real life.

I hated this book. And I hate to say it, but it's likely because Vizzini wasn't around to make sure they didn't fuck it up this time.

[Yuli Pritania · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buku 1 dan 2 masih nongkrong di rak belum dibaca, trus langsung loncat ke buku ketiga.

Setelah pertarungan besar-besaran, dengan San Fransisco yang hancur, ending-nya terasa terlalu apa ya... biasa, kalau tidak bisa dibilang melempem. Tapi ide, petualangan, dan adegan aksinya keren. Saya harus baca dari buku pertama. Terutama karena ini tentang petualangan masuk ke dalam dunia buku yang hidup. Salah satu fantasi yang saya miliki.

[Audrey Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing! It was the best of all the House of Secrets books. It was filled with adventure and so so enjoyable! I could not put it down. I wish there were another House of Secrets book even though I know this one is the last one in the series. I think that it is also a good continuation of the other two books.

[Aaro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Erittäin hyvä päätös tälle kirjasarjalle.

[Brian Tassi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great. So much action. Every page is filled with," what's going to happen next?"

[Aleksander · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dawno nie czytałem tak złego zakończenia książki. Nawet nie trylogii, ale po prostu książki.

Świat przedstawiony w tym tomie sypie się jak domek (pun intended) z kart. Od pierwszego tomu świat książek Kristoffa prezentował się tak: Wichrowa Wiedźma tworzy go bazując na trzech jego powieściach, a owo brutalne zderzenie kończące się wraz z fabułą potwierdzają zdezorientowane postacie z tych książek nie rozumiejące jak np. nagle na ich mapie pojawił się starożytny Rzym lub rozbijające się o gigantyczne drzewa, które pojawiły się z nikąd. Tymczasem trzeci tom próbuje nam wmówić, że od samego początku te wszystkie światy istniały w równoległej rzeczywistości. To nie ma sensu, bo:
a) poprzednie tomy zaprzeczają tej tezie
b) książki wymieszalyby się ze sobą i nie dochodziłoby do opisanych powyżej sytuacji
c) prawdopodobnie wszyscy zrozumieliby, że nie są prawdziwi, albo zaczęliby dawno temu kwestionować swoje motywacje

Magia w tej części też działa po swojemu. Ale to jest chyba domena książek fantastycznych dla dzieci - magia nie jest ani doprecyzowana, ani wyjaśniona, ani jakiekolwiek organiczana. Rzadko za to bywa niekonsekwentna.

Powtórzę to jeszcze raz 👏TO👏POWINNA👏 BYĆ 👏SERIA 👏 MŁODZIEŻÓWEK 👏A👏NIE 👏FANTASTYKA👏 Najlepiej w tej serii wypada relacja rodzeństwa i ich przyziemne zmagania ze szkołą i rodzicami, a warstwa fantastyczna tylko odwraca od tego uwagę. Chociaż w tym tomie nawet rodzeństwu się obrywa. Wybuch Kordelii jest pretekstowny, zmiana Eleanor strasznie wymuszona (a szkoda, bo lubię tego typu rozwój postaci), a Brendan nie robi wiele w tej części.

Plan Wichrowej Wiedźmy na ten tom również jest strasznie durny. Autorzy sami udają, że napisali coś inaczej, że kolejność pewnych wydarzeń była odwrotna. Plus, Anapos jest strasznie zbędną postacią.

Styl (teraz nagle trzech) autorów dalej brzmi strasznie amatorsko. Te zdania niezbyt prowadzą mnie przez tą historię, są bardzo szkolnie pisane. Choć może być to celowy zabieg, w końcu docelowa grupa odbiorcza to są dzieci.

Cóż, to byl rozczarowujący finał całkiem przeciętnej serii. Może sam tom nie kest aż tak zły, ale ostatnie sto stron kompletnie go zarżnęły w moich oczach. Seria jest ciężko dostępna i nie poleciałbym jej szukać i płacić jakieś chorej sumy. Nie wydaje się być tego warta. 3/5

[Mark Buxton · Rating 4 out of 5]

My name is Brendan, and the Wind Witch has opened a portal to Krystoff's books. The creatures from his imagination will soon invade our world if my sisters and I can't stop the witch, our great grandmother. Once again, the house has dropped us inside Krystoff's creative mind, but this time all of his books have come together as one. We've faced dinosaurs, Nazi soldiers, robots, and blue aliens, but we must still collect three artifacts hidden within the novels to close the portal forever. Unfortunately, this is forcing Cordelia, Eleanor, and I to separate in three directions. Things never work out well when we're apart. I've hooked up with an annoying alien who thinks he knows everything (which he does), but I now find myself trapped by a mummy in a pharaoh's tomb. I hope the girls are having better luck, but I fear their troubles may be even worse than mine.

You should read the previous books in the series first, as this one concludes the trilogy. Clash of the Worlds has a focused quest for the siblings to complete but requires them to separate and travel to different settings. This results in the plot jumping to three different locations and becomes annoying at times. Some of the chapters are fairly short before skipping to a different plot and this makes the book tricky to follow, especially if you don't read it every day. The Wind Witch is still the main antagonist, and she has developed a connection to Cordelia, the oldest sibling. Cordelia is usually the most mature and knowledgeable character, but she's forced to take a backseat to her brother and sister. The witch can see through Cordelia's eyes, so this makes the siblings' planning trickier. The witch also has many hidden allies in the book worlds, so you need to be suspicious of every character the kids meet. Consequently, you can expect surprises, as Brendan and his sisters complete their quests to find the artifacts. The plot builds to a dramatic battle in the climax, so you'll enjoy this excitement. As allies become enemies and enemies become allies, you'll enjoy the conclusion to this three-book adventure!

[Michael Schwartz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having finally gotten a chance to read the final book in the series, I'm glad I took the time to track it down.

After finally getting home to discover that the siblings will be losing their beloved home due to their father gambling all the wished money away, they discover that the loss of the home is the least of their worry's. Eleanor's colossus friend Fat Jagger has some how gotten to San Fransisco, and soon after its discovered he's not the only creature from Kristoff's books that has crossed over. With the bridge between the book world and the real world becoming thinner, the Walker family must once again hit the books in order to find Denver Kristoff's three worldkeepers. With them, they can prevent the Wind Witch from leading an army of creatures to overrun San Fransisco and the world.

Compared to some stories, the events feel like real time as the characters lose and encounter people and creatures. You can tell how much Brenden, Cordelia, and Eleanor have grown during the events of the previous books due to their actions. Some of which is good, but other effects begin to surface. We are introduced to new characters that the Walkers travel with, though we get only a glimpse on the ones that they meet in the last two books. The environments are interesting, but nothing as heart stopping compared to the first book. Finally, the final battle reminded me a bit of the final book in the Land of Stories series, though it felt a bit rushed. I wished it could have gone on for a bit longer.

The ending was sweet, but I wish the authors had shown a bit more of the characters lives after the story ended. Still, it was a fair ending to another great series. One I highly recommend.

[Andrea Castañeda Alennikova · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading the three books, if anything is clear it's the decay they suffered. Of course, we have to consider the target audience, but that does not justify the negative points; starting with the non-existent character evolution (rather the opposite). Brendan is the only one who really grows as a person through the trilogy, learning from his mistakes and maturing. Eleanor and Cordelia go from likeable characters in the first book to being absolutely unbearable in the third one, doing things that are not in line with their own values and do not even follow logic beyond "they are very stressed and are not thinking about the consequences" justification.
Then, the nonsense of creating a character like Will and then completely ignoring him in the last book, despite being like a fourth protagonist at first. I can understand the decision to keep him in the "book world" because he's happy there, but I don't know why would you erase him for 99% of the last book and then mention his name in the last 10 pages. And I also don't understand Cordelia's dramatic change of feelings for him, without any explanation.

The writing style does not differ from the two books that preceded it: it is entertaining and quick to read. But it is very, very difficult to finish because of the sheer powerlessness of seeing the protagonists massacred in terms of personality and history. The ending is thankfully not so bad, but the rest has undoubtedly been a big disappointment.