As a blazing inferno rages through Whitby City, Whimsy and Woe Mordaunt see their last clue go up in flames and their journey to find their parents has seemingly come to a fiery end. That is until the siblings spot a very familiar man in the crowd . . In the final act to this dramatic tale, Whimsy and Woe must escape villainous thieves, travel beneath a desert, climb the Mountainous Mountains and perform a death-defying trapeze act in the Benton Brothers Circus . . . all before going undercover at the annual Thespian Society Masquerade Ball. Can they stop The Purple Puppeteer's evil plans in time and rescue their parents? Or will The Purple Puppeteer pull their family's strings forever? From talented author Rebecca McRitchie and award-winning illustrator Sonia Kreschmar comes the thrilling conclusion to Whimsy and Woe.
favourite character/s: whimsy mordaunt i love this book duo. the ending is so sweet and doesn’t feel rushed or disappointing. it’s the perfect, wholesome ending we all needed for this book. i love the characters and the imagery in this book. i definitely prefer the first one a bit more but i am still so so in love with this book and will happily pick up any future works of rebecca.
Beautifully illustrated and a great end to this tale. My favourite book duo and overall although I definitely prefer the first one. I really really really love the ending. I got this in 2019 from big w for $15.
This is a must read! These books deserve way more recognition. I also did a review on the first one where I go into a lot more depth. I recommend this for ages 10-11+
Second of two books and really it was a dragged out tale that could have been told in one book an d cut a lot of extraneous material out, not bad, but overly long and in the end you were barracking for it to end, more than anything else.