Enter the Enchanted

Everworld is a strange and dangerous place for 4 teens from the modern world. Vikings, wizards, dragons and ancient Aztec gods who require human sacrifice all inhabit this strange place where the gods and myths of ancient Earth have gone. Four teenagers, Christopher, Jalil, April and David, were all pulled into this place by a fifth-- Senna-- who somehow opened some sort of gateway in the fabric of reality and sucked them in.The second book in the series concerned the foursome's capture and eventual escape from a gang of fierce, bloodthirsty Aztecs and ended with a dragon attack. The third book, "Enter the Enchanted" picks up right where the second left off. Typical to the series, the book grabs you by the throat within the first pages and doesn't let go of you until the last. This time, the teens are joining forces with the legendary knights of King Arthur, while trying to escape the dangers of Merlin the magician. At the heart of the battles between god and wizard lies Senna, the strange girl who is somehow attached in some way to all four of the teenagers and who seems to be the key to getting back home. Problem is, of course, Senna is some kind of witch, and very much wanted by both the powerful Merlin and Loki, the Norse god of destruction. The four teens are stuck in the middle, still trying to just UNDERSTAND Everworld, and struggling to somehow get out of it before they succumb to the evils and dangers of this strange place they're in.K.A. Applegate is the author of the popular "Animorphs" series and has outdone herself with this, the Everworld series. Consisting of 12 books, each character narrates one of the stories in turn. In "Enter the Enchanted", April, the half-sister of Senna, tells the story. We are therefore able to get deeper into each character, explore their personality and motivations in a way that would otherwise be impossible. Subtle connections are made when we learn more about each character, and this allows the reader to know them well and it makes them so much more believable, more real.The series moves at a lightning fast pace which will keep even reluctant teen readers going. It plays out in the mind like a high-adrenaline adventure movie, keeping you on the edge of your seat and keeping you guessing not only what will happen next, but what is the very nature of this place called Everworld? Fights happen, blood is shed, people die, and the 4 teens make sharp wisecracks at each other, so there is plenty of action to keep your interest. However, the violence is not gratuitous, it's realistic. When battling ancient gods that require human sacrifice or going head to head with snakes the size of an el-train, there is going to be a certain amount of mildly foul language and bloodshed. Too little of it and the book is goody-goody, not realistic and the reader looses interest. Too much, and it becomes offensive or simply gross spatterpunk and is a turn-off. Applegate nicely balances everything out to keep

Enter the enchanted was a real awsome book. I really did like reading this book. Can I ask you a question? When did you know that you had that special power to right novels as good and facinating as this one and the others? My name is Richmiel Parker, and I'm 12 years old. I live in Brooklyn Center, MN.

This book...SO COOL! If they where to make a television series they'd have about three seasons worth of adventures in only one book! That's how exciting this series is. I read the Animorphs and those are excellent. So I had to try these out, and K.A. has out done herself. Let me get to the summary...April is the narrator. They find the Knights of the Round Table and..du..du..du..da...SENNA! (Corny I know) Well she just gets them into more trouble, cause duh she's a witch. April meets Galahad and they kind of have a short lived romance. But I'm getting the feeling that April is starting to like Jalil. Which is cool. Okay, I'm taking up a lot of space. READ THIS BOOK!

I was definitely surprised by the book. After reading July's terrible Land of Loss (1 1/2 stars). I found that the weakest entry so far. Badly written in all. But this is a definite rise. Even better than the first (4 stars), Enter the Enchanted is mysterious, beautiful and funny all in one. I love how K.A. depicts the relationship between April and Senna. It's so well written - rivalry and jealousy. April is by far the best one of the group - well, of course, we'll have to rate Jamil, in the next book.

This was definitley my favorite EverWorld book, because it was narrated by April, who is my favorite character. However, I wish they'd just reveal more about Senna and why the four are there..... it's getting tiresome, waiting. Maybe in the next book..... Anyway, for all fantasy and sci-fi fans out there - you should definitley read EverWorld!