Midnight for Charlie Bone

Charlie Bone is an AMAZING series, if you like Harry Potter or you're looking for something similar at a slightly lower reading level/appropriate for a younger age, Charlie Bone is perfect!

Midnight for Charlie Bone is a great read. I enjoyed reading about the school for musical geniuses, The Bloor Academy, and it is interesting that only a few of the students are "endowed" with some sort of magical powers--the rest of the students are just geniuses in the area of art or music. Charlie Bone's family is dysunctional, yet stuck on who deserves to be endowed and who does not. They do not see their own faults,... Read Full Review

The mysterious powers of the legendary Red King have been passed down through his descendants. No one has been born with all of the Red King's powers; however, one or two of the powers (A.K.A. "gifts" and "endowments") turn up unexpectedly in someone who has no idea where they came from. Some of the people who receive a gift use it for good, some for evil. When a child is found who shows signs of having a power, they are sent... Read Full Review

To give an idea of where I'm coming from, I'm a law student, graduated from college with university honors and an excellent GPA. I read children's and young adult literature because it can be more honest in the positive ways that adult literature so rarely is and, frankly, children's and YA lit is more fun.So, having read hundreds of YA authors and probably around 1000 YA and children's books, I solidly believe that Midnight... Read Full Review

Midnight for Charlie Bone was a great book. From the reviews I've read, I know that many people think it's a bit too similar to Harry Potter. A few of the names are similar, but really, the story is very different. The characters were interesting and creative. The plot was deep, but not so much as to make it confusing. It was an easy read, but interesting all the same.I would suggest it to anyone looking for something to hold... Read Full Review