The Grace children are tired when they arrive home from their escape in the quarry (see the last book for details). Fully prepared to tell their mother everything that has been happening, they are surprised to find her gone and the house in shambles. Byron the Griffin is on the roof attacking a hobgoblin. It's from the hobgoblin they get the full story. Mulgarath the Ogre has been there, stolen the book, and kidnapped their mother. With just a tiny bit of information and a half of a plan, they set out to face their greatest foe. Can they defeat him?
The four previous books in the series have been building to this moment, and it is well worth the wait. Things moved quickly with so much happening it's still hard to believe they fit it all in. The climax is brilliant and a tad scary, so you might want to be prepared if your kids are easily frightened.
The producers of the movies took a couple ideas from this book, but pretty much did their own thing for the climax. Having seen the movie and now read this book, all I can say is both endings work equally well for me.
Get all five books at once so you can breeze through this enjoyable fantasy series.
'The Wrath of Mulgarath' is the fifth and final book of 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'. It brings everything to a final satisfactory, albeit rushed, conclusion. Overall the series was good, and I definitely would recommend it for tweens. It has a fairly engaging story, great illustrations and is a good introduction to fantasy. Adults, on the other hand, will find it episodic, rushed and somewhat insubstantial. As well the fact that the story is split into five separate books is also somewhat annoying.
"A satisfying end"
2008-12-05
- Reviewed By User: A2BZ7JALH5O4E0
This was the conclusion to the Spiderwick Chronicles and it was the best book in the series yet. It was all wrapped up well, with lots of magical creatures and fun surprises. I really enjoyed this children's series!
After their encounter with goblins, dwarves, and elves, Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace realize they have to tell their mother about the faerie world surrounding them. But they may have waited too long and it will take everything they have plus help from some friends to make everything okay.
"The Wrath of Mulgarath" is the exciting conclusion to the five book series "The Spiderwick Chronicles". The book picks up right where "The Ironwood Tree" ends and is filled with non-stop action. There is the return of old favorite (Thimbletack and Hogsqueal) and not so favorite (Mulgarath) characters as well as more than one surprise along the way. The book is full of twists and turns and not everyone and everything is what they seem to be. There are moments filled with real suspense and even some humor along the way. While the climactic battle scene has plenty of action, I was a bit disappointed because certain events seemed a bit anticlimactic.
Since this was the fifth and final book in "The Spiderwick Chronicles" series, everything is neatly wrapped up in the end. Readers will love reading what happens to Jared, Simon, and Mallory, as well as Thimbletack and Hogsqueal, and even Aunt Lucinda. Her ending is the most bittersweet of all.
"The Wrath of Mulgarath" is a great ending to a wonderful series.
"The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5)"
2008-07-24
- Reviewed By User: A8ZFPHAONXDXU
This book is an excellent way to end the series called the Spiderwick Chronicles. Soon after I completed reading the five book series, I watched the movie, and was very disappointed in the movie itself because it no where near as good as the book series, and actually wasn't the same story at all. Love the book, didn't like the movie.
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