![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's still immensely readable, but it feels less consequential - and more full of exposition - than either of the previous entries in the series. You can also get some sense of where nascent plot strands are starting to tie together, and the result is a shorter book that, in many ways, feels like Joyce pausing to take stock. Instead, this story diverts into the history of (who will be) the next hero to join the Guardians, and much of the action revolves around a conflict that involves her past and continues into the present day. ![]() We aren't finding out so much about the world of the Guardians, and we aren't really adding to their quest. It's a sort of balance between giving readers what they immediately want and what they, in the long-term, need.įor the most part, Joyce manages the trick, but the result is that Toothiana feels rather like a pot-boiler. A third book, especially a third book in a series that is known to be longer, has to keep expanding the fictional world while maintaining the interest of its audience. Now, a third installment is always a delicate proposition there's no longer the "newness" of the first book, or the excitement of "bigger and better" that a second book seems to promise. Joyce continues his Guardians of Childhood series with the third installment. ![]()
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