Trolled

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 15, 2017

Review

This is the third book in the Enchanted Files series that mixes modern day situations with the Enchanted Realm where fairy tale and mythical creatures live. As in the previous books, the story is revealed through various letters, journal entries, text messages and academic matter from Enchanted Realm professors. This installment in the series brings Alex and Angus the Brownie back from the first book in the series, although it is not necessary to read the other books to be entertained by this one. Ned Thump is a security guard at Grand Central Station in New York City. Secretly, he is actually the troll princess Nettie from the Enchanted Realm who was rejected by the human Prince Gustave Fredrick. When Alex's cousin Cody, who has the strange skill of farting rose scents, wants to interview Ned Thump for a school project, the encounter between them reveals secrets that demand a trip to the Enchanted Realm. Troll prophecies,talking cats, special magical devices and underground tunnels will delight fantasy and fairy tale lovers in this Shrek mashup. Readers will also learn some about the real tunnel dwellers under New York City in the process.

Overall Book Score: good