ABOUT THE BOOK
The long-awaited finale of the best-selling series!
The Blue Falcons is a secret kid’s club that fights against a family of villainous magicians. Using an impressive arsenal of magical candy, Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon defeated Belinda White, a sinister candy shop owner who almost seized control of their town, and her brother, Jonas White, a maniacal arcade operator who tried to turn the planet into his personal puppet.Now, the Blue Falcons believe they must battle the third sibling—Camilla, who has brought the Dreams and Screams International Carnival to their town of Colson, California.
Rumors are spreading about the new carnival. Those who visit feel compelled to return. Some who enter the labyrinthine Fun House disappear for days. And the Big Top is said to bewitch audience members.
The Blue Falcons think they know who is responsible and are ready to fight, but the carnival blocks any outside magic. Without their favorite enchanted treats, how can the kids save their town?
When weird dreams start to plague everyone who has visited the carnival, the worlds of magic and reality collide. With the help of a new magical enforcer, the Blue Falcons will need to learn to use the magic of the carnival against itself, including a host of new magical carnival candies, and tap into the power of their own dreams to battle their greatest adversary yet.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BRANDON MULL is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Fablehaven, Beyonders, and Five Kingdoms series. A kinetic thinker, Brandon enjoys bouncy balls, squeezable stress toys, and popping bubble wrap. He lives in a happy little valley in Utah with his wife, Erlyn, their eleven children, and a dog named Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Brandon loves meeting his readers and hearing about their experiences with his books.
Other Books by Brandon Mull:
- The Candy Shop War
- The Candy Shop War: Arcade Catastrophe
- Fablehaven
- Rise of the Evening Star
- Grip of the Shadow Plague
- Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
- Keys to the Demon Prison
- Dragonwatch
- Wrath of the Dragon King
- Master of the Phantom Isle
- Champion of the Titan Games
- Return of the Dragon Slayers
- Sky Raiders
- Rogue Knight
- Crystal Keepers
- Death Weavers
- Time Jumpers
- A World Without Heroes
- Seeds of Rebellion
- Chasing the Prophecy
AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Brandon Mull - In the Carnival Quest, the characters must explore a magical carnival that comes to town. I expect readers will enjoy the danger, magic, and layered secrets of the carnival. I think they will find the story going in exciting and unexpected directions.
Life Is What It's Called - How many books do you envision for this series?
Brandon Mull - This should be the third and final Candy Shop War book.
Life Is What It's Called - How is this book similar or different to your other books?
Brandon Mull - This book follows the same main characters as the other Candy Shop War books. All of my books are fantasies with young main characters, in the same category as Harry Potter. The Candy Shop War books have a lot of strange, unexpected magic in an otherwise typical suburban environment.
Life Is What It's Called - What was your favorite scene to write for this book?
Brandon Mull - There is an evil clown named Growler. I especially liked scenes with him.
Life Is What It's Called - What will kids learn from reading this series?
Brandon Mull - Kids who read the series will explore how dreams and reality sometimes overlap.
Life Is What It's Called - What makes this series stand apart from other books in the market?
Brandon Mull - This series stands apart because it blends quirky fantasy elements in a normal suburban environment while maintaining a kid-friendly style. I don't know of any other series that blends such varied and complex magic in a normal suburban neighborhood.
REVIEW
I listened to the first book of the Candy Shop War series on audiobook right before reading this book. I felt like with this book there was more themes that you could pull out from the book, which could be symbolic of the characters' growth from the adventures that they've had throughout the series. My kids loved this book and both my 7-year-old and 9-year-old read it before I could read it to review it. My 9-year-old can be a "selective" reader, so it was very telling when he picked it up right away and wanted to read it. My kids' loved the characters and the story. After reading it, my 9-year-old asked when the next one was coming out and I had to tell him it was the last book of the series, and he was disappointed. I liked that my kids were drawn to into the story and loved it so much. I think my 9-year-old may have read it several times and it's a series you would want to own, so that kids could reread it over and over again. They liked the action and how the story developed. It was a very kid friendly story. I loved the carnival aspect to this book and there's different levels of discussion that kids could have in a classroom setting with this book from friendships, dreams versus reality, who's in charge of your dreams, when does too much of one thing becomes too much, trusting your instincts versus imagination, and etc. There is a wide range of characters and experiences shown from the book and I think it had a little bit of everything a kid could want in a story from amusement park rides, a mystery, adventure, scary clowns (just kidding on that one), magical candy, talking animals, and kids saving the world. The only part of the book that I didn't quite like was that one of the characters didn't seem to learn the lesson from the first book of this series, which seemed like a major theme throughout the book. I also felt like this was a good wrap up to the series and touched on some points made from the first and second books. Overall, I think it hits the mark as an excellent read. To learn more, click here.
Please note that I received a free copy of this book, however, this is my honest opinion. This post is in cooperation with Shadow Mountain Publishing. This post contains affiliate links that help support this blog.
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