Book Review: This Book Is Not Good For You by Pseudonymous Bosch
Author: Pseudonymous Bosch
Book: This Book Is Not Good For You
Genre: Young Adult/Humorous
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: I know this is a young adult book, but a friend of mine bought it for me for Christmas and it’s got a chocolate bar on the cover, so that got me reading it pretty much immediately. It’s actually the third book in the Secret Series, but it’s perfectly readable on its own.
It’s a story about a girl and her friends who are all a part of a secret society called the Terces Society. They are fighting evil alchemists who have their own society (aka the Midnight Sun) that are looking for the Secret the Terces Society was built to protect. The current plot of these evil fiends has to do with obtaining a magical tuning fork from the days of the ancient Aztecs. This fork can make food taste like anything else the consumer has ever eaten, including anything the person’s ancestors have eaten. The alchemists hope they can get the Secret by using this tuning fork in their maniacal scheme.
I really love how playful the author is in his (or her) writing style. They effortlessly move from story narration to stream of consciousness and back while remaining interesting, funny and easy to read. Also, there are a lot of cute footnotes and interesting facts jammed into this book – including great chocolate info which is always a plus for me.
Pseudonymous Bosch’s blog says that there will be an appearance by “The Imposter” (who I am going to assume is really the author in a Mission Impossible-esque disguise) at the 4th Annual Family Festival of Books on February 28, 2010 on the Chino Fairgrounds. I will most likely be there.
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January 28th, 2011 at 10:04 amSorry, I’ve been out of the loop for a bit. What’s up?
May 5th, 2011 at 1:31 pm