The Uncommoners #2: The Shadows of Doom

My 5 year old and I just happened to pick up book one. We’ve always read before bed and the series promised to be Harry Potteresq. It is and we are enjoying book two. It surprised me that my daughter has made statements about the book and showed her interest and intrigue.

Read this with my daughter and thought it was too long. Characters are pretty flat and need more depth. I couldn't "get into" the story and often forgot what was going on in the previous chapter because I wasn't compelled to care for anyone. It made me appreciate the masterful character development and story telling of JK Rolling.

Very interesting and exciting follow up to The Crooked Sixpence! Great series! Must read!!

Great series, a fun read

Is "The Shadows of Doom" the same book as "The Smoking Hourglass"? And is "The Frozen Telescope" the same as "The Deadly Omens"?My son read "The Smoking Hourglass". When I brought him "The Shadows of Doom", he said "I've already read that book but it had a different name". Why would this be? To sell more books?

This is EXACTLY same text as in The Smoking Hourglass, word for word. They only changed the title and cover. Super disappointed :(

My son and I started reading this series together and I continued on my own. The imagination and creativity amazes me.