Curiosity House: The Fearsome Firebird audiobook

Kicking aside some minor disappointments, plot-holes and unanswered questions, I think this trilogy was surprisingly very entertaining! I'm actually very happy with my overall reading experience which was definitely a good one.I mean, I practically breezed past these books without even realizing it. That's a good sign, isn't it? I'll make this quick because if I dwell on it long enough I might start to miss these books. Wouldn't want that to happen.Sam, Pippa, Thomas and Max, Mr. Dumfrey, Miss Fitch, Caroline and Quinn, Smalls, Danny, Goldini and Betty, the performers of Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities and Wonders were a lovable, huggable and adorable family. Strange and extraordinary, unusual and exotic but adorable all the same. I can picture the Museum vividly even now, the attic which all of them shared, the odditorium, the hall of wonders and Mr. Dumfrey's office and I think I had grown quite fond of that place.The writing was wonderful. The narration was effortless and the transition between the characters' points of view was smooth. Best of all was the ambience created by the writers; a bit dark, a little juvenile, a whole lot of mysterious and adequately fascinating.I redact one star because of the unanswered questions this book left me with. Like:a) How DID Dumfrey recognize Max?b) How can you do genetic experiments on somebody and give them the super-power of knife throwing precision. That does NOT make any sense to me.c) In the second book and even in this one, Pippa felt on multiple occasions felt as if Mr. Dumfrey was lying to them. Even Rattigan was just about to tell them something related to that when right on cue, he was interrupted. We never learned what this was about.d) There's nothing about Rattigan's experimentation, no detail besides an almost casual remark that he spliced animal genes with those of the children.e) The children's families went largely ignored.f) How did Howie even know of the experimentation in the first place? And the mild disappointments I suffered:a) Just when we got to the good part; the children's escape from the dirigible, the scene cut to black.b) Rattigan was pathetic as a villain. 90% of the book is spent in fear of him and when the actual confrontation takes place he boasts, the children outmaneuver him, he blanches, sputters and is promptly defeated. I still don't think he's dead which is strange because this is supposed to be the last book.This may seem like a lot but trust me, this trilogy surpassed my expectations. 3.5 stars for all three books.

Really fun read again!! The whole series gives me so much cofort, even though its kids solving murders.... the end was again finished off easaly :/

I won this book in a Goodreads competition and was really pleased as it's the first book I have won that I knew my son might enjoy. The plot is fantastic and kept both myself and my son engaged, along with a wonderful cast of characters. Having Aspergers, my son really enjoyed reading about this unique bunch of characters and quickly felt connected to them. He felt that like him they were different and often judged to harshly when deep down all they wanted was to be accepted and celebrated by society, on their individual merits instead of being feared for being different. It really was a great read and we would both very much read the rest of the series.

Although I am rather disappointed this is the last in one of my favourite series, I think it was a great way to complete the series. It was intriguing, and answered questions left after the second book. I read it in a day, I just couldn't stop reading it!!!! It is such an easy read, so ages 9 plus- read it, and I hope you'll love it as I did.

Cerita yang masih terkesan gloomy bagi saya tapi cukup seru walaupun saya masih lebih suka buku keduanya. Jadi di buku kedua ini ada beberapa penghuni baru di museum. Diantaranya ada kutu-kutu yang bisa beratraksi dan juga burung api yang doyan berkata-kata kasar.Mereka bisa dibilang mengakibatkan masalah atau malah mengakibatkan keberuntungan karena ternyata mengarahkan anak-anak ke sebuah misteri yang lebih besar.IMO, kasusnya tidak terlalu bikin penasaran sehingga saya masih sempat mencatat kutipan-kutipan bijaknya. Cukup banyak ternyata. Bisa jadi poin plus untuk buku ketiga ini.Sayang saya sedikit kurang puas dengan endingnya. Tapi tak apa, saya tetap suka. Sedikit sedih juga karena harus berpisah dengan anak-anak dan penghuni museum lain. So, saya beri 4 dari 5 bintang. I really liked it.

When one of the performers at the museum is charged with the murder of an exterminator, Max, Thomas, Pippa and Sam must work together to solve the mystery and clear their friend's name, all while avoiding Rattigan at every corner. Oliver brings this intriguing trilogy to a hearty and fast-paced close that will please fans with its dark humour and ever lovable cast of misfits. Could the fate of the entire city hang in the balance with this latest case?

I felt like there were a few loose ends--nothing drastic, I just generally prefer things a bit more wrapped up and this ending left it a bit more open-ended, which is fine, just not to my taste--but I love these kids, and I'm sorry I don't have any more of their adventures to keep me company on my weekday drives to and from the office.

Je ne sais pas quoi ressentir. Je viens enfin de finir une trilogie que j'avais commencé en 2017. Presque 6 ans pour finir une saga, je sais pas si je deprime un peu ou si je suis heureuse, j'ai un petit pincement au coeur de voir ma toute première serie fav de ma vie en livres se finir, même si justement le dernier tome est sortie en 2017, mais il été pas traduit...😭😂

I adore happy endings!🤪 This is stress-free reading and so happy that Thomas, Pippa, Sam and Max are finally moving on to the next chapter of their lives. I hope there is a young adult version of them too.

The story didn't surprise me that much. The characters have good development and problems. The final book is good, not that great though, but maybe it's going to be a blast if it's adapted to the screen because the action(s) were very interesting.

My Kids 10/11 loved these books. They are def for kids, and as an adult I find a lot of loose ends, but kids won't even notice. There's lots of action, and even the tiniest bit of appropriate romance.

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I really enjoyed this book and this series but I wish there was one more book to better tie up loose ends.

Just a fun kids book