BOOK REVIEW: The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris

I liked the book. It was a little slow in the beginning, and at times I rolled my eyes because the trickery/magic seemed trite, but I had to step back and remember that the magic and mayhem was created for 7-12 year olds, not specifically for an adult reader.

The story starts off with orphaned Carter living with his sly Uncle Sly (I see what you did there NPH!), who uses his "magic" for trickery. However, Carter doesn't like the life Uncle Sly has given him, and decides to become a runaway. Upon doing so, Carter wakes up in a town with a limited-run carnival, and this is where his life starts to take a turn.

Should he go with B.B. Bosso, and become part of the carnival, or with Mr. Vernon, a nice magician he meets at the carnival.

The decision to go with Mr. Vernon helps Carter make some good life choices, and find the family has has always wanted.

With the heart-warming story, there are magic trick how-tos in the middle of the book, and they are fun! I've tried some on my sons, and they liked them! I can definitely see how kids would be enamored with this book.

I started reading the book to my 7-year-old, but stopped because I wanted to finish it for the end of 2017. He liked it, but he's also in the middle of another series and wanted to read that more (I can't blame him--I threw this book on him with only 1.5 books left in his 11-book series). He wants to read it next year.

With that said, I left the last cipher to figure out with him when we read it next! Plus, there are three more books in this series.

RATED: 4 Stars

NOTE: I bought and paid for the book, which came in my December Owl Crate Jr., on my own, and did not receive any compensation for this review.

P.S. THIS WAS AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY!!! I was so excited about it!