Title: The Piper's Apprentice
Author: Matthew Cody
Series: The Secrets of the Pied Piper #3
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: October 24, 2017
Source: Publisher
Well here we are.... with the third and final book in The Secrets of the Pied Piper series by Matthew Cody...
It has been a fun and wild ride. The adventure was grand, the characters were (mostly loveable...dang villains!) and the story was a lot of fun.
The whole series is a take on the Pied Piper story. You know the one....the Pied Piper comes in an plays his flute and all the rats follow him and leave the town. Well in this one, the legend has it that the Pied Piper was angry at the town after he helped them, they didn't pay or something, so he came and took a bunch of their children away and never brought them back!
Then centuries later, our main characters, a set of siblings, find themselves neck deep in this legend.
As I already stated this book was a lot of fun. It is the third installment to the series, so there isn't a lot that I can say that won't be a spoiler for some where in the story line for those that haven't read it yet.
But I can say that it is a continuation from where the 2nd book ended. Not much time, if any has passed and the story does end in a way that is satisfying. I will, however, miss these characters and this adventure. I loved this creative world and the imagery it possessed.
Sorry, if this feels more like a review for the whole series rather than this book alone, but at this point, I can't really separate the books. I enjoyed all of them, including the final one and did not find myself disappointed with it at all.
My Rating
4 Stars
This review is based on an eARC provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are mine and mine alone.
