From witty interactions and getting-to-know-you pages to a tasty sounding recipe for meatloaf (to be attempted with proper adult supervision only), the Narrator brings it all to the table and provides quite the spread! Even reaching the end of a chapter is no need to fret as the “review questions” provided not only offer a surprising recap of events that transpired or skills gained (such as those needed for solving cryptics) but another chance to stroke the ego of…um, I mean properly express our gratitude for all the hard work the Narrator is putting into the story.

Several tries later and TADA, we’ve found success, but the fun has only just begun. From the start, we are already experiencing his wit and wonder as he attempts to get the book off the page or rather words ON the page in a prologue worthy of the story. good….just kidding! ^_^), but I think it added another element to what might have been an otherwise enjoyable story yes, but not nearly as much fun. (See, Narrator? I know the distinction between us…although right now, technically YOU’RE the Reader if you’re reading this… ^_^) Perhaps it was destined to be with the way I am, my style of reviewing or my particular tastes in reading (i.e. I’ve heard some difference of opinion on the matter but I for one adored the voice of the Narrator and the bantering with us, the Reader. That IS a tough one…but I’ll give it the old college try. What to say about this omnipresent character who is never really identified per se but gets us the inside scoop on what’s what, who’s who, where’s where and why’s why.

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