I agree entirely with the sentiment of the other reviewers that this is a book that suffered for the existence of Harry Potter. On the other hand, Harry Potter might have been its saving grace at the same time. This is definitely from the same genre and it was published at about the same time, so the HP comparisons are inevitable, but this is also the book that fans of HP would have picked up fresh from one of his adventures simply because they wanted to read a bit more of this semi-realistic children's fantasy. It dances the same unlikely line between a realistic fiction story and modern fantasy. There were times when I felt like I was reading a British Beverly Cleary and other times when I felt like I was reading an adventure of Merlin. It kept up that happy balance too right through the end. If nothing else, this book will tide over any reader who needs a hit of fantasy without the desire to get trapped in the depths of an epic series. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and hope there will be sequels to it in the future.

Išvažiuodamas atostogų pas mamą ir patėvį, Džo net nenutuokia, kas jo laukia. Kelionė dar nesibaigė, o jis jau įtrauktas į sąmokslą dėl senovinės burtų knygos ir atsidūręs klastingame raganų ir burtų pasaulyje.
Ar Džo su naująja drauge Tvigi spės atskleisti paslaptį, kol dar ne viskas prarasta?
Jaudinanti nuotykių pasaka, kurios kerai neišsisklaido nuo pirmo puslapio iki paskutinio. Nuotykių kaleidoskopas!
„Raganų knygos paslaptis“ – pirmoji Annos Dale knyga. Šis smagus debiutas rodo, kad autorė puikiai žino, kokias istorijas mėgsta vaikai.
Atsispirti tokiam intriguojančiam, įdomiam ir juokingam romanui neįmanoma. ( )

A lovely little book about a missing page in an ancient spell book, windsprites, evil twins, a pair of rats called Dunkel and Fleck, snakes that can turn themselves into fountain pens, overworked brooms and witches, of course.
Probably not very memorable, but a nice way to while away a rainy afternoon.

eh ( )