LitPick Review
In a town named Oppum Oppidulum, a twelve year old boy by the name of Rex Grammaticus is the son of a famous engineer and inventor. His father is pronounced a lunatic by his evil step mother and taken to a high security asylum in the middle of a freezing lake. This lake is rumored to be the home of a giant sea monster and diamonds are believed to be at the bottom of the lake. Soon after the story gets going, there is a jail-break and the head warden of the asylum is replaced by a mind doctor, who uses hypnotism in crooked ways. Rex's father also escaped during the jail-break and soon enough found Rex locked in his room by his step mother. From there, Rex enters into various suspenseful adventures that help him unravel the mystery of the asylum and the strange Andrew Fey Society that controls it.
Opinion:
The Lunatic's Curse was my first book to read by this author and I really liked it. The characters were very interesting and the story was good, even though confusing at times for me. At first, I wasn't sure I'd like it, but by chapter three, I was hooked. I hope that others will like this book, too, and I think that people who liked books like Artemis Fowl should especially like The Lunatics Curse. It has a good plot and it is full of action and adventure. There are a few dull spots, but it gets interesting again fairly quickly.
