LitPick Review
Goblins on the Prowl by Bruce Coville is a fantasy/mystery about wizards, goblins, humans, and other creatures. In Goblins on the Prowl, a celebration is held commemorating the freedom of the goblins. William, the hero who freed the goblins, receives many gifts, one of which was a weird book from an anonymous lady. The librarian Karl does not think it’s a good idea for William to keep the book. At night William sneaks out and reads the book by the stone toad in the castle. William starts reading aloud and falls into a trance! The stone toad comes to life and takes William away! William’s friend, Fauna, must assemble a team to save William from the stone toad. But they will have to pass all kinds of tests, like having to reveal their darkest secrets... Will Fauna succeed, or will William be lost forever?
Opinion:
Goblins on the Prowl was an excellent book with lots of twists. I think the book was exciting and had lots of action. I liked the variety of creatures that appeared in this book, such as mini-dragons. My favorite part was the secret-revealing with Flegmire the goblin. Flegmire was my favorite character because she was a complete wacko! She invented an instrument that made music by pulling on goblins’ tails. I would recommend this book to readers of the Beyonders series by Brandon Mull or anyone who likes action and twists.
