Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane

"These books have me crying over cockroaches and rats 😭😭. The first two books are so good, now I'm ready for number 3!"

"Book 2 in the Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins. The creator best known for The Hunger Games. I immediately got into this book as soon as I finished the first one again, and I'm pleased to say that this one sticks the landing better than the first one, and it does a little flip too. So that made me go "oooo". Honestly though, rereading this series, it's no Percy Jackson and it's no Harry Potter. There's no way it'll live up to the quality of those. But it's still greatly appreciated in that it's a fun, albeit surprisingly dark, romp. The story follows Gregor the Overlander in his second venture into the Underland after his sister was kidnapped as a ploy to get him running back, a la carrot-on-a-stick. Here, the second prophecy regarding him is revealed, and so, the second quest begins as this time and he has to make a fatally active decision. It has everything I loved about the first entry and it expands upon it tenfold. The pace is kept high, familiar faces come back for more and the story becomes more grim than the first one, which kid me was definitely fond of. Oh, and also, to improve upon the writing, the main character does make a lot more active decisions and isn't taken on a rollercoaster ride the whole time this go around so the pace of the story felt right. This is a solid sequel to a solid tutorial. Now I gotta go and find the rest of the books."

"I wasn’t sure how much I was going to like this one. Books in a series tend to loose steam as they continue, but I really enjoyed this one. I found this one to be more entertaining than Gregor the Overlander. I love the way that Suzanne Collins is able to characterize. Whether it is a human, a bat, a rat, or even a cockroach or firefly. I am really enjoying this series and highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for something a little out of the box. "

"I like how we switch from very kids book very 11 year old to guts spilling across the floor straight back to very chill very kids book. It makes sense for Suzanne Collins. Anyway Gregor is a very wise child."

"Gosh it's been a long time since I read this series now 😬"