By Tyler Whitesides
A secret society of Janitors with wizard-like powers
continue their battle, and now, the stakes are even higher.
The Bureau of Educational Maintenance is after Alan Zumbro
and this time they mean business—deadly business. Spencer, Daisy, and their
little team of rebels must find the source of all magical Glop and destroy it
before it can destroy the world as we know it. No small task with the BEM and
their monster toxites at their heels. It’s a wild and dangerous ride as they
follow the trail of clues all the way to the hiding place of the mysterious
aurans: guardians of a secret landfill. What they discover there will change
the way Spencer sees himself, not to mention the fate of the rebels.
I was excited to start this novel simply for the fact that I
was interested to see what the author would do with Spencer’s newfound
abilities as an Auran. The journey that the group takes through the glopified
dump is equal parts entertaining and surprising with the imagination that Tyler
Whitesides displays. Kids will eat this up. Bookworm is a personal favorite for
a new character, that scene just left me happy. We’re handed a few twists in
this book and Spencer has to decide who he’s going to trust and who he should
give a second chance. I can say this for the Janitors series, it gets better
with every book. I didn’t much care for the first book, but they have gotten incrementally
better each time. I still am of the opinion that this series is one for the
kids more than the adults. Some middle readers and young adult books can bridge
the gap between kids and adults so both parties end up loving it, but this one
falls shy of that for me as an adult reader. It’s still fun, don’t get me
wrong, but I can become bored. That doesn’t mean I won’t finish the series
though!
I give it a 3.5 out of 5
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