Bad News, Pseudonymous Bosch
Bad News, Pseudonymous Bosch
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Bad News

Author: Pseudonymous Bosch

Narrator: Aaron Landon

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/28/2017


Synopsis

The can't-miss final installment of beloved author Pseudonymous Bosch's bestselling Bad Books trilogy!

At Earth Ranch, Clay encountered a haunted library, a castaway boy, and a fire-breathing dragon--not to mention incredible magic. Now he faces his most dangerous foes yet: the mysterious white-gloved members of the Midnight Sun, whose scheming leads Clay to a dragon reserve. Up against impossible odds, will Clay and his Secret Series Allies be able to triumph over these villains once and for all?

Packed with action, humor, magic, mystery, and dragons, Pseudonymous Bosch answers long-simmering questions as he delivers his most exciting adventure yet.

Reviews

Goodreads review by sophia on April 03, 2017

This book was definitely my favorite in the "Bad books" series. I had met the author, Pseudonymous Bosch, and bought a signed copy. I was definitely ready to dive into this. For years, the Secret Series had been my favorite books. At age ten, inspired by Cass, I discontinued wearing girls clothes. T......more

Goodreads review by Shriya on May 30, 2022

After finally finishing this series i can say my only regret is not picking this up when I was younger. It is exactly the type of story and plot that appealed to me the most. Plus i still enjoy the conversational writing style that reads like an optimistic Lemony Snicket. This was a very satisfying......more

Goodreads review by Helen on February 23, 2024

It was good until the ending where it went a bit wonky. There should've been another book instead of trying to fit everything into the last fifty pages. It made the pacing weird.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on February 11, 2018

I have really enjoyed all of the other books I have read from this author but this book was a little too choppy and confusing for my liking.......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on February 20, 2022

I can't believe I didn't review this book... anyways, it was really good - a great series and excellent follow up to the Secret Series. There's one annoying LGBTQ mention... a main character from the excellent Secret Series who is a side character in this trilogy is mentioned to be gay... which is r......more


Quotes

Praise for Bad News:

"Bosch's Bad Books trilogy roars to a fiery close...[and] Bosch's patented sense of humor runs through the action-packed plot and comical footnotes....Series fans will doubtless be sad to bid these characters adieu, but they certainly go out in style."

Booklist

Praise for Bad Luck:"Readers will be thoroughly entertained by this second installment in the Bad Book series."—Booklist

"This second volume has plenty of Bosch's signature cheekiness and footnotes, and it's chock-full of intrigue, danger, secret missions, betrayal, a magical library within a library, and a creature straight from legend. Longtime Bosch fans will be thrilled at the reappearance of characters from his "Secret Series," but the good fun and solid adventure will delight new readers just the same. An excellent addition to middle grade collections. School Library Journal

Praise for Bad Magic:"Bosch employs, to great effect, his signature irreverence and hilarity... a delight to read. Bad Magic is a clever and playful novel. An excellent addition to middle grade fiction collections."—School Library Journal

"Enjoyable...Bosch's arch narrative voice carries over from his previous books...From The Tempest and Lord of the Flies to shows like Gilligan's Island and Lost, cultural allusions abound as Clay tries to understand the island's many mysteries and meets his fellow campers. Gilbert's watercolors bring in additional humor."—Publishers Weekly

"[Bad Magic] contains threads of mystery, magic, word games, and snark... It is suspenseful, humorous, clever, and most importantly, fun. Bad Magic is definitely entertaining for a wide range of readers."—Voya

"...Bosch's mix of slapstick silliness, sly authorial asides, and magical adventure will appeal to readers of Lemony Snicket and M. T. Anderson's Pals in Peril series."—Booklist