The Misadventures of Hobart Hucklebuck Review

The Misadventures of Hobart Hucklebuck: Magic & Mayhem

By Stan Swanson

Things are not as the should be in Pennywhistle! Enchanted toasters are not toasting, enchanted sprinklers are not sprinkling and Hobart Hucklebuck’s origami messenger birds are suddenly attacking him. 

Someone seems to be draining the power from all of the enchanted items in the village. But who could it be and why have they implicated Hobart’s grandfather? 

Follow Hobart and his friends, Specks Spacklethack and Rosie Rumpleskirt, as they try to solve this mystery and free Hobart’s grandfather from the Tower of Tribulation on Mumblemonk Mountain. 

The trio’s investigation into the mysterious happenings on Druid Lane gets them into hot water more than once and ultimately brings them dangerously close to disaster not only for themselves, but the entire village of Pennywhistle... 

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***MY HONEST REVIEW OF HOBART HUCKLEBUCK***

When normal everyday items seem to lose their enchantment, Hobart’s granddad becomes the one accused and convicted. It is up to Hobart and his friends to find the real culprit. But in a town like Pennywhistle where magic is everywhere, that won’t be so easy to do. 

This was such a cute little story. Young readers should enjoy it immensely. If you think Hobart Hucklebuck is a funny name, you should read some of the other names in the book. I think that was the most enjoyable part of it to me, listening to myself pronounce each name. I thought I knew who the mystery culprit was, more than once. Alas, all my suspects were wrong. That shows true talent. This is the second book by this author that I have read, and I liked it as much as the first. His humor and colorful characters are always interesting.

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**The above opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to review.

If you would like to read my review on Forever Zombie, another of Mr. Swanson's books, go HERE.

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Stan Swanson is a Bram Stoker award finalist and author of eight books including Horror High School: Return of the Loving Dead (the first book in a young adult horror series co-written with Araminta Star Matthews), Wind Up Hearts (romance novella with a hint of steampunk), Forever Zombie (a collection of short stories), Write of the Living Dead (a highly-praised writing guide written with Araminta Star Matthews and Rachel Lee) and Return of the Scream Queen (co-authored with Michael McCarty and Linnea Quigley). He is also editor/publisher for Dark Moon Books and Dark Moon Digest. Upcoming titles include The Misadventures of Hobart Hucklebuck - Book One: Magic & Mayhem (a middle grade fantasy/adventure/mystery which will be republished by Curiosity Quills Press), Dead Sparrows (a collection of apocalyptic poetry) and The Methlands (a horror novel co-written with award-winning author Joe McKinney).