The Secret Series

The Secret Series

By: Pseudonymous Bosch

Reviewed By: Madeline S.

This book series by Pseudonymous Bosch is unique because it is all about a secret, THE secret. I think that Bosch’s style brings you close to the story because he writes in a way that intrigues the reader and really brings the story to life. I personally think that this book series is good for ages 7+ and anybody who likes mystery, humor, fiction, and most of all secrets. The plot will make you want to read through all five books in all your spare time.

This series starts with the book The Name of this Book is Secret and with a warning, that’s right a real warning. “Warning: do not read beyond this page.” The narrator goes on about how dangerous this book is. Then he X’s out the first chapter, he apologizes and says that he can’t tell you the real names of the people, the real place, or anything else real. He makes up names for his characters: Max-Earnest and Cassandra, or Cass for short, then he launches into the story. He starts off with telling you all about Cass, then all about Max-Earnest. The story really begins, though, when Cass overhears one of her Grandpas’ customers telling them about the newest house she is selling. Her name in the book is Gloria and she is a relator.  She always drops off old junk at the abandoned firehouse that Cass’s grandpas call home. They have an “antiques” shop downstairs and live upstairs, but whenever someone comes they never buy anything, they just give away their old stuff to the shop. Gloria drops by all the time and tells stories about the houses she sells. The story about the current house, however, really intrigues Cass because the house belonged to a magician, a magician whose kitchen suddenly burned down! When the gardener smelled the smoke, he went to investigate but found no remains of the magician. Cass starts to wonder if the magician really died or if he escaped.  When Cass and Max-Ernest go investigate at the house, they find themselves pulled into a great and dangerous mystery. The kids join the ancient Terces Society. Throughout this series they are on a quest to discover THE Secret and protect it from falling into the wrong hands!  They and the other Terces Society members have to fight many battles against the Midnight Sun, a group of villains who are also after the Secret. Will Cass and Max-Ernest ever discover the Secret or will it remain just that, a secret? Will you the reader ever find out what it is? Do you really want to know? Bosch warns the reader that this information could be deadly!

I really enjoyed the mystery and suspense that are present throughout this series. There are some surprising twists and turns in the plot that keep you guessing what is coming next. But the best part of this series is that Bosch makes the story really fun to read because he uses so much humor!