I’ve been a fan of Morgan Matson’s books for years. Every time I find out a new book is released, I’m really excited to read it. When I found out there wasn’t one new Morgan Matson book but two going to be released in 2024, I was really excited! The first one is called Promchanted and is published by Disney Hyperion. The second is The Ballad of Darcy & Russell and is published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
I purchased both books, but the book I decided to read first is the Ballad of Darcy and Russell. I had some time to sit down and read it in May, so I dedicated a weekend and a couple of weekdays to reading it and write a review post about it. After reading it, I didn’t feel ready to write a review about it. After reading reviews of the book on Amazon, I felt like I was in the minority about my opinions about this book. It is different than other books Morgan has wrote, and it isn’t one I enjoyed.
Since I felt my opinions about the book is contradictory to what the reviews on Amazon said, I decided to delay publishing my review post for a month or so. I hopefully gave enough time to allow others write reviews online (And on Amazon) before anyone reads my own.
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