I received an ARC for my ten-year-old son to review. This book was easily his favorite birthday present and I'm so glad the publisher gave me an early copy in exchange for his honest review!

"I love the creativity that the author put into this book. This book was so fun to read. The end of the chapters made me keep reading all the time.
This book is a fun read for those who like action, adventure, and comedy.
Landon Murphy is a fun dude, although I, personally, like Jade Shu the best. I like how Shadowbox changes throughout the book. You really get to know the characters if you read it.
5 STARS! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟"

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and the publisher for giving him the opportunity to help promote this book!

Landon, Jade, and Sabra, along with their magical pets and teachers must work together to fight the Megalajunk and Thingamajunks—evil beings made out of trash and junk from the landfill.

(Okay, really. Got a 10 or 11 year old who likes Transformers? This tells you all you need to know about the book.)

The story is funny, the thingamajunks are fantastically unique, and the ending is a surprise. There's some fantasy violence as the kids fight the monsters with brooms and plungers, among other janitorial tools. But it's going to really take some extra creativity and imagination to win the day.

I recommend it to advanced readers as young as 8, up to about 12 or so. Older if they are Transformer fans. It might appeal more to boys, but Jade, his sister, is a strong girl who fights right along with Landon. I give it 4.5 stars.

Fun read, this was a good addition to this series with a cliff hanger. I like how the author picks up on the story pretty much where the last book ends. Fun new characters and old characters making appearances. I look forward to the next book and the growth and development of the characters.

Arc Copy...Surprised to find out I was reading book #2 in a series but didn't feel lost and was able to grasp the world of magical trash and living trash creatures quite well, which I found unique as a world building setting + feel.

I loved this second installment. Tyler Whitesides is one of my favorite authors and I've loved delving into this series again. I don't want to wait another year for the next one though!

I received an electronic ARC from Shadow Mountain Publishing through NetGalley.
Landon, Jade and Sabra are back for further adventures to save the world. They learn more from Daisy and Dr. Weizmann after Thingamajunks ruin Jade and Landon's parents wedding. As the book unfolds, they discover they are facing two enemies who want to rule the world their own way. Whitesides continues to share more of this world and reveal more about his characters. Readers will appreciate the humor woven through the adventures as well as the more serious side of relationships and finding ways to work together. I appreciate how he lets readers draw their own conclusions about interactions and events. It's quite a cliffhanger to introduce the next quest in book three.