Mister Monday

Title: Mister Monday

Author: Garth Nix

Genre: Fiction

Summary: Arthur Penhaligon is the new kid in town. On his first day of school he has an asthma attack. While help arrives, Mister Monday comes and gives him half of the first Key. The Keys are seven magical items that belonged to the Architect, a powerful being who made the Universe, and she later left a magical will before disappearing. Mister Monday chose Arthur as the heir to the Architect. Now Arthur is flung into a battle against Mister Monday for control of the other half of the first Key and control over the Lower House, the bottom part of the Architect’s house. With the help of the first part of the Architect’s Will and someone he meets along the way, Arthur must make his way into the House and claim the other half of the first Key and the Lower House. Arthur can only claim the Keys and parts of the house if he has that piece of the will, which are all hidden because shortly after the Architect disappeared, the Trustees tore the will into seven pieces. Each Trustee got their own part so they could hide it. Arthur is now in a race against time, as Mister Monday will do anything to stop Arthur from claiming the rest of the Key and domain of the Lower House, he’ll even release a terrible disease on Arthur’s town.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

I think that this book deserves 5 stars because it was so unusual. It made me think that you never know what’s going to happen today. It could be something horribly bad or something wonderfully great. The uniqueness of the book combined with its vivid description lets you really see the story.

Favorite Part: My favorite part is when Arthur battled Mister Monday for control of the first key. Arthur has to use all his strength to be able to defeat Mister Monday. If Arthur fails, then nothing can stop the treacherous Trustees from destroying the Universe. I loved this part because of all the action and suspense. It really is the climax of the book.

Series: The Keys to the Kingdom

Website: http://www.garthnix.com/

Andy Daft