I used to love the find your own adventure books as a kid. I stumbled on these recently and was delighted - it wasnt' what Stine usually wrote, or at least what *I* thought he wrote. I've been trying to get my son into these. This one isn't the thriller genre like his Goosebumps, but it's a fantasy/action-adventure type where a kid, who must bring along a bratty 7 year old relative, has to use an ancient sword to save a mystical place from an evil wizard. Yeah, that kind of does sound Narnia now that I think about it, but there are differences in the story. There are dragons, forest trees that try to trap you for someone else's dinner, and other perils. Sometimes I grew irritated with the decisions (I'm older now...)and I found all three endings slightly weak - still, these books were great ideas for kids and Stine wrote this one well. ( )

Oh R.L. Stine, how I never read your books in school like all of the other kids. It had been so long since I had read a choose your own adventure, though, that I just couldn't pass this book up. It was enjoyable enough for what it was. ( )