“The Tower at the End of Time” is the sequel of “The House at the Edge of Magic” by Amy Sparkes and Ben Mantle.

It is a charming story filled with humor and adventure as Nine and her friends travel the worlds again. Off they go to the Wizarding Hopscotch Championships. But they encountered a problem, whenever they travel they get the hiccups. As Nine finds a cure for their hiccups, she eventually unravels some mysteries about herself.

This is a perfect read for young middle-graders to enjoy. It is filled with magic and mystery that will keep the reader engaged. I definitely recommend this read.

Thank you Net galley for this advanced copy. The opinions in this review are entirely my own.

Nine loves her new room in the House at the End of Magic, including the skeleton in her closet. When their house hiccups, Nine and her family end up going through the World Between Worlds. To fix it, they must enter the annual Wizard Hopscotch Championships and ask the Tower at the End of Time how to a cure their house’s hiccups. Will they win the championships? Will they find a way to cure their house?

The plot is magical, full of adventure, and is well written. The characters are funny, authentic, and well suited for the story. The word building continues to be well done and brings Nine’s world to life. Readers who like fantasy, magic, and adventure will want to pick this one up. Recommended for most library collections. Grades 4 to 8, 4 stars

What a cute story! Nine and her friends have finally broken the curse on their magical house and are able to travel the world again!

Will the new location be the place the cure the houses hiccups? What a whimsical story! I love how fast paced it was. Truly a magical story!

Thank you NetGalley, Amy and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for the eARC!

Rating: ✨✨✨✨
Publication Date: June 17th 2025

My daughter really enjoyed this 💗 She loved the story line and the characters. The cover really daughter her attention. She gave it 5 stars!

I loved this book as much as I loved the first one, and I didn't think that would be possible. It felt just as put together and fleshed out and just as much fun! I loved seeing more of the characters and being introduced to more new and interesting people. I can't wait to read more about this world and seeing the old and new characters introduced.

I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

The Tower at the End of Time by Amy Sparkes is the third person-POV Middle Grade fantasy sequel to The House at the Edge of Magic. After choosing to go with Eric, Flabberghast, and Dr. Spoon, Nine is expecting a life of adventure, but the House gets the hiccups and Flabberghast is invited to a hopscotch championship to defend his former title. Things never run smoothly for this newly formed family.

The House becomes even more of a character in this book. There were glimmers of the House in the vein of ‘setting as character’ in the first one, but here the House is always capitalized and it getting the hiccups and getting personified adds to the characterization. The hiccups are similar to human hiccups with an MG fantasy spin: the hiccups cause the house to hop between worlds. It’s a fun addition to an already whimsical story.

Nine’s sarcastic and exhausted voice returns as does Flabberghast’s over the top tendencies and Eric’s attempts at being helpful. Dr. Spoon is still determined to find Dish and still butting heads with Nine. What’s nice about this is that Tower essentially picks up right where House left off so that the character change and growth is all on page for the reader to see and the things that they loved and kept them reading and asking questions are still present. I’m excited to see what will be resolved in the third book, which I believe is the end of the trilogy and to finally meet Dish.

This is on the shorter side and fairly fast-paced with easy to understand language, which makes it a great choice for younger Middle Grade readers. The use of hopscotch and hiccups feels like it’s perfect for about the 8-10 crowd as it’s not talking to readers or preaching a life lesson, but is instead following a cohesive story that has a few lessons along the way.

I would recommend this to younger readers of Middle Grade, fans of MG fantasy that love a lot of whimsy, and those looking for a voice MG that has a more jaded child protagonist

Thanks to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for the ARC! This was a great sequel. I really loved seeing g the characters again and seeing them grow. This was a great adventure, I really liked the puzzles they went through. As with the first, it's an absolutely ridiculous world, but its a great story.