Middle-Grade Review: Margo Maloo - The Tangled Web

I'm a big fan of Drew Weing's creative and fun graphic novel series. I liked the first two parts of the series "The Terrible Cases of Margot Malu" and its continuation "Monster Mall" (my review is at the link). So I was excited to see the release of the third volume of The Terrible Case of Margo Malu: The Tangled Web . It was just as fun and exciting as the first two books!

Charles recently moved to Echo City when his parents bought a historic building there. When he finds a large troll living in a prison (and steals his Battlebeanz), Charles takes the advice of his new building friend, Kevin, and enlists the help of Margot Malu, a monster broker. It turns out that Echo City has a thriving community of monsters living in the shadows, underground, and in all sorts of unknown places. Margot, a bright and wild child, helps Charles with his troll problem and takes him under her wing as he promises to always protect adult monsters' secrets and help him solve human monsters' problems. In this third book, Margot is engrossed in her own project, so Charles is left alone. He and Kevin see a teenager online trying to cause trouble by exposing the monster's secret lair, and Charles finds a giant family of spiders on the brink of extinction as a result of a massive human extermination project. What could Carlo do alone? And how could he send a message to Margot?

Sample page from Margo Maloo: The Tangled Web

As usual, Weing brings a lot of smart and creative fun to this third installment. His colorful depictions of Echo City and its quirky monster inhabitants contain plenty of fun reading details. The unique design combined with a fun and captivating story will make you turn the page. And this time, with the spider rescued and dangers looming, there's an eternal mystery that can only mean... the fourth book! I can't wait to learn more about Margo, Charles and Kevin's adventures and their monster lore.

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