"The Sound  and the Echoes was a nice return to stories reminiscent of the Harry  Potter genre. I read the book on my Kindle, and I loved the  illustrations; they really brought the story to life. The story had many  characters who were hiding something,  so sometimes it was difficult to read because I could feel that there  was something we didn't know about that person, but the book didn't  delve into the topic until later. I was also sad that the boy who was  half-echo, half-sound was referred to as a Mongrel in the book; I felt  like Mongrel was an insult on the level of "mudblood", so I was sad the  author called him that. But in the end, the story came together at a  wonderfully adventurous climax, and all my questions were answered."  -Katy on Goodreads
Thank you Katy for this thoughtful look at The Sound & The Echoes! 
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