Finn, Charlene, Maybeck, Willa, and Philby return for another adventure as the five young teenagers who defend Walt Disney World from the villainous Overtakers. The story begins with a parade celebrating the return of the kids' DHIs (holographic hosts who work in the Magic Kingdom), but the appearance of their friends Amanda and Jez forebodes dark times ahead in the Most Magical Place on Earth.

Amanda and Jez are orphans with magical powers only just being revealed to the rest of the Kingdom Keepers, and the are known as Fairlies, as in "Fairly Humans." When Jez is abducted the Kingdom Keepers not only need to find her but also avoid falling asleep and having their DHIs trapped in the Overtakers' new server. They spend the day at the Animal Kingdom struggling to keep awake as they solve these mysteries. Charlene gets a particularly good boost in her character as she gets to disguise herself as DeVine, the camouflaged, stilt-walking performer, for reconnaissance purposes.

Aaaaaaaaand, the novel ends on a cliffhanger, meaning that my daughter and I will most certainly be reading the third book in the series. ( )

I don't know. Maybe I was more optimistic when I read the last one, but this series really isn't doing anything for me. I doubt I will read any of the others. The concept is good but the execution is lacking and unappealing. I really wanted to like them, too. ( )

So very clearly a series book, this novel picked up right after number one and ended in not so much a cliff hanger, but chapter break. The story of the Kingdom Keepers versus the Overtakers continues! ( )

The second book takes place at Animal Kingdom, this time one of the friends have been kidnapped! The KK must do everything they can to save the friend without getting eaten.

The animals and descriptions in this book are wonderful. As with KK: Disney after dark, I had some issues with some of the "magical" elements of the book, they didn't seem to fit. Also, the kids break into parts of the park, so parents may not like those concepts within the book. As with Disney After Dark, we get some great behind the scenes magic, wonderful Disney Characters and super evil Disney Villains. Another book I would suggest for the whole family to read. ( )

a bit cheesy... ( )