The Mystery of the Highland Crest

The Choose Your Own Adventure series offered an option every few pages to choose how the story would continue. According to your preference, you would follow its instructions by turning to the appropriate page of the book as indicated by your choice. This was a popular and revolutionary idea when the series was first launched in the early 1980s, driving it to incredible sales levels for many years until it was overshadowed by variants on the idea that took the concept to more elaborate lengths (e.g. Fighting Fantasy) and especially by other interactive media.

The plot: it's a trip to gothic Scotland, where you'll assist a relative with recovering the family crest while trying to avoid its curse.

Observations: Louise Munro Foley was always show more an author who did her homework for her series entries and could teach you a thing or two about her subject. That is something to appreciate, but this volume takes the cake for drowning you in backstory. It's good to read it all once, but after that you know the action doesn't start until the choice on page 115. show less