Author: W.D. Newman is the pen name of William Dale Porter. He lives in upstate
Synopsis: Ben and Casey Alderman have to spend the summer with their grandparents in Pickens, SC. They notice their grandma, Louise, acting suspiciously around a patch of bamboo and decide to explore with the neighbor's children, Meg and Jeff. They end up finding themselves in another world in an adventure none of them thought they'd find behind the farm house. They find that the survival of a world is in their hands as they have to face mythological creatures and fight along side some as they work together to save one.
Review: This was a free ebook available on the nook. As I started reading it, it became very obvious that it was self published. I didn't realize that when I downloaded the book. There were lots of editing errors and the writing needed a little bit of work. The writing was a lot of telling but not enough showing. There was plenty of details but not the right kind of details so it made the writing a bit choppy. However, the story was fun. It was sort of J.R.R. Tolkein meets C.S. Lewis. Parts of it were a little dry but the adventure was fun. There were also characters that I felt weren't needed. They were hardly in it at all -- just no point to them. Mainly Meg and Jeff. I did find that most of the characters were very cliche and had no personality. Hob, Gob, and Nob were the only characters I found with any personality. They were quirky and quite funny. Sometimes, I really did laugh out loud with them. If you enjoy adventure and mythological creatures and don't mind typos and grammatical errors then this would be a great book for you. It really was a fun story, it just needed more editing.
Rating: ** Two Stars (because of the lack of editing)
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