Showing posts with label Fantasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantasy. Show all posts

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos

Reading Level 5.2

Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy

Pages: 344

This book was recommended and loaned to my by my 10 year old niece. It took me a while to finally begin reading it, but once I did, I was sucked into it. I barely cleaned or cooked for my family today. I read it in two days but could have done it in one if I didn't have other responsibilities.

This book is about a young girl who's parents run a museum so she is around ancient artifacts all the time. However, there is one very odd thing about her -- she can see curses. Being around a lot of ancient Egyptian artifacts means she runs across a lot of cursed items. This strange ability that allows her to sense evil and good in items throws her into an adventure she wasn't searching for of secret societies -- one searching for good and the other creating chaos. Both want her and her special gifts. What will she do? What does she decide?

This was a FANTASTIC book. As I said, once I started reading it, I couldn't stop. There were 2-3 minor curse words in it, though. Beyond that, it was a very clean book.

I rate it with 5 stars!!! *****
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Monday, August 19, 2013

Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles 2) by Marissa Meyer

Hardcover454 pages
Published February 5th 2013 by Feiwel and Friends
Genre: Young Adult, Fairy Tales, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis: Cinder, the cyborg mechanic from book 1, is trying to break out of prison so she can save the world from the Lunar People. If she succeeds, she'll be the most wanted fugitive in all of the Commonwealth.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Scarlet's grandmother is mission. She runs into a streetfight named Wolf who offers to help her find her grandmother. Scarlet quickly learns there was much she didn't know about her grandmother and everything she discovers only leaves to more questions. They run into the cyborg fugitive and together they must find a way to save the world from the lunar queen before Prince Kai becomes her husband and her prisoner and she gains power over the entire Commonwealth.

This book was just as good as the first one. LOVED it!! I was sad Cinder wasn't in it as much but as I got to know Scarlet, I was no longer disappointed. I enjoyed following both their story lines and going back and forth between them in the book. So fun and such an addictive book! I didn't want to put it down. :)

Author: To learn more about Marissa Meyer, check out her website here http://www.marissameyer.com/.  

Rating: **** Five Stars


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Monday, August 12, 2013

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Hardcover1st Edition387 pages
Published January 3rd 2012 by Feiwel & Friends
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: In a futuristic Earth, a plague ravages the people. The Lunar people watch from the moon for their chance to take over the people of earth with their powers of the mind. There is one hope of a lunar princess who may still be alive to stop the lunar queen. Of course, the odds of that are very small. Meanwhile, on earth, is a young girl named Cinder who is a Cyborg, a second class citizen who meets Prince Kai when she, being one of the best mechanics of New Beijing, repairs his robot and learns of something she should not be privy to. Soon, she finds herself in an impossible situation as she discovers information about her past and must made decisions about her future that could affect the rest of the world.

Who doesn't love a good fairy tale....er.... a good sci -fi.... er.... a good romance.... er... this book!  I seriously LOVED this book. It's the first of a series and I cannot wait to get my hands on the rest of it. It's based off the story of Cinderella only it's much more gritty and intense than the fairy tale we are all used to. I love reading stories that are based off fairy tales, I love sci-fi and fantasy and love a clean romance. This had all of them rolled up into one book. My perfect dream book! haha! I totally recommend this book.

Author: This is Marissa Meyer's debut novel. She lives in Washington with her fiance and cats. To learn more about her, visit her website here http://www.marissameyer.com/

Rating: ***** FIVE STARS
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Monday, June 10, 2013

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Genre: Children's Chapter Books, fiction, Fantasy, Juvenile

Synopsis: Minli, a young girl of Fruitless Mountain, dreams of a better life. Her father's stories fill her mind and she decides she must go in search of the Man in the Moon to ask him how to change her family's fortune. It's a quest that leads to many friends and magical beings but also to self discovery and heroic acts and Minli finds out a way to find the fortune she seeks.

My family loved this story. It was fun and each day we read it there was a new story. It was filled with many legends told within the main story line which was great fun for the kids and my husband but I found it confusing. haha! I give it THREE Stars! *** It was fun and I liked it but all the stories within the story were too confusing for me.



Author: To learn more about Grace Lin then visit her blog here http://www.gracelinblog.com/.
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Friday, November 2, 2012

Kids Korner: Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians

Genre: Auto-Biography, Children's Chapter Books, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adventure

Synopsis: Warning: Librarians do NOT want you to read this book. By reading this book you will be open to a world the Librarians do not want you to discover. This is the actual, factual narrative of a young hero named Alcatraz Smedry who receives a bag of sand for his 13th birthday. (Insert "I've got a jar of dirt" jokes here.) However, this is no ordinary sand but a very rare type that is valued above all else. Alcatraz, like any Smedry would, lets it get stolen by the Evil Librarians. Adventure ensues, thrusting young Alcatraz into the world of the free kingdoms, becoming a hero, and trying to find out for himself just who he is. (This is the secret that the Librarians are trying to keep from us the Hushlanders. Our world, The Hushlands, is filled with lies and is controlled by the librarians. Just FYI. Keep it to yourself, trust me you don't want Librarians to know that you know.)

Review: This book had my kids, my husband and me laughing out loud constantly. Of course, none of us should be surprised that Sanderson once again did an amazing job in writing a book. My entire family loved this book and we were sad to return it to the library. So sad, actually, that as soon as we got home we ordered the entire set from Amazon. Go get this book now; really, go get it. If you don't you should be flogged with a large fish by a Canadian Moose.

Author: To the right is a picture of Alcatraz Smedry. (from book flap) "Brandon Sanderson is the pen name of Alcatraz Smedry. His Hushlander editor forced him to use a pseudonym, since these memoirs are being published as fiction.
"Alcatraz actually knows a person named Brandon Sanderson. That man, however, is a fantasy writer- and is therefore prone to useless bouts of delusion in literary form. Alcatraz has it on good authority that Brandon is actually illiterate and dictates his thick, overly long fantasy tomes to his potted plant. Count Duku.
"It is widely assumed that Brandon went mad several years ago, but few people can tell because his writing is so strange anyway. He spends his time going to science fiction movies, eating popcorn and goat cheese (separately), and trying to warn people about the dangers of the Great Kitten Conspiracy.
"He has had his library card revoked on seventeen different occasions."

Rating: FIVE STARS ***** (This was, of course, unanimous because this is one of the best written and entertaining books any of us have read in a long time.)


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Monday, October 1, 2012

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater


Hardcover360 pages
Published July 13th 2010 by Scholastic Press (first published 2010)
ISBN
0545123283 (ISBN13: 9780545123280)



Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Romance

Synopsis: This is a sequel to Shiver, which I read before I started a review blog. :) So, this could contain spoilers to Shiver so I suggest that you go and read Shiver first. :)

Grace is a 17 year old girl who lives in the quiet little town of Mercy Falls, Minnesota. The year before she met Sam, a wolf, well, a human, well.... a shapeshifter. But, they cured him of that so at the beginning of this book they are both typical humans. Sam is now responsible for the pack after the last one, and adopted father to Sam, decided to return as a wolf and may never become a human again. Sam must figure out how to make it on his own and settle into his new life of caretaker of the shapeshifting pack. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Grace is finding that her parents' new overbearing methods are suffocating. She is fighting with them and ignoring symptoms that could change her life forever. There is also a new pack member -- Cole. The first one to return to human and has a questionable past that could be detrimental to the secret of the pack. This odd trio must find a way to survive and perhaps risk everything to save one of their lives.

Review: I still love this story, this world Maggie created. It's original but still fits in the ever popular category of fantasy-romance. You know that moment you realize you are siding with the parents instead of the heroine of the story? Yeah, it's not a good sign. It means you're getting old (30 next year). That was the feeling I got while reading this story. There were a few instances where the main characters got in trouble and I thought, "DUH!" Anyways, this is young adult but I don't think I'd let my daughter read it. There is teen sex and the language is a little heavier than what I'd feel comfortable having her read.  I am not giving it that fourth star because of a couple of reasons but the main one is the romance. Ack! Sometimes it's a bit too cheesy for me. They're 17 and they're proclaiming their never ending love together in ways that made me feel entirely uncomfortable. Otherwise, it was a pretty good story.

Author: From Goodreads Author Page: All of Maggie Stiefvater's life decisions have been based around her inability to be gainfully employed. Talking to yourself, staring into space, and coming to work in your pajamas are frowned upon when you're a waitress, calligraphy instructor, or technical editor (all of which she's tried), but are highly prized traits in novelists and artists. She's made her living as one or the other since she was 22. She now lives an eccentric life in the middle of nowhere, Virginia with her charmingly straight-laced husband, two kids, two neurotic dogs, and a 1973 Camaro named Loki.

To learn more of Maggie then go to her page here: http://maggiestiefvater.com/

Rating: **** Four Stars

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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Destined by Aprilynne Pike

  • Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperTeen (May 1, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061668125
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061668128
WARNING: This is a Spoiler if you have not read the other 3 books of the Laural series.  For a review on the other three then click here. If you have not read those three first then do not read this review. :)

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy - Romance

Synopsis: Book three ended in a very bad spot, Luki is captured and they discovered she is a Winter Faerie... the strongest and rarest of all fae. Laurel and her friends must figure out what to do with her. When things don't go quite as planned, Avalon is in danger and Laurel, Tamani, Chelsea, and David are their only hope. Okay, that's kind of all I can say with giving away any spoilers.... trust me, this is hard. :)

My Thoughts: I know, being a Laural Series fan, it took me a really long time to finally get to this book. I just had so many other books that I needed to read. I finally could take it no longer and bought this book. Of course, I had to re-read the previous 3 so that I would know exactly what was happening. This book was just as good as the other three in the series and Pike was able to wrap up all the loose ends. She did leave it open for another story (oh, I hope she does!) or you get to use your imagination and figure it out yourself. I know that doesn't really make sense -- wrapped up loose ends but left it open too but, trust me. She did! Read it and you'll get it.
The biggest question I and most of my friends had was, "Does she choose David or Tamani?" I loved both of the guys but, I won't tell you who she ended up with. hehe!
The first thing I noticed about this book is the beautiful cover. I just love it! I loved re-reading the previous three books. I was able to see the amazing growth in the characters throughout the series. I love that they didn't just stay the same through out. They grew and evolved and learned from their experiences. The characters at the end of book four were not the same as the characters at the beginning of Wings. This book made me laugh and cry. It was such an emotional ride but still amazing. The story is just amazing! The writing is very simple and there is a lot of mushy romance stuff in it but the story is just so awesome that I am able to look over those. I thoroughly enjoyed this series and was sad to finish and end my adventures in Avalon.
Author: (from Goodreads) Aprilynne Pike has been spinning faerie stories since she was a child with a hyper-active imagination. At the age of twenty she received her BA in Creative Writing from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. When not writing, Aprilynne can usually be found at the gym; she also enjoys singing, acting, reading, and working with pregnant moms as a childbirth educator and doula. Aprilynne currently lives with her husband and three kids in Utah, and dreams of warmer climates.


Rating: ***** Five Stars

Purchase Book: Click on link (hover for details)

 
Destined (Wings)

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Eutopia: The Discovery by Kathy Motlagh

Genre: Children, Fantasy, Fiction

Synopsis: A mythical world is ruined and all the virtue guardians fall asleep from a poison that is released. The creatures and plants are killed and the world is destroyed. The task is then given to three Earth children to awaken all the virtue guardians and find the virtue stones by living the virtues and using the gifts given to them by Hermes, the leader of the guardians.

My Thoughts: This was an interesting story. The writing isn't my favorite -- I have a lot of questions after reading it that were not answered. The book also ends with the foreboding words of "To Be Continued". It has a good message though and one that should be taught to children today.

 Author: (info from insert author sent) Kathy Motlagh is the writer and creative force behind the Eutopia book series and products, and managing director of Think Virtues. Motlagh, a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, has taught art at the Montessori School of North Hoffman for the past twelve years and been an active board member of the school since its inception twenty years ago. Motlagh's business experience includes eighteen years in the mortgage banking industry, where she has been featured in business publications as one of the top female financiers in the country. Motlagh resides in Chicago and involves her family, including her sic and seven year old sons, in community service and fund raising activities for many non-profit organizations and causes. Check out her facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/kathymotlagh

Virtues: What virtues are included in this book?  Hope, peace, enthusiasm, cleanliness, honesty, forgiveness, love, grace, courtesy, helpfulness, empathy, and humility.
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Flashback Friday: The Nine Lives of Chloe King: The Fallen by Celia Thomson

Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Paranormal

Review: Chloe is a typical girl... a bit boy crazy and acts like a teenager by fighting with her mom and cuts class once in a while. Around her 16th birthday she started noticing strange changes -- a bit cat-like really, including the claws. She feels alone with these changes and doesn't understand where they came from or if there is anyone else like her. She stops worrying so much about that once she finds out that someone is out to kill her because of what she is -- whatever that may be.

I started reading this book for the same reason many others did. I saw the television show on Netflix and thought it was really cute. Then, the show was cancelled after the first season, leaving the viewers with a terrible cliff hanger. My logical solution, "I'm going to read the book then." Like many books, it is very different from it's counterpart. That was a bit disappointing and in the first book my questions weren't answered. Also, the book is more sexual and has a moderate amount of cussing in it that I didn't enjoy. I was surprised that the TV series was cleaner than the book. That was a first. Overall, I did enjoy the story and want to read the next in the series to find out what happens.

Author: The first thing I learned about Celia Thomson while trying to find info on her is that Celia Thomson, J.B. Stephens, E.J. Braswell and Tracy Lynn are all pseudonym for Liz Braswell. Here is a little snippet of her bio from her webpage.She was born in England and has many interests, but I'll let you read more about this woman with so many names at her website.

Rating: *** Three Stars

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The Fallen (Nine Lives of Chloe King)

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf by Michael Mullin

Genre: Fantasy/Short Story/Fiction

Review: We all know the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but very few people know about the eighth dwarf the other seven locked in the basement. Few people know of the important part he played in the story of Snow White and her happily ever after. Things could have ended very differently if it wasn't for this Dwarf.

I originally thought this would be fun for the kids but it is not a children's book but an adult short story. It is clean but it is still for adults. The ending of the story was very funny and I absolutely recommend it. :)

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Flashback Friday: Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

This is my chance to spotlight an older book. I love doing these because there are so many awesome older releases. So, today I am spotlighting Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale that was released in 2007.

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Friday, December 9, 2011

Flashback Friday: First Test (Protector of the Small #1) by Tamora Pierce

Fridays are my day to review books that are not new releases. There are a bunch of fabulous older books out there so, here is today's, published in 1999.

Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Adventure

Review: In the realm of Tortall it was traditionally only males who became knights but after the Lioness had pretended to be a boy and became a knight, a decree was passed permitting females to become knights. Keladry of Mindelan becomes the first female knight in training. The boys give her a hard time and no one thinks she will make it through the training. Meanwhile, a war is brewing and Keladry must prove herself to help save Tortall.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The Realmsic Conquest: The Candle of Crest by A. Demethius Jackson

Genre: Fiction/Poetry/Fantasy

Review: The Realm possesses magic and therefore must protect itself from others wanting to possess it as well. The Realm has never known peace. Warlord Damian tries to take over and King Maebus the Grand Wizard Kelm think it may happen until they discover an ancient legend that talks of a hero who will save them, Leoden.

The Realm finds itself in trouble again and King Maebus is wounded. The magic of the realm begins crumbling as Kelm and Leoden work to save the realm again and must locate the Candle of Crest before all is lost and the Realm is destroyed.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Imperial Hostage by Phil Cantrill

This is a guest reviewer who has chosen to remain anonymous. :)
Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy

Review: Erechtheus is to be sent to Posiedia, capital of the empire, as a hostage because his home country is required by the empire. Before he leaves his father advises him to learn all he can about their culture so they can learn the empire's strengths and weaknesses. As a hostage, at the age of twelve, Erech is sent to the Temple of Bel where he meets an old, blind priestess who prophecies that Erech will be their doom. During their attempts to destroy Erech, the priests of The Temple of One arrive just in time and save Erech. He’s sent to the Temple of One where a young girl named Ai-Ram befriends him. The high priest of the Temple of Bel is not satisfied with this arrangement and will stop at nothing to have Erech’s life.

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Collin Corner: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Genre: Children's chapter book/Fantasy

Review: Four children find themselves in another world where animals speak and magic is everywhere. An evil witch has taken over this strange world called Narnia and makes is always winter but never Christmas. The only hope the Narnians have is a prophecy involving four human children and Aslan, the King of Beasts. The children must overcome many trials along the way to hopefully save all of Narnia and become the high kinds and queens of a country they found in a wardrobe.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Flashback Friday: Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

It's Flashback Friday again. The day that I review a book that is not a new release. Sorry that I've been a bit behind this week in my reviews... I have a good excuse. At least, I think it's a good excuse. I had oral surgery earlier this week and I thought it would be a great time to read but little did I know that the drugs would all just make me sleepy so... I got behind. Sorry. So... anyways, here's the flashback Friday review.
Genre: YA - Fantasy - Fairy Tales

Review: This is set in the same world as, the better known story, Ella Enchanted (if you have only seen the movie then I totally recommend reading that book too). The fairy Lucinda is at it again, giving gifts that no one really wants. But Aza has a gift that's all her own -- the gift of singing. In the Kingdom of Ayortha Aza is shunned because she is far from the fairest of them all but in the Ontio Castle, the land of the singers, her voice is captivating and the Queen wants it to be hers while the prince finds himself drawn to it. This is the story of self discovery for the young lady Aza who may not be beautiful but her voice can melt the heart of the one she loves.

This story was a take on the classic tale of Snow White and I loved what Levine did with it. She and Shannon Hale both do such amazing things with fairy tales. I recommend reading them all. I was a bit disappointed with this one at first because it was soooo different from the classic story but as I continued reading it I couldn't help but to fall in love with the characters and the story.

Author: Gail Carson Levine was born in New York City in 1947. She, her husband, and her Airedale, Baxter all reside in a two hundred year old farmhouse in New York State.

Rating: *** Three Stars



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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Beauty: An Extraordinary Tale by Teresa M. Wilkins


Genre: Fiction - Fantasy

Review: Sherina, a young priestess and princess, was captured by the Lizarian people. Through her years as a captive she fell in love with one of their own, Barush. Together they had a daughter, Beauty. Beauty wasn't like the other kids... she was human but had a blue tail. She also had the powers of her priestess mother and the unfortunate ability to read minds so she knew exactly what others thought about her differences. Through battles and adventures she discovers what is truly important in her life and is able to accept herself as the true beauty her mother knew she was from the moment she was born.

Honestly, this book took me 100 pages to get into. I had to struggle through those before it finally started getting interesting. It's 368 pages though. The first 100 pages were about Beauty's grandfather and parents. Finally, she was born and it started getting interesting and holding my attention. There were a few minor errors in it and the writing style of the author took some getting used to. She did a lot of telling but there were parts of it that had some great showing but mostly this book was telling so the story went very fast. Maybe that was good since there was so much information in it. I think this would have been a great trilogy. Overall, this is a beautiful story with a gorgeous cover and a great message! :)

Author: I have really had a hard time finding any information on this author. The most information I can find is what's on the back of the book. Wilkins was born in Pretoria, South Africa. She was inspired to write this story from her studies at Ramtha's School of Enlightenment. In her spare time she enjoys painting, horseback riding, and gardening.


Rating: *** Three Stars

If you are interested in purchasing this book then go to Dorrance Online Bookstore or Amazon.

This was a complimentary copy from Dorrance Publishing for my honest review.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Flashback Friday: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

It's Friday again so it's time for me to review an older book instead of all the new releases I keep getting to review. True, Heidi sometimes reviews older books but I want a chance to as well. :) So, today I'm going to review The Goose Girl which was originally published in 2003.  I was out of high school for two years. ;)
Genre: YA- Fantasy

Review: Ani is the crowned princess and is swept off to marry a prince in another kingdom. Her lady in waiting pulls a trick and switches places with Ani and Ani is forced to be a servant to the King of this new kingdom where she knows no one. Fortunately, she has a few tricks of her own. All her life she had a special gift -- the ability to speak to animals. She has to use her own skills to find a way to get back what is properly hers.

This is a retelling of a classic fairy tale and I must admit, I love fairy tales. The Grimm version of "The Goose Girl" is quite graphic. This one is a lot better. It's the first book in the Bayern series and it's the only one I've read, unfortunately. It was a tale that Hale did a great job in bringing it to life and cause me, as the reader, to continually turn the page... after page... after page. I actually took this one on vacation with me and ignored everything else just so I could read it! Loved it

Author: Shannon Hale was born Salt Lake City, UT in '74 where she still lives with her husband and four small children. She has written six young adult books, two adult books, and has a new adult novel coming out in 2012. She also co-authored two graphic novels. I have read four of her novels (3 YA and 1 adult) and have loved every single one of them.

Rating: **** Four Stars

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Eye of the Hunter By Dennis L. McKiernan

Genre: Fantasy

Review: The Eye of the Hunter is an oldie but a goodie! It was published in 1992. I got it for a quarter in a garage sale. It was my first introduction to fantasy and I loved it!! When I got older and read J.R.R. Tolkien, I realized that McKiernan was obviously a fan! Sadly, I read this story over and over until the pages were falling out. I recently got a couple of boxes of books from a friend who was going digital and was super-excited to find not one, but two copies of Eye of the Hunter in his collection! Of course, I had to re-read it! I loved it yet again!

McKiernan develops this fantastical world that often feels more real than your own. For hardcore fantasy fans, he sticks to common fantasy themes, so there is not an awkward moment where you have to adapt from other fantasy worlds to his. The story flows so beautifully and the characters are so real. As a child I was in love with Aaravan! Riatha shaped my perceptions of the type of woman I wanted to be; strong, elegant, a protector of others. Gwilly always makes me laugh and cry and Faeril was my best friend. B'arr was a amazing and Baron Stoke haunted most of my nightmares! This is a must-read for anyone even remotely interested in fantasy!!


Author: Dennis L. McKiernan was born in Missouri, served in the military and then obtained a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri. He went on to get an M.S. of the same from Duke university and worked for the phone companies. He did not begin his career as a writer until after a major accident. During his recuperation time he wrote what was meant to be a continuation to the Tolkien series, but the Tolkien estate would not allow it. His agents asked him to change some things and make it his own and they would go ahead and publish it. Hence the Mithgar series was born. Eye of the Hunter is apparently the seventh in the Mithgar series. (ahh, the things I learn! Now I will have to go back and collect them all!!) Despite the fact that many feel he has simply ripped off Tolkien, I strongly recommend his work!!

**** four (and a 1/2?) out of five stars ( because there is no such thing as the perfect book!)
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

Genre: Young adult/Fantasy

Review: Alyss Heart, princess of Wonderland, suddenly has her life turned upside down when her evil Aunt Redd attacks Wonderland, causing chaos. Alyss escapes to a parallel world -- our world -- where no one believes her story and butchers her name to Alice. Only one person acts like he believes her and then messes up her story when he publishes it in a book! Join Alyss as she tries to find her way back to Wonderland and save her home before Red destroys everything she holds dear.

If you are a Carroll purist then I recommend NOT reading this story. However, if you like excitement, magic, fighting, adventure and an all around great story then this is totally your book. The story line is wonderful and a refreshing twist on the original. The characters are fun and real. I recommend this book. There is some violence.

This is the first of a three part series. The second in the series is titled seeing Redd and the third is ArchEnemy.

Author: Frank Beddor is a busy man. In addition to writing is also a champion freestyle skier, a film producer, stuntman, actor, and CEO of Automatic Pictures Production Co.

Rating: **** Four Stars

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