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4 out of 5 stars
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MSEreads
on
10-31-17
Engaging middle grade/young teen fantasy adventure
Jason Lex is just a young teen when his mother disappears. His father moves the family, Jason, his older brother, Kyle, and his younger sister, Della, to a new town near his grandmother and uncle. Jason is struggling and things get worse when he begins to see swarming fish diving at him in the sky. His father warns Jason away from his Uncle Alexander, his mother’s sister, who studies cryptozoology and is known for strange behaviors.
Slowly Jason begins to learn that there are creatures that exist that are not known by the public. He suddenly has physical skills, like lightning bolts from his hands, that he doesn’t understand and can’t control. Then he is approached in secrecy by his mother. He is lured to help her but realizes he has to make a hard choice to prevent the destruction of his family, friends and the world as he knows it.
The story moves along quickly with danger and light action. Jason faces a lot of new challenges – new facts and betrayals -- in a short time. The adventure is fun, if not always quite plausible. But it is a fantasy adventure after all. I was disappointed by a little bit of language although that isn’t unrealistic.
I do think that middle graders/young teens would enjoy this as would fantasy, adventure, light sci fi fans. The end has a bit of a twist and I was glad to have book 2 to follow the adventure.
Audio Notes: Brian Callanan does a good job with the narration. He gives personality to the characters with appropriate voices and emotions. The narration added to my enjoyment of the story.
I received this title from the narrator for an honest review.
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5 out of 5 stars
By
Tammy
on
06-15-17
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I was gifted this Audio ARC for a honest and unbiased review from the author/narrator.
Wendy Terrien wrote this fantasy filled book , consisting of a ton of twists and turns that left you wanting more and more!
Brian Callanan outdid himself with each and every voice he did.
I did read the paper copy of this book and I must say that Brian had me captivated from start to finish. Like my granny used to say, it's like an ole time radio show.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series, it will be on my to be listened to.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves suspense /drama /and or supernatural themes.
It's well worth a shot or should I say credit.
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