Wow. Ok. So this was my August book club book. It is book
one in what will be a 6 book series. This is the first series book that I will
start reading right after the first is published and have to wait for the rest
to come out.
I’m having a hard time getting over the premise of Cole, our
protagonist, and his friends getting to this alternate world via kidnapping.
Apparently there is a LOT of magic of some sort going on, since no one will
notice they’re gone. They pretty much fade from existence on Earth. So at least
parents aren’t left completely broken and terrified for their missing kids. I
guess that’s merciful. But I had a hard time because of what is going on in the
world today with kids being kidnapped to be sold into the Sex Slave industry,
which is alive and well in many developed parts of our country and child
prostituting is much more common that anyone would want to admit. It’s
sickening and for some reason I just could not shake that image while reading
this book. I keep waiting for Cole to wake up, maybe he’s in a really
imaginative coma on Earth and this is all happening in his head. I would sure
LOVE for that to happen at the end of the series. Or at least a happy ending
when all kids kidnapped from Earth get returned and no time has passed on Earth
or something like that.
Anyhow, if you get past the kidnapping part, this is a
REALLY suspenseful, action packed adventure full of intrigue, hideouts, magical
abilities, magical weaponry, deceit, betrayal, friendship, loyalty, risks,
quick thinking, and so much more!
Absolutely imaginative. Just when you think you may
understand something about this world, you realize you don’t even begin to know
the half of it.
I am definitely interested to see where this series goes. I
am secretly hoping that all the kids get to go back to Earth and be with their families
and finish living their normal lives.
It is only gong to be a 5 book series. there is a typo in his remarks at the end of the book.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book. I can't wait for the next one to come out. I really like Brandon Mull.
I am anxious to finish the Fabelhaven series (Samantha and I are on the last one) because I might get a feel for how he wraps things up. She wants to read The Beyonder's after that too. I'm just discovering Brandon Mull, but so far I'm liking his style!
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