Tomorrow's Guardian Review

Experiencing episodes of déjà-vu, eleven year old Tom believes he is going mad. Then, he meets the adventurer Septimus Mason, who shows him that he is a "Walker" - someone who can transport himself to other times. Septimus explains that these abilities can be removed leaving him, once more, an ordinary schoolboy. Given the hurt these talents have caused, the choice would seem easy enough, but it is not so simple. In dreams, Tom has experienced life as other "Walkers" in times of mortal danger: Edward Dyson killed at the Battle of Isandlwana, 1879; Mary Brown who perished in the Great Fire of London, 1666; and finally Charlie Hawker, a sailor who was drowned on a U-boat in 1943.Agreeing to rescue them, Tom has three dangerous adventures before returning to the present day. Tom's finds he has drawn the attention of individuals who seek to bend history to their will. Soon Tom's family are obliterated from existence and Tom must make a choice between saving them and saving his entire world.


Review

In the beginning of Tomorrow’s guardian we are introduced to the protagonist Tom who seems normal but then unwittingly travels through time at random points in his life. Fans of Doctor Who and other Sci-fans will enjoy it as well as fans of YA.

What I enjoyed about Tomorrow’s guardian was that Tom went back to all kinds of ages and places that most books don’t, Like the Zulus and the great fire of London. It’s nice to explore the history in our own world and not travel to other worlds. And Richard Denning’s prose really eases the story forward.

The cast of characters very different from usual books, as there’s quite an age gap between them… literally, which is a good thing because its not like most books you’ve read.   

I recommend this book to people who are looking for an action packed historical thrill ride. The book appeals to anyone, It’s more for younger YA like Tweens and even younger than that, but I can see people of all ages enjoying it. 
Thanks to Richard Denning for sending me the book  = )

In my mailbox #5

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All the books I ordered from Amazon.

Heidi - I remember watching the cartoon when I was little and I never saw the ending so I thought I'd read it. Should be nostalgic : )

I got Wuthering Heights because I was stuck in waterstones waiting for my friends and I decided to read a book, I read Wuthering Heights up and it was really interisting so I ordered it! And also because of Kate Bush lol.

And then I got The fire Within and Angels blood.
So I'll have a good reading month. What's in your mailbox?

BLOG TOUR: Wereworld: Rise of the wolf - Review

'You're the last of the werewolves son. Don't fight it...Conquer it'. When the air is clear, sixteen year-old Drew Ferran can pick up the scent of a predator. When the moon breaks through the clouds, a terrifying fever grips him. And when a vicious beast invades his home, his gums begin to tear, his fingers become claws, and Drew transforms ...Forced to flee the family he loves, Drew seeks refuge in the most godforsaken parts of Lyssia. But when he is captured by Lord Bergan's men, Drew must prove he is not the enemy. Can Drew battle the werecreatures determined to destroy him - and master the animal within.

 Review

I’d say the best way to describe this book is Pirates of the Caribbean meets Lord of the rings. Curtis Joblings introduces us to a completely unique and exciting world full of unpredictability and adventure.

But don’t be fooled by his graceful writing style, he doesn’t pull any punches. The amount of horrible things that happen to the main characters especially Drew really makes you wonder exactly how much pain not only can a character but a reader endure. 

The first half of the book develops at a calm steady pace, as there is a lot to set up in the world of Lyssia. The second half goes at a much faster pace as the plot really kicks in, but at times I found it hard to keep up with the array of plot twists, and had to flip back and reread a few pages.

My favorite character in Rise of the wolf was Gretchen; I experience every emotion possible towards her, from irritation and anger to downright hate then to sympathy and worship, Gretchen is officially an awesome character. Her witty jokes definitely lighten the mood of the novel.

Overall Wereworld was a great read; it’s not like the other werewolf books. It’s packed with, action, violence, romance, betrayal and likeable and also hateable characters. I’m really interested to see what the characters will do next as the Wereworld is such a rich and dense world, anything could happen. I’ll definitely be reading the sequel to see what happens next in the werewar.     

4/5

Wereworld: Rise Of The Wolf

I'm reviewing this book on the 2nd of January as part of the blog tour that will run throughout January. I've read almost half of it and I'm really enjoying it, I don't want it to end!
Satisfy yourselves with the trailer until January!


Wereworld: Rise of the werewolves trailer

In my mailbox #4

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Werworld: Rise of the Werewolves by Curtis Jobling is the first Arc I've gotten for review and the review will be up on January 2nd. I'm about a hundred pages in so far and it. Is. Awesome. - Thanks Puffin!

Blue Fire by Janice Hardy: Healing Wars! Such a good series.
 Ordered from Amazon
The White Queen by Philippa Greogory - Waterstones

Iron King by Julie Kagawa: Heard so much about this one can't wait to read it. - Amazon
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The Secret Circle - Review

The initiation and the Captive part one

  
Review:
The circle's power has lured her home
Forced to move from sunny California to gloomy New England, Cassie longs for her old life. Even so, she feels a strange kinship to a terrifying group of teens who seem to rule her school. Initiated into the coven of witches that's controlled New Salem for hundreds of years, she's drawn into the Secret Circle, a thrill that's both intoxicating and deadly. But when she falls for the mysterious and intriguing Adam, Cassie must choose whether to resist temptation or risk dark forces to get what she wants—even if it means that one wrong move could ultimately destroy her.

The circle's power has lured her home

Forced to move from sunny California to gloomy New England, Cassie longs for her old life. Even so, she feels a strange kinship to a terrifying group of teens who seem to rule her school. Initiated into the coven of witches that's controlled New Salem for hundreds of years, she's drawn into the Secret Circle, a thrill that's both intoxicating and deadly. But when she falls for the mysterious and intriguing Adam, Cassie must choose whether to resist temptation or risk dark forces to get what she wants—even if it means that one wrong move could ultimately destroy her.

The secret Circle is a natural page turner like most of LJ smith’s books. You don’t really feel the pages or the time going by when you’re reading it, I like to think she’s the Jane Austen of our timeJ.

In the beginning the main character Cassie is coming to terms with her mother’s abrupt decision to move back to her hometown in New England, back with her estranged grandmother.  

Terrified about going to a new school Cassie adopts a positive attitude for her first day, but quickly realises this is no ordinary school, and there are a circle of students who are worshipped and feared like gods.

This is very hard to put into words but I’ll try! Even though the book was highly entertaining, I still felt the main underlying plot was drawn out and too slow. The first half of the book was establishing Cassie’s relationships with the other characters and I was expecting… I’m not sure really… maybe for Cassie to be attacked by a tree like Elena did in Vampire diaries. I think my head was in gear with pace of all the other LJ Smith books I’ve read and I should have just focused on this one. Ok I really hope that made sense.

The main character Cassie is shy and weak in the beginning but through out the book she finds her niche and subtly gets stronger. It didn’t feel forced at all and it was nice to see her character grow.

I didn’t feel the secondary characters had any special traits or unique personalities so the girls kind of moulded into one like Laurel, Melanie and Suzan, it was hard for me to see them as individuals. That being said the main characters were very engaging and interesting like Faye was the infuriating antagonist of the novel and Diana was the ever trusting popular girl.

The love interest was far too perfect for my liking, apart from the fact he was good looking there was no foundations of their relationship that I could see and be ‘oh I get why they’re drawn to each other’ so when Cassie was desperately fighting her feelings for him, I was like “Hey do you even know his last name?” 

 It was a fast paced book and the story never dragged the storyline developed with each word. Thought a couple of the plot points I could see from miles away the rest of the story was unpredictable. All in all The secret circle was a great read and I’m interested to see if the CW make it into a TV series.

Rating 3 ½ out of 5

In my mailbox #3

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All three books I burrowed from the Library : )

BloodHound By Tamora Pierce
Richelle Mead was reading it on goodreads so I followed in her footsteps = )

Gone by Micheal Grant
After Charlie Higson's The enemy I'm really into the whole teenagers rule the world thing!

The Secret Circle by LJ Smith
I heard this is being made into a series by CW like the Vampire Diaries so i'd thought I'd check it out. I'll write a review of it shortly.
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