This book involves an amnesiac main character which can be a very frustrating trope if done wrong, but the way information is dripped out to help the reader solve their past along with the hero kept me reading.
In the end, the payoff both fit my expectations and the clues I'd managed to piece together but still managed to surprise me. The main character is sympathetic and you really feel his frustration with those around him keeping secrets.
Trigger: There's more child death in this than I expected. Like death in fantasy books, not really unexpected, but there are two plot points where specifically young children die (including an infant death) that anyone who has had trauma regarding that should probably be forewarned, and other scenes of destruction that more indirectly reference the death of children.
Those out to save Arameth have a serious problem: their prophesied hero is dead.When Lex is thrown into an unfamiliar realm of magic and fantastical beings, he must uncover two truths to survive: who he is, and why everyone keeps trying to kill him.On his quest to discover his fate, Lex meets a mysterious girl who only deepens the enigma, and some strangers who may know more than they let on. With each revelation, Lex realizes that in Arameth, almost nothing is as it seems.The Edge of Nothing is a young adult epic fantasy with a twist of urban fantasy…
As a mom, I'm constantly on the lookout for stories that don't hold kids hands and give them real thrills while still being age appropriate. This has the right mix of creative cartoonish scares, real dark and grizzly moments, and fun characters to keep kids reading. If your kids love the "vibes" of Five Nights at Freddy's and Bendy and the Ink Machine but you want something a little more age appropriate, give them this.
It's also fun for adults with tongue in cheek humor, real danger, and a fun mini-mystery as a character uncovers her family's secrets in an abandoned amusement park.
Find the truth. Save the family legacy. Don't get eaten by the giant cartoon spider. . Reeling from the loss of her mother, twelve-year-old Daisy comforts herself with the cartoons and carnival run by her family's animation studio.. When an anonymous source accuses Grandpa of stealing his most famous character, the impish Tom Greenthumb, their family's reputation, and business, are on the line. The only thing that can clear their name? A mysterious sketch book hidden somewhere within the Cartoon Carnival.. Sneaking into the theme park at night, Daisy uncovers her family's greatest secret. Their cartoon creations are alive---and some…
If I had one complaint about this book, it's that theworld building is SO dense. So much detail was put into everything and there was a lot to keep track of from politics to language and turns of phrase to the type of games people are playing. The story of friendship and a character finding their confidence while solving a mystery steeped in levels of political intrigue, however, will keep you reading even if you're like me and aren't hugely worried about tiny cultural details.
The characters are also charming, gently flawed but loveable, with disability and chronic illness reps.
He can change how he looks—but not who he is.All his life, Shara has struggled to keep up with the rest of his shapeshifter clan. A poor shifter with little talent and even less confidence, he excels only at inadequacy.When his determination to prove himself results in the brutal injury of a clanmate, Shara flees his home in shame. Taking refuge in the human capital city, he resolves to become as inconsequential as possible—until the prince regent is abducted days before his coronation and Shara is forced to take his place.Thrust into a world of controlling advisors, scheming pirates, and…
Born with the ability to fragment his body at a molecular level, Jake Lucas has devoted his life to his uncle's supervillain gang. When he's captured by superheroes, he's certain his life is over at only sixteen.
To Jake's surprise, he doesn't end up in prison but at Camp Sable: an intervention project for at-risk super powered teens. Jake's not interested in rehabilitation. As far as he's concerned, the camp mentors are just a barrier between him and his true family, the Sand Fox gang.
Forced to work alongside the likewise screwed up duo of fire-powered Marco and electricity manipulator Laleh, Jake waits for the perfect escape opportunity. Having friends and the chance at a real family is more appealing than Jake originally thought, but going soft can cost a supervillain his life. Jake soon finds the forces fighting to control his life threatening to tear him apart.
Will Jake choose to remain the villain his uncle made him, or become the hero his new friends think he can be?
A Young Adult Superhero series featuring found family, friendship, and one superpowered ferret.
