Heart of Danger

Juno #3

by Fleur Beale

Juno and her family arrive at their new home, but almost immediately danger threatens Hera and they move to Willem's protection in New Plymouth, the city Juno most hoped to avoid. Fairlands school is too like Taris, and Hilto's son Thomas is a pupil there.

The handsome Ivor is also there, and soon begins to pay attention to Juno in a way she finds both confusing and exciting.

Juno's special mind powers are called upon to help her save Hera.

The exciting third and final book in the Juno series, Heart Of Danger veers between terrifying situations and Juno's discoveries about love and the powers of her own mind.

Genres: Young Adult, Dystopia, Fantasy, Science Fiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2011

About the author

Fleur Beale is the author of many award-winning books for children and young adults, best known for her novel I am not Esther which has been published worldwide.

Beale was one of six children of a dairy farmer Cedric Corney and of a teacher and author Estelle Corney (née Cook). She was born in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand, on the farm where her father was born. Beale grew up in the town before attending Victoria University, Wellington and Christchurch Teachers' Training College, where she met her husband. Since 1985 she has taught at Melville High School in Hamilton, Waikato and in Wellington. Beale's first stories were written for the children's radio programme Grandpa's Place. Her first book was a small reader and picture book for young children and she started to write for teenagers in 1993. Her stories often involve troubled adolescents engaged in outdoor activities.

Beale was a finalist in the Aim Children's Book Awards (junior fiction) and her 1998 novel I am not Esther was shortlisted for the senior fiction section of the 1999 New Zealand Post Children's Awards. In 1999 she was awarded the Children's Writing Fellowship at Dunedin College of Education and quit teaching to write full time. Her 2001 novel Ambushed was a finalist for the Junior Fiction section of the 2002 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. Her 2004 account of how an indigenous girl discovers how her education can save her tribal lands (My Story A New Song in the Land. The Writings of Atapo, Pahia, c.1840) received a Notable Book award in 2005 as did Walking Lightly.

Reviews

[Shae Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

ehhhhhhhh.

[Debby Kean · Rating 2 out of 5]

So far, so terrible! Very "woke", intended to teach early teens how things should be. I am not impressed, too old? Sadly it didn't improve, too confusing

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved, absolutely loved, the first book in this series. It was amazing. the twists were twisty, the themes were thought provoking, and the main character was a lovable rebel. What happened? First, I would like to know why this became a series in the first place, because there didn't need to be a sequel, but after reading the third one, everything I've loved about these books is gone.

Suddenly our rebel with a cause isn't really a rebel anymore, just a fourteen year old with a crush. (And we read enough about those, don't we!) She seems infallible, incapable of making a mistake, and it doesn't make sense.

Also, do you remember that one of the reasons the first one was great was because of the twists? Well this book had none. Nada. Zilch. Everything that could have surprised me, didn't, because it was all too set up.

Nevertheless, the concept remains good, if not as thought provoking as it was in the beginning, so three stars from me.

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favourite of the three despite all the action happening in the first half. I was interested in the relationships between the characters and the things they were dealing with - I found it fascinating to be an observer of circumstances that resonated with me and to read about how they were handled by others (albeit fictional characters).

[Tarnz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed it. Great adventure once again as with Juno of Taris and Fierce September. Loved reading a bit more about Juno's "special abilities". Won't detail anything. Loved the guessing work in and how the story rolls out to tie everything together. Great read!

[flajol · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first two in the series, mainly, I think, because Juno turns into a bit of a sap over Ivor. Cue much eye-rolling. Still, a satisfying ending to the series, especially with the epilogue available at the Random House website.

[Colby Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this book could have been over within 200 pages. I felt the main 'excitement' about this book was at the start, with the end giving us no surprises. However on the whole, it was a good series and a great concept!

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant! it was just , WOW :D

[Nelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed being mesmerized by this book. Every time I picked it up it took me to a whole new world, each time more exciting than the last.

[Truc Tran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. I was captivated by all the action and the imaginative creations in the story ! Finished the book super quick as it was engaging and enticing !

[Alice · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as the first 2 books, and to be honest it was a bit disappointing, definitely not as good as expected.

[Sarah Norman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I decided to read "Heart of Danger" by Fleaur Beale because even though I have previously read this series, I wanted to get a deeper understanding of the series (especially since this is the third and last book). In the past, I have read a lot of Beale's books and have given deeper thought to the themes and characters, and "Heart of Danger" is one I would like to think further about.

I really enjoyed this book because I like the set of characters that Beale has created and the overall plot line of the series really interests me.

Something new I learned from the book was how important family, whether it be biological or not, can be. !SPOILER! One of the characters gets taken so her sister and people she had just meet and people from Taris who are in the area go search for her. This shows how important people can be to not just family, but friends and loved ones as well.

A setting that was interesting to me was the school that Juno and Hera (Main Females) go to. The school works a lot like Taris with classes in the morning and physical work in the afternoon, so Juno was suprised at the fact that someone wanted to live like the people on Taris, without knowing about the corruption and death that have taken place. It was interesting to me because they (school teachers and students/families) close and felt like family.