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The Last Stored
After the sudden death of her parents, making it through the day is a struggle for Amber. In the midst of her grief, an exquisite bird perches on her garden fence and shows her visions of a vivid landscape and a dark lord slouching upon a throne. She thinks the visions are tied to her sorrow. But when a boy flies through her kitchen window to tell her she’s the Last Stored, she wonders if she’s just lost her mind.
Cree of Din is tasked with one Bring Amber home. For seven years, Cree has trained as her protector and it is the ultimate responsibility. Failure means Amber’s certain death, and that’s not an option for Cree – especially since he’s falling in love with her.
The Returning has begun. Now all Amber and Cree have to do is enter Tali, a world of unimaginable splendor and equally unimaginable horror, and defeat Lorthis. If they can’t, not only will Tali plunge into darkness, but so will Earth.
Cree of Din is tasked with one Bring Amber home. For seven years, Cree has trained as her protector and it is the ultimate responsibility. Failure means Amber’s certain death, and that’s not an option for Cree – especially since he’s falling in love with her.
The Returning has begun. Now all Amber and Cree have to do is enter Tali, a world of unimaginable splendor and equally unimaginable horror, and defeat Lorthis. If they can’t, not only will Tali plunge into darkness, but so will Earth.
276 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2015
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Sonia Poynter
1 book15 followersSonia Poynter is a homeschooling teacher, an active youth volunteer, and a writer. She grew up traipsing through the thick woods of Kentucky often getting lost in the magic of the forest. The woods inspired her heart and her father and mother, a Kentucky Colonel, cultivated her love for storytelling. For Sonia every day is an adventure, providing her with an endless parade of eccentric characters and vivid worlds. Currently, she lives in a sleepy Midwest community, with the love of her life and God has blessed them both with three amazing kids.
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January 17, 2015
Will’s winning chapter: 14-Jessimn the Healer, (Honorable mention: 31, 31)
Will’s winning character: Lin
Will’s worn out word: giggle
The 1-line Review:
An enjoyable quest/destiny high-fantasy that would have been perfected with just a touch more depth in a couple places.
The longer review:
I would specifically recommend this novel to girls that enjoy or are just getting into fiction fantasy. The Last stored has adventure, tension, some mystery, and a few budding romances mixed into an excellent high fantasy. The story has a Lord of the Rings meets Immortal Bones kind of feel. (Don’t read that as two stories blended into one, more like little ingredients similar in feel blended together in a new recipe)
The book would fall under the christian high fantasy genre. I enjoy christian fantasy when the allegory is more subtle. Poynter does an excellent job at incorporating her faith in subtle, enjoyable ways. (Subtle vs not subtle christian authors: Wayne Thomas Batson:subtle, Christopher Hopper: NOT subtle.)–hopefully this gives you a perspective on what I mean if you enjoy christian fantasy yourself.
Sonya Poynter’s novel The Last stored is a great debut novel for a new upcoming novel. She creates an alternate world filled with color and dimension past what can visually understand here on earth. Her character cast in not overly large or too small and I enjoyed many of the supporting cast. My favorite character was the supporting protagonist Lin; I actually think i found her and her relationship with Chaney(another support protagonist) more exciting that the main characters Amber and Cree. (Adventures of Lin spinoff!)
The main characters Amber and Cree alternate chapters in first person to give a great perspective on the same story. the characters really evolve as a team as they journey together through the story. Amber is the unsuspecting destiny child with great potential power. She is protected by Cree, the highly trained and sworn protector who has the ability to ride the wind, be invisible, and sense others energies. Cree is called a “Wind Rider” and his ability is called “blowing out,” very cool name for a power :)
The book culminates to a great fight seen in the end. I found it to be the high point of the book (The end should be the most exciting part). Some fantasies have a lack luster ending, but this is not the case here!
Bottom Line:
The Last Stored is a great new high fantasy that I would highly recommend for girls on any age that enjoy christian fiction-fantasy. Very worth the read and I would suspect more in this series to come.
If you want my critiques of the book read on….
Where the book lost a star:
For this book it was all minor points and not a major plot issue. (That is a good thin!)
I think the very colorful world became less descriptive as the story went on. The world is vastly different from earth and I wanted to here more of the settings.
Much of Amber and Crees feeling toward each other were explained very staccato-like. Ex. “I love that about her.” I wish there was a bit more poetic-ness about it, and that the the character relied more on there actions portraying there affections rather than there thoughts on each other. I think this is why I enjoyed the Lin-Chaney romance more, because we could only see in through Cree and Amber’s perspective.
The characters do much traveling and avoiding conflict. I would of liked to see one or two more Moriavis(dragon) or Ague(mindless soldiers) attack on the traveling group.
Amber was consistently reffered to by her full name and the people of Tali said that is how they do it, but Fej, Dartlin, Fink, Lin, Chaney, Lorthis were never referred to by there full name from what I can remember.
Will’s winning character: Lin
Will’s worn out word: giggle
The 1-line Review:
An enjoyable quest/destiny high-fantasy that would have been perfected with just a touch more depth in a couple places.
The longer review:
I would specifically recommend this novel to girls that enjoy or are just getting into fiction fantasy. The Last stored has adventure, tension, some mystery, and a few budding romances mixed into an excellent high fantasy. The story has a Lord of the Rings meets Immortal Bones kind of feel. (Don’t read that as two stories blended into one, more like little ingredients similar in feel blended together in a new recipe)
The book would fall under the christian high fantasy genre. I enjoy christian fantasy when the allegory is more subtle. Poynter does an excellent job at incorporating her faith in subtle, enjoyable ways. (Subtle vs not subtle christian authors: Wayne Thomas Batson:subtle, Christopher Hopper: NOT subtle.)–hopefully this gives you a perspective on what I mean if you enjoy christian fantasy yourself.
Sonya Poynter’s novel The Last stored is a great debut novel for a new upcoming novel. She creates an alternate world filled with color and dimension past what can visually understand here on earth. Her character cast in not overly large or too small and I enjoyed many of the supporting cast. My favorite character was the supporting protagonist Lin; I actually think i found her and her relationship with Chaney(another support protagonist) more exciting that the main characters Amber and Cree. (Adventures of Lin spinoff!)
The main characters Amber and Cree alternate chapters in first person to give a great perspective on the same story. the characters really evolve as a team as they journey together through the story. Amber is the unsuspecting destiny child with great potential power. She is protected by Cree, the highly trained and sworn protector who has the ability to ride the wind, be invisible, and sense others energies. Cree is called a “Wind Rider” and his ability is called “blowing out,” very cool name for a power :)
The book culminates to a great fight seen in the end. I found it to be the high point of the book (The end should be the most exciting part). Some fantasies have a lack luster ending, but this is not the case here!
Bottom Line:
The Last Stored is a great new high fantasy that I would highly recommend for girls on any age that enjoy christian fiction-fantasy. Very worth the read and I would suspect more in this series to come.
If you want my critiques of the book read on….
Where the book lost a star:
For this book it was all minor points and not a major plot issue. (That is a good thin!)
I think the very colorful world became less descriptive as the story went on. The world is vastly different from earth and I wanted to here more of the settings.
Much of Amber and Crees feeling toward each other were explained very staccato-like. Ex. “I love that about her.” I wish there was a bit more poetic-ness about it, and that the the character relied more on there actions portraying there affections rather than there thoughts on each other. I think this is why I enjoyed the Lin-Chaney romance more, because we could only see in through Cree and Amber’s perspective.
The characters do much traveling and avoiding conflict. I would of liked to see one or two more Moriavis(dragon) or Ague(mindless soldiers) attack on the traveling group.
Amber was consistently reffered to by her full name and the people of Tali said that is how they do it, but Fej, Dartlin, Fink, Lin, Chaney, Lorthis were never referred to by there full name from what I can remember.
September 16, 2015
A well-written, fast-paced story. Well worth the read!
April 12, 2015
Enjoyed the journey in this rich, creative world.
May 13, 2016
This was a fantastic and read! I'm so glad I found it. The adventure for Amber learning about her parents, a mysterious guy and making her way into Tali I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Many twists and turns throughout.
Loved the blooming relationship between Amber and Cree, her protector.
The author, Sonia Poynter, created a beautiful make-believe world and fun yet believeable characters through sharp, crisp words and a little bit of humor.
Loved the blooming relationship between Amber and Cree, her protector.
The author, Sonia Poynter, created a beautiful make-believe world and fun yet believeable characters through sharp, crisp words and a little bit of humor.
January 28, 2016
I thoroughly enjoyed the world of Tali and the culture created by Sonia Poynter. The characters were charming and their friendships/relationships innocent which I really appreciated. Her writing style is descriptive in a way you can really see, smell and taste every moment of the story, making for a grand adventure you feel you've experienced yourself.
If you're in the mood for a compelling, colorful adventure, I recommend this one!
If you're in the mood for a compelling, colorful adventure, I recommend this one!
March 11, 2019
For fantasy novel fans this is a book you should read. In the vain of Lord of the Rings, we have a group of heroes working to defeat an evil which is taking over everything. The relationship between Cree and Amber Megan Peel brought you in emotionally and kept you turning pages to see what would happen next. The vivid details of world open up your own imagination. This a great young adult fantasy fiction.
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