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ELEVATION: Cosmic Girl Ascending
Sage has been keeping that incredible secret from everyone, almost her entire life. For she's been in training with the most powerful Mage in the Universe. Learning the forces cosmic, and bending their incredible powers to her will.
A skillset she will need. Desperately.
If she's to help rescue her mentor from the other side of reality.
Not the typical afterschool job, for the typical Earth teenager.
But, Sage, is not the typical Earth teenager. Not by a longshot.
The Sage and the Arcane Order Series is Science Fiction, Fantasy, Space Opera, and Female Empowerment, all wrapped inside one epic tale.
A girl from Earth, admitted into the most powerful secret society in the Universe. Full of galaxy hopping Mages and star yachts, magnificent creatures great and small, and a bond between mentor and student like no other. All thrown into motion, and chaos, when a war erupts against the ancient demonworld, and forces an event that could turn the very fabric of existence inside out.
Can this youngest member, in amongst great and immortal companions, offer anything to this rarefied group? Of course. For she carries with her Earth's secret weapon. Her humanity.
A skillset she will need. Desperately.
If she's to help rescue her mentor from the other side of reality.
Not the typical afterschool job, for the typical Earth teenager.
But, Sage, is not the typical Earth teenager. Not by a longshot.
The Sage and the Arcane Order Series is Science Fiction, Fantasy, Space Opera, and Female Empowerment, all wrapped inside one epic tale.
A girl from Earth, admitted into the most powerful secret society in the Universe. Full of galaxy hopping Mages and star yachts, magnificent creatures great and small, and a bond between mentor and student like no other. All thrown into motion, and chaos, when a war erupts against the ancient demonworld, and forces an event that could turn the very fabric of existence inside out.
Can this youngest member, in amongst great and immortal companions, offer anything to this rarefied group? Of course. For she carries with her Earth's secret weapon. Her humanity.
456 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 30, 2017
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Sean O'Donnell
5 books2 followers(From http://www.seano-donnell.com/about/)
Sean has been writing stories since he graduated from crayons to pens. He wrote his first short story as a class assignment in the fourth grade, an epic twelve page thriller that channeled The Heart of Darkness, and Tolkien’s Battle of Helm’s Deep. Though the teacher was impressed, she was less than enthusiastic at his usage of higher level vocabulary, and vivid dive into the macabre.
Sentences like “Hurtling across the main deck, Sorsa stopped momentarily to check on the unkempt captain, but found the grizzled old goat already dead, his slain body riddled with orc arrows,” … just might still be causing nightmares in Mrs. G to this day?
He kept up his appetite for reading and writing through high school, but entered college as an undecided, having grown wise enough to know a creative writing major might not be the smartest choice of studies. He declared as an English writing major shortly thereafter. Many classics, both old (and those that now are), were read, and many words were written.
He left college and began writing short stories, with tentative plans to head to Hollywood to write for the movies, or become a beach bum. That summer he began silk-screening and tie-dying t-shirts instead of heading west like a good man.
Not long after, Dr. Rainbow’s Electric Shop of Colors! was born, and a vibrant and colorsoaked love affair with entrepreneurship ensued. The company produced fun wearable art, specializing in hand dying techniques. One of his most well-known creations was the Cherry Garcia t-shirt line for Ben and Jerry’s, which became the most popular tie-dyed promotion piece in the world.
Though dormant, Sean has plans to bring the company back to life on an upcoming anniversary in 2017. Dr. Rainbow also appeared in a bunch of short comics, written by Sean, and makes his return to the fictional world as part of the Arcane Universe.
Several other businesses along the way have included a gourmet potato chip venture, a vegetarian friendly delicatessen, a philanthropic venture to bring awareness to Multiple Sclerosis, and a vintage food truck operation. He is currently learning about video production, special effects, motion graphics, and aerial photography for an unfolding new enterprise.
Sean has also launched Bard and Morgan Publishing, to handle the publishing of his full on return to writing fiction.
On the homefront, Sean grows impressive amounts of produce in his urban backyard, harvesting a record 847 tomatoes in the bumper year of 2012. Somewhere between a foodie and greenie, all-organic all-gourmet all-the-time works well for him, waistline notwithstanding.
Playing in the outdoors helps with that battle, with kayaking, mountain biking, and plot-walking being chief among his pursuits. But, as his Wanderings page will illustrate, hiking has always been the yin to his writing yang. After finishing his native Adirondack 46ers, in all four seasons no less, he ventured off across the Northeast to hike the highest 115 peaks from the Catskills to Maine. And even wrote about some of it.
2015 marks the year of first publication of full length fiction for Sean, with the first three books of his Sage and the Arcane Order series set to debut over the course of the fall months. The Rosa Bianca, Flight, and Beyond make up the Elevation Trilogy, the first trilogy of the fifteen book pentatrix that will comprise the epic series. Spring 2016 will see the release of Stranded on Planet Earth, the first book in a second series within his Arcane Universe.
With 2015’s book launches, Sean will also be launching a consolidated web presence across all the social media connection hubs to try and bring his online persona as close to his real life personality as possible. Whether that is a good idea or not is still a matter of debate, but it should be interesting nevertheless. So, if you really want to get a feel for what this guy is all about, connect with him on any of the platforms below,
Sean has been writing stories since he graduated from crayons to pens. He wrote his first short story as a class assignment in the fourth grade, an epic twelve page thriller that channeled The Heart of Darkness, and Tolkien’s Battle of Helm’s Deep. Though the teacher was impressed, she was less than enthusiastic at his usage of higher level vocabulary, and vivid dive into the macabre.
Sentences like “Hurtling across the main deck, Sorsa stopped momentarily to check on the unkempt captain, but found the grizzled old goat already dead, his slain body riddled with orc arrows,” … just might still be causing nightmares in Mrs. G to this day?
He kept up his appetite for reading and writing through high school, but entered college as an undecided, having grown wise enough to know a creative writing major might not be the smartest choice of studies. He declared as an English writing major shortly thereafter. Many classics, both old (and those that now are), were read, and many words were written.
He left college and began writing short stories, with tentative plans to head to Hollywood to write for the movies, or become a beach bum. That summer he began silk-screening and tie-dying t-shirts instead of heading west like a good man.
Not long after, Dr. Rainbow’s Electric Shop of Colors! was born, and a vibrant and colorsoaked love affair with entrepreneurship ensued. The company produced fun wearable art, specializing in hand dying techniques. One of his most well-known creations was the Cherry Garcia t-shirt line for Ben and Jerry’s, which became the most popular tie-dyed promotion piece in the world.
Though dormant, Sean has plans to bring the company back to life on an upcoming anniversary in 2017. Dr. Rainbow also appeared in a bunch of short comics, written by Sean, and makes his return to the fictional world as part of the Arcane Universe.
Several other businesses along the way have included a gourmet potato chip venture, a vegetarian friendly delicatessen, a philanthropic venture to bring awareness to Multiple Sclerosis, and a vintage food truck operation. He is currently learning about video production, special effects, motion graphics, and aerial photography for an unfolding new enterprise.
Sean has also launched Bard and Morgan Publishing, to handle the publishing of his full on return to writing fiction.
On the homefront, Sean grows impressive amounts of produce in his urban backyard, harvesting a record 847 tomatoes in the bumper year of 2012. Somewhere between a foodie and greenie, all-organic all-gourmet all-the-time works well for him, waistline notwithstanding.
Playing in the outdoors helps with that battle, with kayaking, mountain biking, and plot-walking being chief among his pursuits. But, as his Wanderings page will illustrate, hiking has always been the yin to his writing yang. After finishing his native Adirondack 46ers, in all four seasons no less, he ventured off across the Northeast to hike the highest 115 peaks from the Catskills to Maine. And even wrote about some of it.
2015 marks the year of first publication of full length fiction for Sean, with the first three books of his Sage and the Arcane Order series set to debut over the course of the fall months. The Rosa Bianca, Flight, and Beyond make up the Elevation Trilogy, the first trilogy of the fifteen book pentatrix that will comprise the epic series. Spring 2016 will see the release of Stranded on Planet Earth, the first book in a second series within his Arcane Universe.
With 2015’s book launches, Sean will also be launching a consolidated web presence across all the social media connection hubs to try and bring his online persona as close to his real life personality as possible. Whether that is a good idea or not is still a matter of debate, but it should be interesting nevertheless. So, if you really want to get a feel for what this guy is all about, connect with him on any of the platforms below,
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January 7, 2022
So. Well …
1.5 stars — I’m rounding up because I’m feeling nice. This may change later.
This has a cool premise and a promising start but is executed by a complete rookie who must have thought having an English degree automatically makes one a good author.
This author needs, first, a class, in basic, English, that covers, punctuation. And, the, definition. Of complete, sentences. (I am skeptical of this so-called English degree.) This is chock-full of spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuation errors. Every possible technical error in writing is presented here. It’s kind of impressive that way.
Next, the author needs to go to some writing workshops or conferences to learn about plot structure and character development. Seriously, he would have major success after doing this.
Here are a few examples of the writing and punctuation:
• This view. This city. Would do it to you.
• Like a rocket. Blasting off toward the pergola. In a flight that looked like it had a chance to reach the bay, a mile or so away.
• I, do believe, you are off to a smashing start.
• As I brought Sudella in, just above our heads, closer with each revolution, Xurxulla mirrored the approach. Only flying just inside Sudella’s spin.
(You can also check out the book blurb for an example of the author’s punctuation skills and the author bio for an example of how he rambles.)
Our Mary Sue for this story is Sage (who has a sister, Rosemary, and a brother, Parsley). She is from earth but has special magic powers, so she travels the universe to … do stuff. She is extremely powerful and very good at everything she tries. She’s perfect on the first try, and everybody loves her and encourages her and babies her.
Most of the story is told in the form of flashbacks, which is a huge no-no. Flashbacks remove the reader (and characters) from the action, killing all tension and suspense. (If I say, “Here’s how Jim and Jan killed the dragon,” you already know that Jim and Jan survived and that the dragon didn’t.) Unless you are a skilled professional, don’t do this.
This author has potential — he has the ability to create nice imagery and has a great imagination. Different aliens and environments and science fiction elements are all well-thought out. But he hasn’t learned to “kill his darlings”— the art of cutting sentences, no matter how beautiful and perfect, that are slowing down the narrative.
The opening was pretty good. Then it’s pages and pages (a full twenty percent of the book) of training. It’s so repetitive and so boring, but the author can’t bear to cut a single sentence. If two sentences of description are nice, a thousand will be better, right? (Hint: no) It’s amateur writing to assume giving a play-by-play of any action scene is going to be exciting.
This is followed by even more pages (another fifty percent) of people eating and hanging out. These people are all great friends who never argue. Unfortunately, a cast full of super nice people does not make a story interesting. The creativity is drowned in rambling that goes on and on and on.
(If I hadn’t needed this for a last-minute challenge, it would have been a DNF. Anyone who gave this a high rating is a friend of the author’s and has zero or very few books or friends. Everyone “currently reading” it started in 2018.)
Language: Mild
Sexual Content: None
Violence: Some monster violence; occasionally icky.
Harm to Animals:
Harm to Children:
Other (Triggers):
P.S. I feel like I use Daniel Levy a lot, but he makes such great gifs, so sorry.
1.5 stars — I’m rounding up because I’m feeling nice. This may change later.
This has a cool premise and a promising start but is executed by a complete rookie who must have thought having an English degree automatically makes one a good author.
This author needs, first, a class, in basic, English, that covers, punctuation. And, the, definition. Of complete, sentences. (I am skeptical of this so-called English degree.) This is chock-full of spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuation errors. Every possible technical error in writing is presented here. It’s kind of impressive that way.
Next, the author needs to go to some writing workshops or conferences to learn about plot structure and character development. Seriously, he would have major success after doing this.
Here are a few examples of the writing and punctuation:
• This view. This city. Would do it to you.
• Like a rocket. Blasting off toward the pergola. In a flight that looked like it had a chance to reach the bay, a mile or so away.
• I, do believe, you are off to a smashing start.
• As I brought Sudella in, just above our heads, closer with each revolution, Xurxulla mirrored the approach. Only flying just inside Sudella’s spin.
(You can also check out the book blurb for an example of the author’s punctuation skills and the author bio for an example of how he rambles.)
Our Mary Sue for this story is Sage (who has a sister, Rosemary, and a brother, Parsley). She is from earth but has special magic powers, so she travels the universe to … do stuff. She is extremely powerful and very good at everything she tries. She’s perfect on the first try, and everybody loves her and encourages her and babies her.
Most of the story is told in the form of flashbacks, which is a huge no-no. Flashbacks remove the reader (and characters) from the action, killing all tension and suspense. (If I say, “Here’s how Jim and Jan killed the dragon,” you already know that Jim and Jan survived and that the dragon didn’t.) Unless you are a skilled professional, don’t do this.
This author has potential — he has the ability to create nice imagery and has a great imagination. Different aliens and environments and science fiction elements are all well-thought out. But he hasn’t learned to “kill his darlings”— the art of cutting sentences, no matter how beautiful and perfect, that are slowing down the narrative.
The opening was pretty good. Then it’s pages and pages (a full twenty percent of the book) of training. It’s so repetitive and so boring, but the author can’t bear to cut a single sentence. If two sentences of description are nice, a thousand will be better, right? (Hint: no) It’s amateur writing to assume giving a play-by-play of any action scene is going to be exciting.
This is followed by even more pages (another fifty percent) of people eating and hanging out. These people are all great friends who never argue. Unfortunately, a cast full of super nice people does not make a story interesting. The creativity is drowned in rambling that goes on and on and on.
(If I hadn’t needed this for a last-minute challenge, it would have been a DNF. Anyone who gave this a high rating is a friend of the author’s and has zero or very few books or friends. Everyone “currently reading” it started in 2018.)
Language: Mild
Sexual Content: None
Violence: Some monster violence; occasionally icky.
Harm to Animals:
Harm to Children:
Other (Triggers):
P.S. I feel like I use Daniel Levy a lot, but he makes such great gifs, so sorry.
July 17, 2017
With the richness in detailing and descriptions of epic fantasy, and the refined settings of science fiction high society, this was a vivid plunge into a whirling dance of several of my favorite genres. At times whimsicle and light, yet, with a gut-wrenching undercurrent for the lead character, Sage, this was a slow burning introduction to the world of the Arcane Order. And where our young Earthling fits into it.
The characters are fabulous, and the settings and world (or worlds!) that are being spun are stellar. I mean, come on, a star yacht with a top deck garden with a glass ceiling. I could cruise around in that for the rest of my life. At times it bordered on description overload (GRR Martin style) but the mix of science and magic kept it fresh.
PROS:
The writing. Very well crafted, flowed right along, and at times was absolutely beautiful. Some visuals were as good as I’ve read. Also, some touching moments that were truly lyrical. Dialogue is top-notch.
Sage. The perfect mix of reluctance and self-confidence. A teenage lead character with almost no annoying traits. Thank you.
Simon. Best mentor/teacher ever! This is one of my favorite “Sorcerer and apprentice” teams I have ever read, and what she is going through is pure torment and I was there beside her. The chapter “Into the Breach” is a highlight of the book, and you’ll know what I mean when you read it.
Syrabella, Ludea, Dacha, Krazundra, Sudella, Xurxulla. Seriously, the women in this tale are going to take over the Universe. Enough said!
Construction. Solid world building for an epic series, with the rules of the cosmic magic developed enough to lay the groundwork for how this ancient magical order works. Characters are fully developed and so relatable and supportive it took a while to realize why I liked them so much. The time jumping was handled pretty well, though sometimes it took a page or two to align myself.
Plot. Epic, so, sprawling and deeply interwoven. Since the tale is being told by Sage, and she is filling in all the missing entries to her Mage’s diary, we are bouncing back and forth between her years growing up as a young mage to Simon, and into the present. A lot of teases to future events (that have already happened) that, if it wasn’t for the meticulous construction of the story, I would begin to get worried. But, I knew this was an epic series when I picked it up, so I have faith the author will deliver. But, I will get to that in the next section! Like, now…
CONS:
The teasers! There are enough teasers and casual mentions of great events that Sage has survived to make a person scream. I get it, we need to learn how she was befriended by a high level wizard, and how she learns some of her magic. But hearing about kidnappings, rescues, battles against demons, and being friends with dragons…um, now please!
Love interest? How can this be YA without an obligatory love interest? Oh, wait. I didn’t realize it was missing until I started writing this. And…not having that extra baggage is like the best part of this epic saga so far…carry on…
YA? A teenage girl hero, in a PG rated tale sounds, smells, and tastes like YA. Or possibly MG? The writing, construction, and detailing are fun and super imaginative, but far more complex, with a much deeper vocabulary, than most YA placed books. Not a con for me, but younger reads should be ready to tap that dictionary icon.
Too much build-up, not enough payoff? For a standalone book, maybe. For most regular series I have read, again, probably. Yet, for every teaser and hint of the bigger story to come, there were countless nibbles and tastes that were so rich and immersive, as to fully satisfy my reading needs. I loved the characters so much, that I can wait for the story to return to the action and pace of the opening chapters. I think. Patience isn’t my strong suit…
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Almost overwhelming in its detail, yet, so mesmerizing and playful, I could only surrender and dive deeper into the cosmic abyss. This is such a fun genre mash-up, with series potential to burn, that it feels like the sky is the limit. Here’s to a fine start. Five well-earned stars!
The characters are fabulous, and the settings and world (or worlds!) that are being spun are stellar. I mean, come on, a star yacht with a top deck garden with a glass ceiling. I could cruise around in that for the rest of my life. At times it bordered on description overload (GRR Martin style) but the mix of science and magic kept it fresh.
PROS:
The writing. Very well crafted, flowed right along, and at times was absolutely beautiful. Some visuals were as good as I’ve read. Also, some touching moments that were truly lyrical. Dialogue is top-notch.
Sage. The perfect mix of reluctance and self-confidence. A teenage lead character with almost no annoying traits. Thank you.
Simon. Best mentor/teacher ever! This is one of my favorite “Sorcerer and apprentice” teams I have ever read, and what she is going through is pure torment and I was there beside her. The chapter “Into the Breach” is a highlight of the book, and you’ll know what I mean when you read it.
Syrabella, Ludea, Dacha, Krazundra, Sudella, Xurxulla. Seriously, the women in this tale are going to take over the Universe. Enough said!
Construction. Solid world building for an epic series, with the rules of the cosmic magic developed enough to lay the groundwork for how this ancient magical order works. Characters are fully developed and so relatable and supportive it took a while to realize why I liked them so much. The time jumping was handled pretty well, though sometimes it took a page or two to align myself.
Plot. Epic, so, sprawling and deeply interwoven. Since the tale is being told by Sage, and she is filling in all the missing entries to her Mage’s diary, we are bouncing back and forth between her years growing up as a young mage to Simon, and into the present. A lot of teases to future events (that have already happened) that, if it wasn’t for the meticulous construction of the story, I would begin to get worried. But, I knew this was an epic series when I picked it up, so I have faith the author will deliver. But, I will get to that in the next section! Like, now…
CONS:
The teasers! There are enough teasers and casual mentions of great events that Sage has survived to make a person scream. I get it, we need to learn how she was befriended by a high level wizard, and how she learns some of her magic. But hearing about kidnappings, rescues, battles against demons, and being friends with dragons…um, now please!
Love interest? How can this be YA without an obligatory love interest? Oh, wait. I didn’t realize it was missing until I started writing this. And…not having that extra baggage is like the best part of this epic saga so far…carry on…
YA? A teenage girl hero, in a PG rated tale sounds, smells, and tastes like YA. Or possibly MG? The writing, construction, and detailing are fun and super imaginative, but far more complex, with a much deeper vocabulary, than most YA placed books. Not a con for me, but younger reads should be ready to tap that dictionary icon.
Too much build-up, not enough payoff? For a standalone book, maybe. For most regular series I have read, again, probably. Yet, for every teaser and hint of the bigger story to come, there were countless nibbles and tastes that were so rich and immersive, as to fully satisfy my reading needs. I loved the characters so much, that I can wait for the story to return to the action and pace of the opening chapters. I think. Patience isn’t my strong suit…
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Almost overwhelming in its detail, yet, so mesmerizing and playful, I could only surrender and dive deeper into the cosmic abyss. This is such a fun genre mash-up, with series potential to burn, that it feels like the sky is the limit. Here’s to a fine start. Five well-earned stars!
January 19, 2016
Wow, my son wrote this!?
Okay, first things first. Obviously, disclaimer time, this is a mother reviewing her son’s first novel, and could easily become one of the most biased reviews in history. That’s what Mom’s do.
However, I am a reader, too. If you look at my list of books read, you will find lots—with everything under the sun included. So, biased or not, I know writing. And I felt compelled, and somewhat thrilled, to actually be the one writing his first ever review. Pretty cool.
I had just finished reading Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies when I turned to the Sage and the Arcane Order series, and Book One, Elevation: The Rosa Bianca. From the England of Henry the Eighth, to a magical science fiction space opera, based on the high magic of the cosmos!
It was a change of pace, to be sure. But, that’s how I typically read, jumping from genre to genre to keep things fresh. I was hoping this would brighten me up, after all those beheadings, and I wasn’t disappointed.
I like to get totally involved in my books. The immersion into time and space, the relationships between the characters, and how they all fit together to propel the story along. This book did all that. It pulled me in to a realm that was completely alien, and yet totally believable and relatable. I would love to live amongst them, for they are a fun, positive group.
And that’s what makes this book special. It is a breath of fresh air, way beyond just being a fun read. The use of language to bring this gorgeous universe to life was vivid, full of imagination, and often exquisitely crafted. It is rare to find moments of elegant writing in sci-fi and fantasy, especially in a story that is accessible to the full age range this one is suited for. I could see this being read to children like my husband read our children the Hobbit and the LOTR when they were five and six.
Just like the Golden Compass and The Year of the Tearling, this was a fantasy world that I was sucked right into. The descriptions and world building were very strong, to the point of iconic, and the character development (which is one of my main criteria for judging a book) was the book’s strength.
If you like to become involved with your characters, and admire rich friendships and solidarity, this book will not disappoint. It was a huge change of pace to the darker tones and dreary worlds of late, where self-interest seems to be everyone’s driving motivations. The themes of teamwork and respect are huge and compelling forces here. And they were a pleasure to read. These are people I wanted to root for, for I felt like I really had gotten to know them. And liked them, too! What a concept.
Like every mother, I was excited and also apprehensive to read my son’s first book. I really wanted to like it, and honestly wasn’t sure what I would have said if it was terrible! Luckily, it pulled me in from the beginning, and I knew I was in good hands. And by the end I knew I could highly recommend it to all my friends and family as I do all the other books I loved.
Okay, first things first. Obviously, disclaimer time, this is a mother reviewing her son’s first novel, and could easily become one of the most biased reviews in history. That’s what Mom’s do.
However, I am a reader, too. If you look at my list of books read, you will find lots—with everything under the sun included. So, biased or not, I know writing. And I felt compelled, and somewhat thrilled, to actually be the one writing his first ever review. Pretty cool.
I had just finished reading Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies when I turned to the Sage and the Arcane Order series, and Book One, Elevation: The Rosa Bianca. From the England of Henry the Eighth, to a magical science fiction space opera, based on the high magic of the cosmos!
It was a change of pace, to be sure. But, that’s how I typically read, jumping from genre to genre to keep things fresh. I was hoping this would brighten me up, after all those beheadings, and I wasn’t disappointed.
I like to get totally involved in my books. The immersion into time and space, the relationships between the characters, and how they all fit together to propel the story along. This book did all that. It pulled me in to a realm that was completely alien, and yet totally believable and relatable. I would love to live amongst them, for they are a fun, positive group.
And that’s what makes this book special. It is a breath of fresh air, way beyond just being a fun read. The use of language to bring this gorgeous universe to life was vivid, full of imagination, and often exquisitely crafted. It is rare to find moments of elegant writing in sci-fi and fantasy, especially in a story that is accessible to the full age range this one is suited for. I could see this being read to children like my husband read our children the Hobbit and the LOTR when they were five and six.
Just like the Golden Compass and The Year of the Tearling, this was a fantasy world that I was sucked right into. The descriptions and world building were very strong, to the point of iconic, and the character development (which is one of my main criteria for judging a book) was the book’s strength.
If you like to become involved with your characters, and admire rich friendships and solidarity, this book will not disappoint. It was a huge change of pace to the darker tones and dreary worlds of late, where self-interest seems to be everyone’s driving motivations. The themes of teamwork and respect are huge and compelling forces here. And they were a pleasure to read. These are people I wanted to root for, for I felt like I really had gotten to know them. And liked them, too! What a concept.
Like every mother, I was excited and also apprehensive to read my son’s first book. I really wanted to like it, and honestly wasn’t sure what I would have said if it was terrible! Luckily, it pulled me in from the beginning, and I knew I was in good hands. And by the end I knew I could highly recommend it to all my friends and family as I do all the other books I loved.
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