Whispering Tower (2)

by Katie Clark

Stuck in London for one of her mom’s work trips, Skye Humphries can’t help holding a grudge when she ends up roped into a summer tour group with Philip-who-crushed-her-heart. But when Skye and Philip find themselves barreling through time after unsuspectingly opening the veil between the past and present, they’re thrust into a world where Skye’s very life is in danger. If Skye had known her choices were between summering with Philip or being sacrificed to the god of the skies, she might have changed her attitude. Now she must figure out what’s most important to her—getting even for the past or having a future.

270 pages, Paperback

Published July 3, 2019

About the author

Katie Clark’s published works include multiple YA novels, children's book, and inspirational romances.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet young adult story, second in a series, but a stand alone. Time traveling teens Skye and Philip use Stonehenge for an experiment and accidentally return to ancient Sumer in time for Skye to be mistaken for the goddess Hebat to be sacrificed at the Tower of Babel.

Skye wears a boatload of angst on her shoulders as her mother uses her as a "personal therapist." That's not a fair relationship between a workaholic divorcee and her teen daughter who's not crazy about being yanked from the last three weeks of school and forced to make nice with her mom's business partner's son, Philip, a boy who let her down and whom she now despises.

Things change when a tour around ancient ceremonial sites takes a weird turn and the two are forced to rely on each other for safety and a return, somehow, to their own time. Both Skye and Philip get a fresh chance to know each other and understand their strengths and weaknesses through the lens of wealth and slavery in a pagan culture on the cusp of the worship of one God.

I quibble with the timeline, but it’s not really important. Told through both perspectives of Skye and Philip, Whispering Tower is an enjoyable and safe story for fourth graders who read well and up.

[Laurie Lucking · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an adventure! I loved the time-travel premise and the rich depictions of ancient Sumer. And so many mysteries and plot twists - I was always eager to keep reading! I enjoyed watching Skye and Philip develop both as individuals and in their friendship and the way their experiences in Sumer gave them new perspectives on their modern lives. Fans of Shadowed Eden will not be disappointed by the second installment of the Beguiled series!

*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.*

[Gail Kamer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every time I read one of Katie Clark's books I'm amazed. Great writing! Believable stories! Interesting characters! Where does she get these fabulous ideas? Whispering Tower is another example of Ms. Clark's expertise. Two young adults are thrown into ancient times. The towns' people believe one of them is a god. How will they get out of this mess! Get your read-on out and take this wonderful journey through time. You will love it too

[Angel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is magnificent! I loved the mystery, plot, characters, and the spark between Philip and Skye. (And that cover! I love it!) I find it extraordinary how Katie intertwines the modern day Stonehenge in with a Biblical story of the ____________ (you have to read it to find out what!). The first book in the Beguiled series was based on a modern day teenagers finding the Garden of Eden, this second book is also based on another Biblical place and time (but with a different twist!)....I am really looking forward to seeing what Katie has up her sleeve for her next one!