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The Lost Boys #2
The Cove
THOUGHT YOU KNEW THE WOODS?THINK AGAIN.After breaking away from the Ravens, Leonardo, Moth, Pinch, and the others were supposed to find a new home in the Cove, under the name Lion Clan. But within moments of arriving, they learned that everything they’d been told was a lie.A group of girls, also calling themselves Lions, occupy the fortress Leonardo planned to lead from. Sirens fill the ocean waters, magic tangles with reality, and a pirate ship prowls the Cove. If Leonardo and his clan want to survive this harsh place, they’ll need to adapt fast. The girls, led by an eccentric leader named Mishti, are barely hospitable. Their world of ceremonies and favours and kidnapping evolves at the whim of the breeze, leaving no one safe.From sea monsters to new enemies and unpredictable waters, the Cove will push Leonardo and Mishti to their limits. Meanwhile, the Dark continues to grow, killing everything in its path. Can Lion Clan survive not only the Cove but also defeat the nightmare looming over them?
408 pages, ebook
Published February 26, 2020
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June 19, 2020
The cove has the distinction of being the book where Mr. Quinn has found his stride. Not only has he continued the exciting story in this trilogy but had me personally unable to put the book down.
The Lost Boys is a great read if you are ready to visit the Dark Woods, explore the Cove and experience adventure.
Riley Quinn is a promising new Canadian author that I cannot recommend enough.
The Lost Boys is a great read if you are ready to visit the Dark Woods, explore the Cove and experience adventure.
Riley Quinn is a promising new Canadian author that I cannot recommend enough.
February 4, 2022
The goal for a sequel is expand on what was first offered. The Cove definitely stepped up to the challenge.
Cover
The Cover is pretty good. You get an image of what to expect and yet it’s still vague enough to keep expectations open. It’s full bleed cover. Looking at the map, it seems the cover is actually alluding that this is from the Lion’s fort, looking past the rocky cove toward Dragon Clan’s island.
Interior
Story
The back cover makes the challenge. “You think you knew the woods? Think again.” I took this as a world building challenge. I think most of the focus in this book was about growing the culture and the world they live in. It really did build off what was first established.
Something I’m really tough on is faith/religion aspects in stories. It honestly didn’t take me long to say the practices were done well and believable.
I do have to give Riley credit that even between the six clans (pirates/natives included) of the cove you can tell each one has a different culture, and even treat the magic system differently. Even if you include Bear Clan and the others of the Lost Woods you can see distinct differences in how they are structured, which is no easy feat.
Even if there is still a lot of mystery around them. The Dark as an abstract void of death and Woods being an state of being. It personality and motivations are decently established.
I think only one thing that really went over my head was how the currency among the clans of the cove worked.
What really sucks is that reality sometimes puts a hold on things and having to recall details at a later date. I feel like at a couple segments I should feel more but didn’t. It very well could have been because I had a reading hiatus.
Illustration
They have a map!
Studying the map right now I like is there are hints of tension among the clans Tiger/Lion and Snake/Dragon from this design. Illustration looks great!
Spoilers! ENDING! spoilers!
I sort of rolled my eyes after the first wave survivors but I as I’m thinking about it. There is a reason as to why it worked the way it did. The 1st book focused on Raven Clans training. This alone is the reason why this first half of the climax worked for me, the focus on whom survived and not just a hand wave saying, because plot reasons.
After thoughts
As a Nintendo fan every time the dark attacked I was seeing the World of light clip from smash bros which really complemented the scenes.
I think one of the biggest headscratchers about this is that I have absolutely no clue what direction it’s going to do next.
Cover
The Cover is pretty good. You get an image of what to expect and yet it’s still vague enough to keep expectations open. It’s full bleed cover. Looking at the map, it seems the cover is actually alluding that this is from the Lion’s fort, looking past the rocky cove toward Dragon Clan’s island.
Interior
Story
The back cover makes the challenge. “You think you knew the woods? Think again.” I took this as a world building challenge. I think most of the focus in this book was about growing the culture and the world they live in. It really did build off what was first established.
Something I’m really tough on is faith/religion aspects in stories. It honestly didn’t take me long to say the practices were done well and believable.
I do have to give Riley credit that even between the six clans (pirates/natives included) of the cove you can tell each one has a different culture, and even treat the magic system differently. Even if you include Bear Clan and the others of the Lost Woods you can see distinct differences in how they are structured, which is no easy feat.
Even if there is still a lot of mystery around them. The Dark as an abstract void of death and Woods being an state of being. It personality and motivations are decently established.
I think only one thing that really went over my head was how the currency among the clans of the cove worked.
What really sucks is that reality sometimes puts a hold on things and having to recall details at a later date. I feel like at a couple segments I should feel more but didn’t. It very well could have been because I had a reading hiatus.
Illustration
They have a map!
Studying the map right now I like is there are hints of tension among the clans Tiger/Lion and Snake/Dragon from this design. Illustration looks great!
Spoilers! ENDING! spoilers!
I sort of rolled my eyes after the first wave survivors but I as I’m thinking about it. There is a reason as to why it worked the way it did. The 1st book focused on Raven Clans training. This alone is the reason why this first half of the climax worked for me, the focus on whom survived and not just a hand wave saying, because plot reasons.
After thoughts
As a Nintendo fan every time the dark attacked I was seeing the World of light clip from smash bros which really complemented the scenes.
I think one of the biggest headscratchers about this is that I have absolutely no clue what direction it’s going to do next.
July 30, 2020
I was so impressed by the first book, I was excited and nervous for the second. Excited to read the next part of the story, but nervous it wouldn’t live up to my mind’s expectations. But it was fantastic! And now I need to try not to dwell on the fact that I have to wait for book III !!
May 12, 2020
The middle book of a trilogy is always the worst. It’s undeniable. There has never been an outstanding book in the centre of any trilogy I’ve ever read.
‘The Cove’ is not an exception. The first book was good, but not great. And this book, while elevating the stakes and throwing in more increasingly dark drama, is the same. It took having nothing else to read and a pandemic for me to find the willpower to open this one. This is probably due to the villain of the story not being a tangible “thing”. It’s hard to understand the pressure the protagonist feels, because we don’t know what they stand to lose. Why bother trying to fight the “Dark” if they will eventually disappear? It feels almost as if the author forgets we don’t know the ending, and fails to include little details such as why the Lost Boys don’t want to disappear so badly.
However, I finished the book in less than 24 hours. That could be a record. While I may not be a big fan of the Peter Pan idea, as it’s not something I would regularly grab from a shelf among other books, I could not put it down. The story is easy to read, with distinguishable characters and just enough action to keep me interested in finishing. I didn’t realize I was so invested in it until I finished it so quickly! In fact, the denouement of this book felt like it was supposed to be the actual finale. It’s hard to imagine how much bigger it’s supposed to be in the next book.
That being said, if anyone was interested enough to find a review for this book to help them decide whether or not to keep going with it, I would say to just jump in. If you want a storyline you can keep up with and have fun with, this book is it. I will definitely be reading the next one to see how it ends.
‘The Cove’ is not an exception. The first book was good, but not great. And this book, while elevating the stakes and throwing in more increasingly dark drama, is the same. It took having nothing else to read and a pandemic for me to find the willpower to open this one. This is probably due to the villain of the story not being a tangible “thing”. It’s hard to understand the pressure the protagonist feels, because we don’t know what they stand to lose. Why bother trying to fight the “Dark” if they will eventually disappear? It feels almost as if the author forgets we don’t know the ending, and fails to include little details such as why the Lost Boys don’t want to disappear so badly.
However, I finished the book in less than 24 hours. That could be a record. While I may not be a big fan of the Peter Pan idea, as it’s not something I would regularly grab from a shelf among other books, I could not put it down. The story is easy to read, with distinguishable characters and just enough action to keep me interested in finishing. I didn’t realize I was so invested in it until I finished it so quickly! In fact, the denouement of this book felt like it was supposed to be the actual finale. It’s hard to imagine how much bigger it’s supposed to be in the next book.
That being said, if anyone was interested enough to find a review for this book to help them decide whether or not to keep going with it, I would say to just jump in. If you want a storyline you can keep up with and have fun with, this book is it. I will definitely be reading the next one to see how it ends.
June 24, 2020
My granddaughter and I are reading these books together. We have enjoyed watching the story evolve. The author takes you into a world of make-believe where young boys and girls live in the woods learning to survive and bond together.
The stories have many twists and turns incluďing the fight to survive and a budding romance.
We look forward to the final book .
Keep writing Riley
The stories have many twists and turns incluďing the fight to survive and a budding romance.
We look forward to the final book .
Keep writing Riley
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