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Star Series #1
Falling Star
Fifteen year old Katie Jenkins has what her grandmother called a "gift" - an ability to see things that others can't. Her grandmother taught her to harness her ability using Tarot cards, but after the old lady's death, Katie begins to realise there is more to it than just predicting the future. She meets a strange girl called Star, who has runaway to escape from an abusive home life, and is being followed at night by an evil shadowy figure called the Dark Man. He wants Star's soul, and Katie knows she must not let that happen, whatever the cost. Not fully understanding how, Katie must protect the physically and emotionally scarred Star from the Dark Man, and also help to bring out into the open the real reason Star left her home, before it is too late.
168 pages, Paperback
First published July 19, 2010
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C.J. Wright
11 books210 followersI have had a fascination with all sorts of horror fiction since childhood, and it has been the driving force of my desire to write. After meeting Sue Townsend, the author of the Adrian Mole books, at the age of eight, I longed to be a writer. I write horror novels for both adults and teenagers.
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March 27, 2013
Meet Katie Jenkins. She, like many girls, has issues with self-confidence, wonders when a boy will look twice at her, and has a mom who works too much. But she’s different than most. She is special; at least according to her grandmother who passed away two years ago. Why, you ask? How, you wonder?
When her grandmother was alive she and Katie fooled around with tarot cards and eventually she learned how to read them herself.
“You have a gift,” her grandmother would reassure her. “There is something about you that is special, don’t be afraid of it, grasp it, relish in it.”
When her grandmother died, Katie had a remarkably weird experience. One she put behind her and never looked back at.
And then she meets Star: an odd young girl who has run away from her abusive stepfather and mom. She is scared, homeless, and claims someone is following her. Someone she calls the ‘dark man’. When Katie takes her under her wing she learns much more truth than she’d bargained for. And she experiences more weird stuff than she’s ready for. Katie is not one to back down and she isn’t going to let the ‘dark man’ get her new friend. In fact, she’ll do whatever she must to prevent it.
Author CJ Wright has written a darkly moving tale. The novel is a fast read and will have you chewing on your nails as you wonder just what is going to happen. The characters have very real issues mingled with a sense of the supernatural. I found myself in a bit of a culture shock at times and had to acquaint myself at times with the background of the writer. For example…I don’t eat ‘chips’ with forks. It was entertaining for me however to dip my fingers into other parts of the world. Haha. I found at times I was surprised and other times I had guessed right about things. It definitely reminded me of one of my favorite movies but unfortunately if I told you that…I would be spoiling the story…and you know me…no spoilers!
I liked how the story shared bits an pieces of the things I've come to enjoy and love reading about while at the same time mingling my way through some new stuff. I was totally engrossed in this book and feel it would be well-liked by the Young Adults because the way the author related to that age is fitting.
The story was indeed creative taking a twist of some of the creepy crawlies we love to read and watch while having a unique spin. The author definitely owned this novel and made it their own.
My Verdict: 8.5/10
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When her grandmother was alive she and Katie fooled around with tarot cards and eventually she learned how to read them herself.
“You have a gift,” her grandmother would reassure her. “There is something about you that is special, don’t be afraid of it, grasp it, relish in it.”
When her grandmother died, Katie had a remarkably weird experience. One she put behind her and never looked back at.
And then she meets Star: an odd young girl who has run away from her abusive stepfather and mom. She is scared, homeless, and claims someone is following her. Someone she calls the ‘dark man’. When Katie takes her under her wing she learns much more truth than she’d bargained for. And she experiences more weird stuff than she’s ready for. Katie is not one to back down and she isn’t going to let the ‘dark man’ get her new friend. In fact, she’ll do whatever she must to prevent it.
Author CJ Wright has written a darkly moving tale. The novel is a fast read and will have you chewing on your nails as you wonder just what is going to happen. The characters have very real issues mingled with a sense of the supernatural. I found myself in a bit of a culture shock at times and had to acquaint myself at times with the background of the writer. For example…I don’t eat ‘chips’ with forks. It was entertaining for me however to dip my fingers into other parts of the world. Haha. I found at times I was surprised and other times I had guessed right about things. It definitely reminded me of one of my favorite movies but unfortunately if I told you that…I would be spoiling the story…and you know me…no spoilers!
I liked how the story shared bits an pieces of the things I've come to enjoy and love reading about while at the same time mingling my way through some new stuff. I was totally engrossed in this book and feel it would be well-liked by the Young Adults because the way the author related to that age is fitting.
The story was indeed creative taking a twist of some of the creepy crawlies we love to read and watch while having a unique spin. The author definitely owned this novel and made it their own.
My Verdict: 8.5/10
www.bitemybook.com
July 21, 2010
A really good book. The story has you on the edge of your seat you can't put the book down. There is some twists in the story that get you thinking. It's very easy to read and I will be reading it again.
November 12, 2019
Gave up
The typos were ridiculous and when patients should have been PATIENCE I said, enough and deleted the book as well as the second book in series. Do authors ever proofread before Amazon puts them out there? Really disappointed with the author and will not bother downloading anymore of her/his books.
The typos were ridiculous and when patients should have been PATIENCE I said, enough and deleted the book as well as the second book in series. Do authors ever proofread before Amazon puts them out there? Really disappointed with the author and will not bother downloading anymore of her/his books.
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