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The Adventures of Todd Tuttle
When two teenage arch enemies are transported across the galaxy, they must team up to get home.
More than rivalry and bad blood stand between teen Todd Tuttle and his enemy, Max. These two members of the Charles Dickens school for boys—a school for the rich and powerful—must put aside their differences and find a way to banish an evil being, all the while trying to get back to school.
As Greek myths and legends seem to come to life, Todd and Max must face an ancient wickedness as they traverse the universe.
With danger lurking around every corner, the two enemies search for a way home. Along the way, they work to thwart the plans of the all-powerful evil entity while dealing with their own struggles with one another and themselves. Two teenagers tasked with saving the universe quickly learn that victory isn’t promised, but adventure certainly is! It’s a tall order for Todd and Max, but if they fail, everything will be lost. Hey, no pressure, right?
Join this duo as they go through the galaxy trying to do the right thing and not make matters worse. Enjoy Todd and Max's story and stay tuned for Book 2 due summer 2023.
More than rivalry and bad blood stand between teen Todd Tuttle and his enemy, Max. These two members of the Charles Dickens school for boys—a school for the rich and powerful—must put aside their differences and find a way to banish an evil being, all the while trying to get back to school.
As Greek myths and legends seem to come to life, Todd and Max must face an ancient wickedness as they traverse the universe.
With danger lurking around every corner, the two enemies search for a way home. Along the way, they work to thwart the plans of the all-powerful evil entity while dealing with their own struggles with one another and themselves. Two teenagers tasked with saving the universe quickly learn that victory isn’t promised, but adventure certainly is! It’s a tall order for Todd and Max, but if they fail, everything will be lost. Hey, no pressure, right?
Join this duo as they go through the galaxy trying to do the right thing and not make matters worse. Enjoy Todd and Max's story and stay tuned for Book 2 due summer 2023.
188 pages, ebook
Published April 25, 2023
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Trey Nace
3 books5 followersHelicopter pilot, actor, voice-over artist and now author. Trey lives in Pasadena with his pet rock Oscar and spends his time writing more Todd Tuttle stories and going to LA Kings hockey games.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
June 22, 2023
A fun read…any kid will be eagerly awaiting the next installment
August 4, 2023
I won this book via Goodreads giveaway.
I’m not sure if I just really don’t like teen/YA or this book or both.
They sat down and told a tale, they drank their fill, they shared pointless quips and words of advice from dad. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
The sci-fi portion, tech, and communities were decently constructed.
The characters were inconsistent, as was the dialogue.
There are spelling and formatting issues throughout the book (picking vs picky, gripping vs griping, lots of misplaced quotation marks). Some of the run on sentences are atrocious. Eg: “Having the adventurers’ blood he had inherited from his parents, which had been deep space prospectors who, as luck would have it, struck it rich, and were now retired, hence they had the ability to afford the tuition of the CD, Todd stepped forward and passed under the archway.” Or: “In what little training he had with the sword, MP had taught Todd in a rare lull in their journey, because of his size and reach; he should initially be aggressive, try to score the first blow or two, and then go on the defensive and use his wingspan to defend.” I’m exhausted from retyping it.
Also - as a woman, just, ugh. The amount of times the young female character was called “chickie” and “girlie” by a guy who was initially flirting with her, quotes like “Ah, gossip! It seems the young Todd has a small idea of the way some women behave,” women being alluded to as the bad guys, “prize,” “burden,” and some weird white knighting, just felt gross. Also, I really don’t understand the splitting of orders by sex at all (but they’re a distraction! Because no one is attracted to the same sex ever!)
The story wouldn’t be so bad if the rest of the peripheral issues didn’t exist. This wasn’t for me.
I’m not sure if I just really don’t like teen/YA or this book or both.
They sat down and told a tale, they drank their fill, they shared pointless quips and words of advice from dad. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
The sci-fi portion, tech, and communities were decently constructed.
The characters were inconsistent, as was the dialogue.
There are spelling and formatting issues throughout the book (picking vs picky, gripping vs griping, lots of misplaced quotation marks). Some of the run on sentences are atrocious. Eg: “Having the adventurers’ blood he had inherited from his parents, which had been deep space prospectors who, as luck would have it, struck it rich, and were now retired, hence they had the ability to afford the tuition of the CD, Todd stepped forward and passed under the archway.” Or: “In what little training he had with the sword, MP had taught Todd in a rare lull in their journey, because of his size and reach; he should initially be aggressive, try to score the first blow or two, and then go on the defensive and use his wingspan to defend.” I’m exhausted from retyping it.
Also - as a woman, just, ugh. The amount of times the young female character was called “chickie” and “girlie” by a guy who was initially flirting with her, quotes like “Ah, gossip! It seems the young Todd has a small idea of the way some women behave,” women being alluded to as the bad guys, “prize,” “burden,” and some weird white knighting, just felt gross. Also, I really don’t understand the splitting of orders by sex at all (but they’re a distraction! Because no one is attracted to the same sex ever!)
The story wouldn’t be so bad if the rest of the peripheral issues didn’t exist. This wasn’t for me.
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May 11, 2023
I really enjoyed this story. I won it on the Goodreads giveaway as an e-book. I'm not usually one that is into fantasy/galaxy type books, but I do have to say this kept my attention. Which as an extremely busy mom of 3 is hard to do. I looked forward to reading it and finding out what happened. Can't wait to read the next one. It even had some quirky, funny parts which made it an easy read for me.
June 4, 2024
A fun middle grade adventure
I wondered why it had been listed as a sci-fi fantasy adventure but as you read it you will discover. I wish they had addressed the bullying more but I guess you will find out in the next adventure of Todd Tuttle.
I wondered why it had been listed as a sci-fi fantasy adventure but as you read it you will discover. I wish they had addressed the bullying more but I guess you will find out in the next adventure of Todd Tuttle.
May 25, 2023
I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
The story kept making a point of how it was set in the future and technology is so advanced. The relationship between Todd and Max was annoying and stayed that way throughout the book. The plot was ok but did not draw me in or keep me interested.
The story kept making a point of how it was set in the future and technology is so advanced. The relationship between Todd and Max was annoying and stayed that way throughout the book. The plot was ok but did not draw me in or keep me interested.
July 3, 2023
This is a nice sci-fi story intended for the YA audience (although I enjoyed it too). It's action packed with an innovative plot and some bright and unusual teenage characters. The ending leaves some interesting and unanswered questions that I'm sure will carry through into the next book in this series.
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review.
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review.
March 28, 2023
Thanks for the free Kindle copy.
I think young teens would like it.
It has some mild cursing.
I think young teens would like it.
It has some mild cursing.
April 20, 2023
Trey Nace, you wrote a very good book! I love reading science fiction, and when I saw this book available, I knew I wanted to get in on the adventure once I saw the cover (GORGEOUSLY decorated) read the description. There’s nothing like a little rivalry to entice me to read a book. My husband is very into Greek mythology so even he enjoyed me talking about this story (and he’s 59 years old). Seeing Todd and Max time travel, yell at one another, make hilarious mistakes, solve problems, develop school-kid crushes on others, and grow in a friendship, showed how true friendships are always love/hate at times. And there’s nothing like developing a friendship while trying to “do the right thing” in life - and get back to the proper place in time and location in the universe to boot. Thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for this ARC. I volunteered to read and give my own honest review.
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