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May 18

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Secrets Abound Missing Lake by Tanya Fyfe: Review

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on May 23, 2018
Posted in Book Tours • Books Read in 2018 • Children's Books • Coming of Age • Young Adult Books  | Tagged With: , , , | 6 Comments

Secrets Abound Missing Lake by Tanya FyfeSecrets Abound Missing Lake by Tanya Fyfe


Publisher:  Create Space (April 27, 2017)
Category: Fantasy, Paranormal, Dragons, Young Adult
Tour dates: Apr/May, 2018
ISBN: 978-1545370308
Available in Print and ebook,342 pages

Secrets Abound in Missing Lake

2018 Independent Press Awards: Distinguished Favorite  for Teen Fiction

In the third book in the acclaimed teen fiction, ‘Missing Lake’ series, Luke Houser is approaching his sixteenth birthday as well as summer vacation in the tiny mountain community of Missing Lake. He continues to try to find balance between real life with friends and their social requirements with the secret world of the mystical dragons.

Luke faces challenges with one of his beloved sled dogs as well as with Zagros, the majestic silver dragon, when he has to make choices that could lead to potential disaster. As the summer unfolds, so do more secrets in all aspects of Luke’s life and he tries to make sense of everything happening around him.

This is the third book in the series which shares Luke’s awkward and yet charming journey through adolescence with his beloved team of huskies, his friends near and far, and two dragon eggs that are going to hatch in the middle of nowhere.

My Thoughts Secrets Abound Missing Lake by Tanya Fyfe


I have a secret…I have been in love with dragons for as long as I can remember.  I

Bill & Suanne with Peter Yarrow

played Peter, Paul, and Mary’s song ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ to the point that the vinyl wore out.  I still love the song.  You may have noticed the photo of Bill and me with Peter Yarrow on my Facebook.  He was here in Vancouver, promoting his new book, ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’.  Bill and I were the only adults in the store without children.  LOL!  We had to meet Peter Yarrow! I love all of his music but he is the one who sparked my imagination with dragons!

When Tanya Fyfe approached me to review her book ‘Secrets Abound Missing Lake’, I jumped at the chance.  I only had to see the dragons on the cover, to want to read it.  I normally don’t choose books to read from the cover.  I also only very occasionally read children’s and young adult books.

‘Secrets Abound Missing Lake’ lives up to the cover!

Luke is a teenager who has lived through his parents’ divorce and being moved around.  They lived in Vancouver, BC, Canada, where his mother still lives but then he moves with his father to Bismarck North Dakota.  He settles in and makes friends only to move again with his father and step-mother, Jackie to Missing Lake, Montana.  The move was to raise sled dogs and compete in competitions.  It was also to give Jackie a less stressful veterinary practice.  Luckily, Luke is very likeable and makes new friends again.

Luke also is chosen by a dragon, Zagros to be his friend and overseer.  Zagros and his mate Tabatha are also about to become parents, when their two eggs hatch.  There are only a few people who know about the dragon’s existence and it must be kept a secret to protect them.  Luke can’t even tell his best friend or mother.  Luckily his father and Jackie know about them so he has someone to talk to about them.

‘Secrets Abound Missing Lake’ is a delightful coming of age story.  It is full of well written characters that jump off the page.  The descriptions of Vancouver, Bismarck, and Missing Lake really set up the story.  I totally got lost in this book and didn’t want it to end.  This is book three in the ‘Missing Lake’ series and I can hardly wait for book 4.  It can easily be read without reading the first two books but I plan to read them next because I loved this book so much!

If you love coming of age stories, dragons, or just excellent storytelling, ‘Secrets Abound In Missing Lake’ Is a must read! 

5/5

I received the ebook for my honest review.

About Tanya FyfeSecrets Abound Missing Lake by Tanya Fyfe


Tanya Fyfe grew up in Canada as a professional figure skater who dreamed of writing books. That dream came true when she wrote and published Lost and Found in Missing Lake in 2014. Now a veterinarian, Dr. Fyfe lives in rural western Montana and is inspired daily by the beauty around her.

She and her husband split time between Montana and North Dakota and enjoy improving their golf games and visiting Hawaii every chance they get. They share their home with charming dogs, inquisitive cats, a herd of horses, and three hilarious ferrets named Phillipa, Calypso, and Luigi.

Website: www.tanyafyfe.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanyafyfe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lost-and-Found-in-Missing-Lake-578449102259842/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanyafyfe/?hl=en

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Jul 13

3

Review & Giveaway: Solstice High by Ardash Vartparonian

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on July 3, 2013
Posted in Book Tours • Books Read in 2013 • My Past Giveaways • Young Adult Books  | 8 Comments

As my readers know, lately I have been spreading my reading wings and trying genres I don’t usually read.  Solstice High is my very first time reading urban fantasy.  There was something in the description that attracted me to it. 


The Book Description:


Publisher: Strategic Book Group  (October 22, 2012)
Category: Urban Fantasy/Sci Fi/Young Adult
Tour Date: July- Early August, 2013
Available in: eBook and Print,  360  Pages


Matt, Rochelle, Daphne and Jonas are four students starting their senior year of high school, but suffer a freak-accident the very first day and start to realize that they are developing superhuman abilities. They quickly realize that the school principal, Mr. Devlin, has in fact more than just education on his agenda, and is using the school for his own purposes.


Not only must the four friends try to figure out what Devlin’s plans are, but when he will strike, and seeing as how they cannot turn to grown-ups for help without exposing themselves, must themselves grow-up in order to stop him. As well as learning to cope with these developing powers, the four teenagers must deal with the day-to-day muddles of being a teenager, such as volatile emotions, infatuations and family issues.


My Thoughts:


I can’t believe I’m saying this about an urban fantasy book, it was great.
 

Rochelle, Daphne, Jonas, and Matt happen to be outside of the gym change rooms and saw a sign saying do not enter.  Of course, they take it as a dare which they will live to regret, kind of.  They all develop different super powers and need to learn how to control their now found powers.  Control, something teens have a hard time doing in the best situations. LOL!


Not only did they need to learn how to learn to control their powers, they all had family, school, and social issues to deal with.  They also had to find a way to stop a sinister plot by an adult that they were supposed to be able to trust! They couldn’t risk telling grownups what has happened to them, they didn’t want to wind up in a lab like human rats being poked and prodded. 


Besides the genre being different for me, it is an young adult book.  I didn’t realize how deep and philosophical a young adult book could go.  I was pleasantly surprised!  For example, read the following passage:


“Every culture, or at least ancient culture, worshipped these sort of supernatural beings that could do things ordinary humans couldn’t. I mean, just look at the ancient Greeks. They had as a super god a bearded dude who could throw lightning bolts from his hands. Other characters included some guy who could control the ocean and a woman who could make any man fall in love with her. And considering what we could do, those things didn’t seem like too far a stretch either.”


I thought that was so cool.  These kids do a lot of growing up during the course of this book.  It seemed so realistic despite the super powers.  I also saw the super powers as a philosophical question, what if this happened in real life.  How would you deal with it?  To find out how Matt, Rochelle, Daphne, and Jonas deal with it, you will have to read the book.


I can hardly wait to read more by Ardash Vartparonian!  I highly recommend it!


4.5/5


I received this book for my honest review!


About Ardash Vartparonian:


Ardash Vartparonian was born in London but raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the age of 18 he began his debut novel, Solstice High, and continued writing throughout his last year of school and first year of university, where he moved back to the UK to study English Literature at Edinburgh University. Now a fourth year student, Ardash enjoys going out with his friends, watching horror movies and reading fantasy book while trying to keep up with his university work. Find out more at http://sbpra.com/ardashvartparonian/

Thanks to the author, Ardash Vartparonian, I am giving away one print copy.  This giveaway is open to the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. and ends on August 29, 2013.  Please use Rafflecopter to enter.

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Oct 10

30

Essex County Vol.1: Tales From the Farm by Jeff Lemire

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on October 30, 2010
Posted in Young Adult Books  | 3 Comments

Winner of the Alex Award, Essex County Vol. 1 is a graphic novel that takes place in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Lester is a ten year old boy recently orphaned, who is taken in by his uncle, who owns a farm.  Lester wants nothing more than to be a super hero.  His life with his uncle is strained, even though his uncle is doing his best.  Lester doesn’t have much to do on the farm and is bored.
One day he meets the gas station owner, Jimmy.  He is a former hockey star and seems a little off to Lester’s uncle.  However, Lester and Jimmy become friends and create a fantasy world together.  It’s a place of super heroes and alien invaders.  They also play pond hockey together. 
I have only read a couple graphic novels before this but was compelled to read this one when both of my friends, Wanda of A Season to Read and John of The Book Mine Set, both raved about this book.  The dialogue is sparse but tells the story along with the sumptuous black and white  illustrations.  Jeff Lemire captures the emotions of a little boy and his uncle so well.
I really enjoyed this simple yet moving graphic novel.  It is the first of a trilogy and I look forward to reading the rest.  This is a great book for both teens and adults.
5/5
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