A Breath Taking Adventure!
938448
This second novel about Ender Wiggin is definitely worth your time. It has drama, adventure, sorrow and joy all wrapped up in an epic story you won't want to put down!
2736314
Caraval took me on a wonderful adventure, a fast-paced ride through an amazing, zany world. I completely and totally got drawn into this story by it's contagious madness. It has characteristics of a romp through Wonderland, but it is not a retelling of that story. Its plot and adventure are unique and well worth diving into head first! The characters are fun; the storyline is engaging. And the world that the author created using only her gift of weaving descriptive words together on a page wowed me. You do not want to miss out on this one! I highly recommend it to everybody. I also recommend the audio version of this book. The narrator did an amazing job of bringing the characters to life!
1227467
Heres a fun adventurous story with interesting mythical and magical creatures of all kinds. It felt a little like Harry Potter meets Percy Jackson! While there is very little romance, there is the excitement of new love, tough choices and loyalty. This is a thought provoking story regardless of the mystical part.
Ive been lying awake, listening to my own little voices tell me how worthless I am for what feels like forever. I guess that, after all of this time, Ive learned how to survive in the dark.
Dr. Amy or Asa as she is known to the mage clan, is in hiding. She has not been using her healing powers so that she stays hidden. But the time has come for her to choose. She must use her powers to save an unborn baby and its mother, in order to save a dying species. Or let the mother and baby die and continue hiding. Really for the caring nature of Asa there is no question. She will do her best to save them and in turn face her past.
With the hopes of finding her surrogate mother, Meri, Asa begins an adventure unlike any other. Many lies are revealed and truths are discovered. Friends become enemies and enemies become friends. Does Asa have the strength and knowledge to find Meri in time?
Rowan is looking for a healer to help his dying father. He finds Asa in a bind and saves her. Rowan joins Asa on her adventure but will he be able to survive his own self discovering journey? Can the two find peace with each other?
This story introduces many characters. Some minor characters provide laugh out loud moments. And other characters are looking for their own book! I really liked the way Miriam Greystone wrote this story and look forward to reading more adventures with Rowan and Asa and their friends.
3494689
A great read!  Part adventure story, part coming of age and part fantasy.  I could not put it down.  It is one of those books that you feel you must come up for air after reading.  I loved it.
2233803
THE READER is a glorious epic fantasy adventure with magic and pirates and assassins and secret societies and warring island nations and gloriously imaginative mythology. I got swept up right away--there's so much going on, so many distinctive characters, so many settings, but it's not confusing. It feels like you've been dumped into this fascinating world and sent off on an adventure, and what a great ride it is.

Sefia is a fantastic main character. She's complex, tough, compassionate, stubborn, and interesting, and the depth of her backstory and life experience is built up so wonderfully. But so many of the other characters are just as amazing, even when they're not in the center. The pirates! The assassins! The librarians! There are so many layers to this world, and so many people to inhabit it. I can't wait to read the sequel not just to find out what happens next, but to have a chance to spend more time in this glorious fantasy setting.

But what I really love most of all is how smartly all the stories-within-stories and myths-within-myths are layered and interconnected. It's no easy feat to make a book about stories--about reading, writing, remembering, vastly important but not exactly action-pact acts--into such a heart-quickening adventures, but Chee pulls it off like it's the easiest thing in the world.
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This is an an awesome book!  It is a true adventure!  From the first page I have not been able to put it down! I cannot wait for the next book to land in my collection!  HEHE
We need more adventure stories...
Thanks Levi!
2893169
I enjoyed this book even more than the first one! This book continues the adventure with Jake, Ben, Zephany and the others in a fast paced adventure, still trying to save Estia from the evil sorcerer King Vantrax.

This book, Warriors of the Heynai, takes on a Lord of the Rings and Eragon style of writing. Right off the bat, this story draws you in when an event happens that you couldn't believe possible, and continues with many heart stopping and even heart wrenching events that keep you turning the pages to find out if everything turns out alright in the end!

I enjoyed getting to know the characters and the history of Estia better. I also enjoyed many of the new characters and can't help but route for them as they continue their journey.

All in all, this is a great book that will keep your pages turning, and will fill your imagination with an incredible journey. I definitely recommend this book to any who love fantasy and adventure!
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This book is full of adventure and intrigue ! This is definitely a must read if you enjoy the Harry Potter books and ones of that nature. I was wrapped up into the characters... finding myself absorbed into their world through the eyes of the author !! I look forward to the next adventure that awaits !!
3005187
What an amazing imagination Jeff Carlson has!! Highly educated with a mind open enough to take a thought and transfer, whirl and twirl it into a fabulous story that takes us from our dull lives to an amazing world filled with excitement and glorious Sunfish! Bravo, job well done! Read this book, it's a crazy new adventure, you'll have a blast!
1822783
An amazing adrenaline laced adventure! Space opera how it was meant to be.....a great story with a deeoee message. Highly recommend!
180552
this is such a great story ~ a wonderful adventure that is so intriquing you will be at the  end wanting more ~ it is a page turn  you'll find hard to put ~ Enjoy !
536189
Challenging adventures, its true? its a dream? you should read it until the end.... and you will do it in a short time!! you won't be able to put the book away once you start reading it.
Cant wait for the second part!
3385793
Wow! An absolutely stunning and intense adventure! i believe this series is some of the best books I have ever read! After a harrowing plane crash, 5 lifelong young friends awake in a mysterious village in the mountains. With the elders convinced they're the foretold ones from legend, they set out to train them in unbelievable methods to unlock their minds. Villagers start getting fatally sick and trace the origins to a facility contaminating their water source with poison. The pollution stretches much deeper into the politics and sinister powers of the world, and the 5 friends must team up with the villagers to uncover the corruption. Masterfully written with an intense plot line, the details of places, people and emotions were flawlessly done! The characters were intricate with each their own unique personalities and emotions that led me to really connect with all of them. The wordbuilding with all the different layers of deep plots was masterfully woven with everything melding together perfectly and it flowed beautifully! With tons of mystery and intrigue, I was left sitting on the edge of my seat almost the entire time as this story gripped me and didn't let me go! I don't think I've ever read anything with this many different layers and intrigue that was held together so well the entire time - this story is masterfully woven!
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After reading book 1, I was anxiously anticipating the next adventure! The author truly captures the attention of the reader and takes you on a magical journey through an intriguing fantasy realm. It was a fantastic read and I would highly recommend this to any fantasy fanatic. Can't wait for book 3!
3059576
Wow,i was blown away by this book i couldn't even put it down! this book takes you on a wild adventure as two "people" try to find away to eliminate the obstacles they come across!
902783
This was a wonderful little adventure / caper that took me places I've never been! Never a dull moment in this story, and so many adorable characters to meet and so many places to see!  Although I couldn't wait to get to the bottom of things, I didn't want the story to ever end!
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This book has magnificent adventure and I could read it so clearly that I thought I was there! Five stars for sure!