*Giveaway Bonus*And the giveaway contest is CLOSED. The winner of a print, signed copy of 'The Demon's Apprentice' is Patty White!
I hope you enjoy the review.
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On Chance's seventh birthday, his dad sold him to a demon out of a selfish desire to escape his own demonic debts. Eight years later, Fifteen-year-old sophomore Chance takes life into his own hands. Through intelligence, careful planning, and amazing will power, Chance outwits his powerful demon master and escapes. His life is finally his own.
The Demon's Apprentice is the inverse of the typical high-school-kid-who-stumbles-upon-the-supernatural-world story. It starts with Chance fully aware of the supernatural world and, as the story continues, it's high school he has to get accustomed to. But, of course, just because he's free from the demon doesn't mean that he's free from the supernatural society. In fact, being free from the demon only makes the supernatural that much more interested in him.
His first week in the suburbs, his first week of attempting to live a normal life, turns out to be one 'hell' of a couple of days. On the plus side, he makes friends and learns what the love of a wonderful mother and little sister is like. On the negative side, the trail of people/creatures after Chance just keeps growing - from the police to the Wizards' Conclave to the football jocks.
Chance is finally surrounded by those he loves and those who love him, but can he protect them all from the dangers that come along with being a warlock?
In the beginning, I didn't know how I felt about Chance. He's one of those marvelously written protagonists that one both finds suspicious and loveable. However, by the fourth chapter, I found myself really caring about Chance. It's hard not to. He's the type of guy that would never take advantage of a female, and he has major love and respect for his mom.
I also really loved how Ben Reeder describes characters and magic. He describes magic in such a way that readers can easily grasp how it works, and it's the first time I've ever fully understood the process. In spite of all the crazy, dark things going on, there were still humorous bits that got a good laugh out of me. Hey, who doesn't like a good laugh?
There's another book on its way and I can't wait to read it!
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5 comments:
Your review gave a very good overview of the world of Chance. As an avid reader of paranormal books, I know it is usual for the protagonist to start out as one from a supernatural realm and then try to adapt to a "normal" world, especially a modern HS which is hard enough to navigate for a normal kid. Thanks for the review.
Thank you for your review it wan interesting yo learn that this is a book about truing to fit in a normal High School
wolf102.cynthia@aol.com
This was a really great review and it sounds like a book my son would just love. He will be starting High School in the fall and loves reading supernatural books, but it also seems like a book that I too would love!
patty432@gmail.com
In particular, the comment you made about how the book, perhaps for the first time, allowed you to understand the process of magic made me want to read the book for myself. Good synopsis without giving too much away.
doublehulled@yahoo.com
I would like to have a copy of this for myself. My address is a US address and a military one to boot so it shouldn't be problematic if I win or wahtever right? :]
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