Caro's Book Reviews

This is the sequel to 13 Days of Midnight . Luke Manchett thought his troubles had been dealt with at the end of the first book, however he could not have been more wrong. A slow build as he and his sidekick girlfriend, Elza, struggle to figure out what is going on. They might not be facing the same problems as the first book, but the new trouble doesn’t seem any less dangerous. Together they must try and fix the latest supernatural occurrence affecting Luke, aided by Luke’s loyal and “brave” deerhound, Ham. This sequel introduces a new character, Ashley Smith, and Luke must work out if she is trustworthy or the cause of his latest problems. Prepare for feels as the characters carry out their adventure, I did tear up near the end. This is an enjoyable read, fans of the first book will be happy with its follow-up. It is also ideal for teens who like supernatural fiction. There is another book after this in the series for fans to look out for once they have finished this b

Mitchell: A Young Warrior by E.J. Bownds is a fantasy novel. Honestly, I did not enjoy this book. The plot is solid, but the story written was not. There was no feeling of surprise or anticipation, it felt like everything happening to Mitchell was too easy. Problems were dealt with too quickly with not enough tension building up. To me, it was too much of ‘hero needs to do this, oh no a problem, yay solution conveniently lands in hero’s lap, move on to the next objective’. It also felt like there were too many fantasy clichés bundled up with each of the characters introduced. If the novel was longer with more descriptive detail, it might not have felt so jarring while reading. I would recommend this more to a middle school aged reader, rather than a young adult reader. This E-ARC was provided to me via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.