A middle-grade fantasy-adventure by Mikey Brooks.
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Synopsis: AKA what the books says for itself.
Aaron was chosen to save their world, but it might come at the cost of
losing his own.
Breaking
into an old lady’s basement was supposed to reward 13-year-old Aaron with new
friends. Instead he finds an enchanted amulet that transports him to another
world—one at war with magic. Before he knows it, he is accused of witchcraft
and invited to a bonfire—where he’s the main attraction. If that’s not bad
enough, a goblin army shows up and toasts the town...literally. The good news:
Aaron escapes being charbroiled. The bad news: the goblins are after him. They
want his amulet and will stop at nothing to get it. Battling to find his way
home, Aaron teams up with a not-so-magical-wizard and learns it’s his fate to
destroy the amulet and save this new world. But is he willing to sacrifice his
own?
What I thought of it:
This was a fun book. Solid Middle Grade characters and kids
will probably love this book. The story started out with Aaron sneaking into a
house to steal something as an initiation into a gang. That bothered me, given
the fact Aaron seemed to be an intelligent kid. He should have listened to his
inner voice and not gone in. But if he hadn’t, then we wouldn’t get to go see
the fun world of magic in Valhalla.
Mikey did a great job with plot twists and doing some
unexpected things. I was able to catch on to some of the plot twists, and
expected what would happen, but I’m happy to say I was pleasantly surprised on
some of the other twists.
Aaron is the chosen one from Earth who was prophesied to
come to a different dimension of Earth where there is magic and the setting is
medieval to help stop an evil power from getting ahold of the Stone of
Valhalla. There was lots of action and adventure,
even some mild violence and SPOILER alert, a death or two, but very manageable for
young readers.
It didn’t have me as completely engaged as some books but I
still really enjoyed it. Solid 4 stars for adults and more like 5 stars for kids.
If you are looking for adventure and excitement for younger readers, similar to books like Rick Riordin, Brandon Mull, Tyler Whiteside, J. Scott Savage, or Chad Morris, then check out these books by Mikey Brooks.
Where to Find The Stone of Valhalla:
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And only $9.99 for the paperback! (List Price: $12.99)
On April 12th
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