Children's Fantasy
Blurb
Gage Gilbert is an eleven-year-old boy who has autism, loves Halloween, and has no friends. Although he has always been happy with the safety and security of his family, he longs for a real friend and adventure - not just the ones he makes up in his head. Then, he meets Eve.
Eve is a young witch from another world called Grimsley Hollow. It's where all magical beings live in safety and peace, but their world is in trouble. Gage is the only one who can help save them from an evil witch who has taken control.
With Eve's help (along with a sarcastic pixy, a trouble-making werewolf, and a half-vampire), Gage travels to Grimsley Hollow. Together, they begin a journey that will change them all. It's a dangerous race against evil, where creatures unheard of stalk the land under a harvest moon and monsters that only exist in dreams become real.
Gage wanted friends and adventure, but he had no idea they would come at such a dangerous price. Can one autistic boy defeat an evil witch and help save his new friends? Travel to Grimsley Hollow and find out!
I gave it five out of five stars.
A lovely story about a 11 year old autistic boy, Gage, who is sent into a world of magic. There he meets some fantastic friends who are in danger- an evil witch is trying to take over Grimsley Hollows and enslave all the mythical creatures that reside there. A selfless and heroic adventure unfolds were Gage learns not only about his friends and their land, but about himself as well.
This tale was well-written and captivated you immediately. I found it easy to connect with the characters and was interested in how the author wrote about Gage. Honestly, it was impressive! The theme struck close to home and more than a few times I had to brush tears from my eyes. I love how she explained what autism was and how he coped with it throughout the story.
The swear words mentioned had me a little hesitant to hand the book over to my sister, but honestly, she's probably heard worse by this point... I like how there were no dating references. A book without a romantic theme is hard to come by, especially for the preteen/young teen generation. I am thrilled to have found this for that alone!
The cover art is wonderful and the price for the kindle is well-worth it. You will cherish the characters, be submerged in the plot, and with the details the author provides, experience the adventure as if you were standing on the grass beside Eve, Siren, Landon, Puck, Gage, and everyone else!
Thank you Nicole Storey, for writing such a phenomenal book! I can't wait to purchase the next one and continue cheering my favorite heroes on! I highly recommend this book for anyone with a child 12 and up, or if you're just interested in a tale full of magic.
(My sister loves the book as well and can't decide who her favorite character is, lol!)
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