Saturday, March 5, 2011

Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow


Title: Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow
Author: The Miller Brothers
Rating: Four Guitars

Sizzilin' Summary:
Hunter Brown is an average boy. But when one of his legendary pranks makes him and his friends targets for a bully, they end up in a dumpster! The man who saves them sends them on an errand, and they end up in possession of a mysterious book and key. But then the man and the bookstore where they got the book disappears! The trio of boys get in big trouble.
But Hunter now has both the book and key, and he soon finds out that its magic! He learns of the Author, and a bit about the curse of the world. He learns of the Shadow, evil parasite-like-spirits. He and his friend Stretch get teleported to the land of Solandria, where the Shadow rule.
Hunter is rescued by the Codebearers, a resistance to the Shadow, who follow the Author and His Code. But his best friend, Stretch, is nowhere to be found.
Soon, Hunter learns he is part of a prophecy. But what is his connection to the powerful Bloodstone? Will he trust the Author enough to follow Him to the end? And will he find Stretch?

Rockin' Review:
This was a very good book. I highly enjoyed it. It was well-written.
It was a Christian book, and a good one at that! It even dealt with issues some modern kids have today, and it presented them and the answers very well. The art was very good too, but the story was amazing and good.
The only problem started happening at the end. There were times we aren't exactly sure what's going on. We think something's happening, but find out that something else is. Maybe the authors got over-excited... I have no idea. Luckily, the problem cleared up quickly, so the climax and final battle was well-written.
It's a series, but I felt like this book was good enough standing by itself. It makes one wonder what's going to happen in the next book, and if it will still be good...
Overall, I enjoyed this book, and suggest it!

1 comment:

  1. Glad you enjoyed it, even with the confusing ending. I would have like a little detail around the confusing parts, unless you were trying to avoid spoilers.

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