Being the huge Twilight fan I am, I recently came across a Twilight blog ran by a guy named Kaleb Nation. He gives his view on all things Twilight form a guy's perspective. In his early 20s, Kaleb Nation has also written and published two novels. His novels center around a young boy named Bran Hambric. His books are typically aimed toward middle grade students but from reviews I've read, it seems that these books can be enjoyed by a wide range of readers (similar to Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, and Percy Jackson). Check out the books below and their plot summaries.
Bran Hambric is a foundling, left in a bank vault and taken in by Sewey and Mabel Wilomas, who live in the town of Dunce. In an effort to preserve the decency of the community, the town has banned even the mere mention of magic. During a harrowing accident involving a truck at the Duncelander Fair, Bran discovers that he is a mage. He also has to face the difficult truth that his mother was a mage as well as a criminal, in league with an underground group with a rather gruesome plan to overthrow the Mages Council. Bran discovers that people are trying to find him so that they can use him to help finish the job she started. This book is a clear reflection of the influence of the "Harry Potter" books on a new generation of writers. Sadly, the author's attempts at creative language and original ideas come across as silly. Nation creates a contemporary world that is a tool for social satire, but that feels flat and uninteresting. Beyond quirks of dialogue, he gives no real sense of who the characters really are, so it is difficult to have any empathy when they are injured or appear to have died.
Your enemies will do anything to stop you. Your best friend might be dead. And your only hope is your father...a man you've never met-until now.
Who would you trust?
Would you even trust yourself?
Bran Hambric believes that the Farfield Curse is over with. But when he discovers a safe-deposit box in his dead mother's name-in the very bank vault where he was discovered as a boy-Bran's past comes rushing back. Now he's on a frightening path that puts everyone he cares about in danger.
When Bran's best friend, Astara, is kidnapped, Bran will do whatever it takes to save her and prevent the evil mage on his trail from claiming the power of the curse for herself. But will the magic destroy him the way it destroyed his mother?
Thank you to all who waited patiently for me to return to the blogging world! You are awesome! I am excited to get back into the swing of things! So, why have I been away so long? Well... I am pleased to announce the birth of my first son! My husband and I are loving every minute of being parents! I took some time off blogging while pregnant and for the first few weeks afterward. Of coarse, I was reading in my down time so I will be posting lots of reviews! I hope all you are doing well! Out of the books you have read in the last 10 months, what is your favorite? Or perhaps you have one you just really did not like? Leave a comment and let me know! :)
