Ryan Calejo
Autore di Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows
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The Shape of Time (Rymworld Arcana, Book 1) di Ryan Calejo
In this alternate world story a young man is on a quest to fine his missing parents. The "earth" is flat and surrounded by ice. But there is an outside world that the insiders did not know about. Another major facet of the novel are time warps (not specifically time travel) but time loops do occur. Anteres meets a wide variety of interesting and sometimes threatening characters along the way. Does he find his parents? What is their story?
Fast, fun, and best if you shelve your belief in reality while reading. The beginning reminded me vaguely of the Hitchhiker's Guide, but from then on, it was nonstop action through a nicely imagined world, peopled with a most unusual cast. Great fun for kids from ten to ninety-nine.
I expected a weak imitation of a Rick Riordan book, and while it is very similar to many popular fantasy/adventure stories, Charlie Hernandez hooked me from the start. The writing is fun and vivid, with just enough snappy humor to be funny without trying too hard. There are some characters I hope will be fleshed out a little more as the series progresses, but Charlie and the many mythical characters were lively enough to keep the story fun.
Hispanic folklore meets fast-paced adventure with a twist of mystery and more than a few dabs of humor to create a fun read.
Charlie is grounded after the last adventure and definitely not ready to get him mother even more angry than before. But monsters and ancient evil isn't going to sit down and wait for his mother to relax. Forced into a girl's bathroom at school by a dead girl, a new mystery begins, and this time, evil is more determined than ever to stake its claim.
This is the third book in the series, and while it isn't too hard to launch off into the story from here, it does build from the other books and should be read as a series and not as a stand-alone.
While every book up until now has been adventurous, this one seems to notch up the pace even a hair more. Charlie starts out the first chapter very babbly with a waterfall of scattered thoughts, but then, he is facing a beautiful, yet very dead girl in a locked bathroom...and still finding footing after his last adventure. Luckily, he quickly settles into his usual groove and is off on another mission. Of course, his group of friends are there, too, and more than ready (actually more excited than him) to solve the next problem. Thanks to the first two books, the characters now feel familiar, making it fun to simply dive into the adventure with them...like old friends.
There are new characters as well and some changing relationship dynamics. Charlie's taking some interest in Violet, but this remains gentle and age appropriate. The biggest change comes when a cousin moves in and even shares a bedroom with Charlie. I did enjoy the cousin's vibrant personality, since it does add a new flair to the bunch.
A large cast of creatures from the Hispanic folklore is also included, old as well as a few new. As usual, the author slides this cultural aspect in seamlessly. There were one or two creatures, which made me stop and wish there'd been a bit more about them (curious to learn more about the myths surrounding them), but most come across with just the right amount of description and background to introduce them before heading off into more excitement.
Charlie is never given a moment's rest as he zips from one creature to the next, constantly heads into dangerous situations, and never knows where he'll be taken next. It's probably my favorite book in the series so far.… (altro)
Charlie is grounded after the last adventure and definitely not ready to get him mother even more angry than before. But monsters and ancient evil isn't going to sit down and wait for his mother to relax. Forced into a girl's bathroom at school by a dead girl, a new mystery begins, and this time, evil is more determined than ever to stake its claim.
This is the third book in the series, and while it isn't too hard to launch off into the story from here, it does build from the other books and should be read as a series and not as a stand-alone.
While every book up until now has been adventurous, this one seems to notch up the pace even a hair more. Charlie starts out the first chapter very babbly with a waterfall of scattered thoughts, but then, he is facing a beautiful, yet very dead girl in a locked bathroom...and still finding footing after his last adventure. Luckily, he quickly settles into his usual groove and is off on another mission. Of course, his group of friends are there, too, and more than ready (actually more excited than him) to solve the next problem. Thanks to the first two books, the characters now feel familiar, making it fun to simply dive into the adventure with them...like old friends.
There are new characters as well and some changing relationship dynamics. Charlie's taking some interest in Violet, but this remains gentle and age appropriate. The biggest change comes when a cousin moves in and even shares a bedroom with Charlie. I did enjoy the cousin's vibrant personality, since it does add a new flair to the bunch.
A large cast of creatures from the Hispanic folklore is also included, old as well as a few new. As usual, the author slides this cultural aspect in seamlessly. There were one or two creatures, which made me stop and wish there'd been a bit more about them (curious to learn more about the myths surrounding them), but most come across with just the right amount of description and background to introduce them before heading off into more excitement.
Charlie is never given a moment's rest as he zips from one creature to the next, constantly heads into dangerous situations, and never knows where he'll be taken next. It's probably my favorite book in the series so far.… (altro)
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- 264
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- 3.9
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- 9
- ISBN
- 26
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