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Title: Unknown
Series: The
Elementals Trilogy, #1
Author: Melissa
Pearl
Publisher: Self-published
Publication Date: June
9, 2013
Genres: YA,
Fantasy
Reviewed by: Ellen
Fritz
Source: Received
from author for review
Ellen’s smiley rating: 5/5
SUMMARY
Darkness is covering the land. As the city of
Mezrah grows with power and greed, the rest of the world can only stand by and
wait for their inevitable destruction. The only hope against this growing power
is an ancient prophecy that people have stopped believing in.
Then a star begins to fall.
Princess Kyla of Taramon stopped believing in the power of light the day her father died. Trapped in a city she does not care for, under the watchful glare of her mother, the queen, she struggles to accept her fate.
Then a star begins to fall.
Jethro has loved Kyla for as long as he can remember. Learning that she was to marry his cousin drove a wedge between him and the feisty princess. Watching her from a distance is a torture he is unable to free himself from.
Then a star begins to fall, sparking an ember of hope and sending two seekers on a treacherous journey into the unknown.
Then a star begins to fall.
Princess Kyla of Taramon stopped believing in the power of light the day her father died. Trapped in a city she does not care for, under the watchful glare of her mother, the queen, she struggles to accept her fate.
Then a star begins to fall.
Jethro has loved Kyla for as long as he can remember. Learning that she was to marry his cousin drove a wedge between him and the feisty princess. Watching her from a distance is a torture he is unable to free himself from.
Then a star begins to fall, sparking an ember of hope and sending two seekers on a treacherous journey into the unknown.
REVIEW
A star
falls and the faith in a believed-to-be-dead deity and an old prophecy is
resurrected. As soon as the sorcerer, Mordekai, sees the falling star, he and
his apprentice, Nikara, leave Mezrah for the city of Taramon to search for the
two seekers mentioned in the prophecy. Soon princess Kyla and her friend,
Jethro, are off on a dangerous quest to bring back the light to their world.
During this quest they face trolls, poisonous dragonflies and lots of trouble
with the soldiers of king Ashan of Mezrah.
Unknown is one of those books I simply could
not put down before I had devoured the very last word. Although the author
takes the necessary time to develop the background, world and plot of this new
series, I can honestly say that she keeps the story moving forward all the
time. Moments of suspense and action are balanced by some laugh out loud
incidents as well as descriptions of the characters having fun.
The
gentle touch of romance blends in with and enhances the story and is not at all
in your face or overdone.
The
characters, and especially so the main characters, are well crafted, believable
and the kind that truly grows on the reader. They have to deal with authority,
rebellion and moral conflict and living in a kind of medieval setting does not
make that any different from what young people deal with today. As for king
Ashan and his diplomat, Safeer; they are thoroughly nasty and easy to dislike.
Sadly, in the best of situations, there are also the deceitful and those who
are not what they seem to be.
This
beautiful story about an old fashioned world and numerous magical people and
creatures bears a lovely message about having faith in the unknown. I highly
recommend it to readers of all ages and happily give this brilliant book five
stars.
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ABOUT the AUTHOR
Melissa Pearl was born in Auckland, New
Zealand, but has spent much of her life abroad, living in countries such as
Jordan, Cyprus and Pakistan... not to mention a nine month road trip around
North America with her husband. "Best. Year. Ever!!" She now lives in
China with her husband and two sons. She is a trained elementary teacher, but
writing is her passion. Since becoming a full time mother she has had the
opportunity to pursue this dream and her debut novel hit the internet in
November, 2011. Since then she has produced three more books with her fifth
novel, Betwixt, released in November 2012.
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