![]() Pendleton has created a sweet and adventure filled story which kids everywhere will enjoy. In The Keeper and the Rune Stone, Paige W. I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review! I particularly like the way in which Pendleton managed to make the characters of the animals believable because, in general, talking animals aren't my thing as their behaviours are too cliché.Īlthough this is probably a book aimed at children, and certainly is suitable for relatively young readers it is a book that I think can be enjoyed by anyone, if not because of the beautiful style, then because of the nostalgic feelings it awakens. The characters themselves work really well, each one having a unique personality. Although there were some plot points that were possible to predict, this didn't detract from the novel at all which says quite a lot for the style of the piece. ![]() A group of children become sighted, or aware, and are therefore caught up in the politics and battles of the creatures they can now see. In many ways it reminded me of the Chronicles of Narnia, albeit that the plots are quite different, the style being similar. The Keeper and the Rune Stone is a story full of magic, mythology, and little twists and turns. This is the first book that I've had time to read in a while, life having taken over somewhat, and it was just what I needed. – I was given a copy of this book by the author in return for an honest review. Present days I'm pretty sure I would keep that hand, it's rather useful for things like turning pages or holding my kindle while I eat. I loved the gifts that being aware brought the children and would have given my left hand to have those abilities when I was younger. Honestly, my only drawback in the entire story was not knowing more of his background. My heart went out to him and I wanted to hug him and tell him everything would eventually be wonderful. My absolute favorite character in this book was Gunnr. It's been a pretty ordinary story up until now but then Jack finds a hidden opening to a cave and the adventure starts. Quickly falling in love with their new home, the four siblings decided to start exploring. Until they saw it on move-in day that is. She and her two brothers and sister aren't happy about this particular house and didn't really understand why their parents bought it. The story starts with Eleanor talking about their new home. Since it is only $3.00 for the kindle version you won't feel even the tightest pinch in your wallet for a book the entire family will love. ![]() Your teenagers will willingly put down the remote to whatever game they have and pick this up instead. It's a wonderful read for those of you with kids, I promise they will jump right in bed if promised a chapter of The Keeper and The Rune Stone each night. This is a book that you can read over and over and notice something new each time. Several things come to mind when thinking about this book. It doesn’t get scarier than the prologue, though, so if you’ve gotten through that with no trouble, the rest is smooth sailing. This is the kind of light, middle-grade fiction that will be torn through by hands eager to find out what happens next in the world of Eleanor and her brothers and sister.Ī note for parents: most of the novel is safely PG, but there are vampires (in this book they’re called noctivagi), and the bad-guy scenes are decently scary. There are negative elements within the world of magic, and now the Driscoll children are exposed to them – and must fight on the side of the good. Their indoctrination comes with the enhancement of the senses, though not actual superpowers – except for the reasonably fabulous ability to speak with animals.īut, of course, magic always comes with a price. More to the point, the children are quickly introduced to the world of magic. ![]() She begins her story with a reasonably awesome wish-fulfillment laundry list: the Driscoll family has moved into an enormous, beautiful mansion! And they get new computers! And bikes! And horses! Of course, they will have to do chores in order to maintain these last, because this is a family story. The Keeper and the Rune Stone is a charming, family-centric novel that takes the sweet earnestness of The Boxcar Children and maps high fantasy elements onto it.Įleanor Driscoll, our narrator, is a precocious, empathetic thirteen-year-old with two brothers and a younger sister.
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