The Guardians of the Finisher’s Fury by Frank L. Cole — Blog Tour

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Nov 132013
 

Finisher's Fury CoverThe Guardians of the Finisher’s Fury

Author: Frank L. Cole

Publisher: Cedar Fort/Bonneville

Published: November 3rd, 2013

ISBN13: 9781462112210

Hardcover: 265 pages

FTC FYI: Received a hardcover copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Book jacket summary

Amber and Trendon are on summer break, and life seems like it’s finally back to normal.  However, their vacation ends abruptly when a mysterious messenger summons them to Egypt.  Dorothy and her team have found an ancient artifact, the final Weapon of Might, and they need Amber’s connection with the Shomehr to recover it.

The mission goes smoothly — until they obtain the artifact.  Then everything goes wrong — very wrong.  Friends become enemies, and enemies become allies.  Now Amber and Trendon must race against time before the Weapons of Might are united and the Finisher’s Fury is unleashed.

This action-packed adventure from bestselling author Frank L. Cole promises entertainment, excitement, and enigma as it brings the Guardians series to an electrifying conclusion.

Back Cover

Silence settled in the room as I thought through my options.  Who was I kidding?  I needed to be back in the hunt to be truly happy.  I could rest once we found the final artifact.

“Okay.”  I tucked the tickets back into the envelope.  “I’ll do it.”

“You’ll go to Egypt?”  he asked, clapping his hands together.

“I’ll go to Egypt.”

My Review

I feel like I’ve been holding my breath since I started reading!

Frank has save the best for last in this exciting series.  Amber and Trendon (who is still a favorite) are taken to Egypt to help Dorothy for the last time.  Only, Dorothy doesn’t really seem like herself.  Even her appearance has changed.  Her temper is always right on the surface and snaps at everyone.  Right away there are snags in their journey to find that last artifact.  Something happens to Dorothy, the Architects (bad guys) are closing in and Amber finds out some interesting things about her “gift” (having the ability to talk to the Shomehr).  On old enemy makes an appearance and throw everyone and everything into more confusion.  This awesome conclusion is action-packed with humor (lovingly from Trendon), mystery and lots of adventure.

4 out of 5 stars.  Frank’s Guardians series is one that I will enjoy over and over.  My kids, I know, will enjoy this as much I did.  I have loved all of Frank’s books and very excited to read more from him.  I am happy to say that Frank is a pal and when I read his books, I am reminded what a cool guy he is.  Frank is also the author of the Hashbrown Winters series, which I also loved.  And, his agent just sold his new series The Summoner’s Handbook to Delacorte of Random House!

Author Links

Goodreads / Blog / Facebook / Twitter

Purchase Links

Amazon / Barnes and Noble

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

 Posted by  Book Reviews, Mindy's Reviews
Nov 042010
 

Halo


Alexandra Adornetto
Publisher: Fiewel and Friends
Published: August 2010
ISBN: 978-0-312-65626-3
Hardcover: 484 pages
FTC… Borrowed from the library

Halo page 1 “Our arrival didn’t go exactly as planned. I remember it was almost dawn when we landed because the streetlights were still on. We had hoped our descent would go unnoticed, which it mainly did, save the thirteen-year-old boy doing a paper round.”
“Halo” is the story of three angels that are sent to earth to find and fight, if necessary, the agents of darkness. Gabriel, Ivy, and Bethany are the sibling angels. They are the agents of light. Ivy and Gabriel are centuries old. Bethany is only 17 in mortal years. Each sibling has a different gift and their gifts and strengths are why they were sent for this mission. Gabriel is an archangel, a warrior. Ivy is a seraphim and she has the gift of healing. Bethany’s gift hasn’t been revealed yet, but her ability to relate to humans was why she was sent. Ivy and Gabriel have both fought many battles against the dark forces, this will be Bethany’s first. The three are sent to Venus Cove because of the surge of unusually evil activity occurring.
In order to fit in, Gabriel is hired to be the music teacher at the local high school, and Bethany enrolls as a student. Ivy is too old to be a student, so she spends her time volunteering at nursing homes, helping in soup kitchens, knitting hats for clothes drives… Whatever she can do to help around the community. The three of them really stick out because of their beautifully flawless skin, perfect bodies, and if you looked close enough, you could catch their halos. In school, Bethany meets Molly who introduces her to life as a teenager. Bethany is very naive, of course, and makes some silly choices. Eventually, she meets Xavier, and is instantly drawn to him. He has a sad history, and for that reason, Molly warns her not to waste her time, but Bethany can’t help herself. Xavier is the captain of the school, and he’s a really nice guy, who is nice to everyone.
Xavier and Bethany hit it off. Some surprising things happen, that have to do with wings… :). Later, the bad guy shows up. Luckily, because that’s when the story really started to pick up for me. His name is Jake Thorn, and… well, I’ll let you find out.
**Heads up: There is a scene with two main characters that is sexual where they don’t have sex, but where their clothing is removed, and they lay together in bed. Also, there is some teen-age drinking. Parental discretion should be used for how old the individual should be to read this book.**
I enjoyed this book, but thought it was about 100 pages too long. The story is good and even though, it was slow in parts, it did hold my attention. The climax was exciting and it is set up for a sequel. The coolest part about this book is the author. She is only 18! I couldn’t believe it when I read that, and this is her second book. Alexandra’s first book is “The Shadow Thief”, she wrote that when she was 14. The writing was done well, characters were developed, and there was a good flow to it. I just thought there was some things that weren’t necessary, and repeated too much. Oh, to be a teenager again :).
3 stars out of 5, and I will read the sequel, “Hades”, when it comes out.