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Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry (2011) – BR00193 (2021) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸βšͺ

The PolyBlog
June 9 2021

Plot or Premise

Jane Whitefield is a Seneca woman living in NY state. She honours her ancestors and helps those who are in trouble to disappear and start a new life.

What I Liked

The premise of the main character’s “job” of helping people escape bad situations and start a new life — serving as their guide — is a fantastic premise, and the first half of the book is primarily about how she goes about doing her job. While some clients are eased into the process a bit more gradually, her latest client is all-in from day 1.

What I Didn’t Like

You know as the story unfolds that something is going to go wrong, you just don’t know what or when. Despite some initial success, some of it seems even TOO easy for her to do with a minimum of fuss. Mid-book, the type of story changes considerably, as the hunted becomes the hunter, and it isn’t as good as her other books that have a bit more mystery to them rather than action.

The Bottom Line

A great first book in the series, Whitefield is awesome.

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged action, adventure, Amazon.ca, B&N, book review, Chapters, crime, Ebook, fiction, Good Reads, Google, Kobo, Library Thing, mythology, new, Nook, novel, OPL, paperback, PolyWogg, prose, Reading Challenge, Savvy Reader, series, sleuth, thriller, Whitefield (1) | Leave a reply

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (2010) – BR00192 (2021) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸βšͺ

The PolyBlog
June 7 2021

A new trio of Jason, Piper and Leo has arrived at Camp Half-Blood and are ready to set off on a quest, but something seems off about not only them and their memories, but their participation in a ritual for the children of Greek Gods at all.

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged action, adventure, Amazon.ca, B&N, book review, borrowed, Chapters, children, Ebook, epic, fantasy, fiction, Good Reads, Google, Heroes of Olympus (1), Kobo, Library Thing, magic, mythology, Nook, novel, OPL, paperback, PolyWogg, prose, Reading Challenge, Savvy Reader, series, Young Adult | Leave a reply

Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull (2010) – BR00185 (2020) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸βšͺ

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March 14 2020

Almost three separate stories together — an opening reset of who is on which team, separate adventures for Kendra and Seth, and then a merged final battle.

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Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull (2006) – BR00182 (2020) – 🐸🐸βšͺβšͺβšͺ

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January 27 2020

Two stories converge, one of faux Kendra and one of a Dragon sanctuary.

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Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull (2009) – BR00181 (2020) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸βšͺ

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January 27 2020

Darkness has come to Fablehaven, with many creatures being turned from light to dark.

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