Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows by J.M. Bergen Book Review by Miranda Moses (Fraser) ISBN: 978-1-7324578-0-5 I want to start by saying that I published this review under Fiction but it's truly a story I feel can fit many genres. On Goodreads it was labeled as "fiction", "children's", and "fantasy"; and there's nothing wrong with any of those titles. Though this book is being marketed at middle school age I fully believe the same way that Rick Riordian's novels and the Harry Potter series have transcended age groups, Thomas Wildus will do the same. So let's get into this story, because I have to say I am hooked. To start, this story revolves around a 12 year old boy, about to turn 13, who is living a very normal life in New York. He has a great relationship with his mom, his father has been gone for many years, and he has a best friend he can always count on. They tell each other everything, even things that Thomas is a little embarrassed about. See Thomas believes in Magic. Not card tricks and pulling a rabbit out of his hat, but REAL magic. And he has hunted for proof of it every chance he's gotten. When he finally finds a bookshop that might actually have REAL magical books he's drawn into a world he can never forget. The shop keep gives him a book called 'The Book of Sorrows' and there are important rules to this book- and great responsibility too. The magic of 'The Book of Sorrows' forever changes Thomas's life.. There is a whole other part of the world he is just now discovering. And with that a world in which he has an important destiny. Secrets begin to unfold and the battle between good and evil is ever present. Can Thomas make the right choices and protect everyone he loves? Now, I loved this story. It was a real page turner with a warm familiar feeling at the very beginning. I adored Thomas's character and the friends he's made along the way. I wasn't always sure of the author's decisions but was quickly drawn in to see exactly why certain things were so important. I loved the wholesomeness of this story and the relationships therein. The way they tackled good verses bad, and even the grey areas in-between, was something I will be proud to have my little sister read one day. The story has huge potential and so I am thrilled to see that there are more Thomas Wildus books in our future. From the first page to the last there was so much growth in the characters and I look forward to seeing where they are in the future. Read on my fellow book worms, may we one day have Belle's library. And as always links to the author's pages can be found down below.
0 Comments
|
Fiction Book ReviewsArchives
October 2022
|