Review: Great book, deceptive cover and synopsis
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2011
I am about 3/4 through the book and really enjoying it but find the cover and synopsis deceptive. It starts out as all serious and dramatic yet takes a turn early on in the book and becomes very tongue-in-cheek and loaded with great humor.I went into this book thinking it was a serious, straight forward young adults kill bad guy and save the world type of fantasy and I am sure it will end up that way but its a very entertaining story along the way.I love the humor in the book and even the bad guy is likeable and funny in a lot of ways when he isn't being totally evil (I love the scene where he sees Cobweb, the spiderling for the first time...made me laugh out loud). The main characters are all very distinguishable from one another, all have their great moments in the book (The poodle scene is great)and all the siblings in the book act like every group of siblings I have ever met in that they bicker and argue amongst themselves but come to each other's aid when necessary.I read Firefly Island by Daniel Arenson and liked enough to pick this up but I am enjoying this one so much more and plan on adding this to my Kindle favorites folder for re-reading in the future.If you are looking for an epic fantasy involving extensive world building and generation upon generation of noble deeds and god-like characters, look elsewhere but if you are looking for a fun read with loveable characters and an entertaining story at a great price, this is a book worth looking at.For me to give 5 stars is rare but in this case I felt that the entertainment to cost ratio made it 5 star worthy.