Review: Compelling and absorbing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
This compelling and absorbing story kept me up all hours of the night. Told in the first person, it is the story of a magnetic pole reversal that causes global chaos and disaster. A doctor finds herself separated from her family, and is trying desperately to reach them at their cabin. On the way, she meets Isolde, who eventually leads her to Atlantis, which is risen from the sea. Can they save their world, and what is the purpose of the crystals they find there?  I don't want to give spoilers, so I'll leave it to you to find out...The story was interesting, and held my attention until the very end. The back and forth between the characters was very real, and though this is obviously a fantasy / alternative world piece of fiction, it never felt forced or false. The writer was very good at keeping tension going, and I am absolutely psyched about reading a second novel by the author.I give it five stars, and I sincerely hope this author has a long, fruitful career. This was everything I like about fantasy fiction: Tense, believable, with a well-drawn world that sucks you into believing while you are reading. I was almost sorry when it ended.