Review: Unexpected Surprise
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2014
This is a very different story line from what I've been reading. I've read many fantasy stories in the past. Fantasy is one of my favorite genres. I loved how this story developed. At first I was like, "oh boy another dismal unimaginative story". But no!!! I was beautifully surprised. It starts out  with " a boy who's about 12 years old finds himself an orphan. Murderous men come to this little outpost to loot and murder. Thus leaving many orphans, including Simon. Along comes his long lost great-uncle Bogg, who unwillingly becomes his  caretaker. The uncle is a wild and wooly outdoors-man who has shunned peopled society in favor of the mountains, undiscovered wildernesses and creatures. He gets along better with all things of the forest than he does with his fellow man. He is assigned the task of finding the murderous lot who attack this outpost and mete out back-woods justice to them. Simon and his father had a tenuous relationship. But, as his travels the woods and forests with his great-uncle, Simon comes to realize some real truths about his father and about Simon himself.  Along the way many creatures are found which Simon has only read about in books. I like the way the author mixes mythological creatures (Boggs encounter with the dragon) and the Native American creature (the Wendigo). This book has humor and drama. But it is well blended. Honestly, I couldn't put it down. BTW: It was a free read when I got it. Book 2, we will have to pay for it. I am buying it. It sounds like a wild and wooly story just like the first:)