Another nice review for Misaligned: The Darkest Day. This one from Ellen Fritz in South Africa. Ellen’s part of the highly regarded Books4Tomorrow review team. Founded by admitted bookaholic Angie Edwards, the site brings Angie and Ellen’s unabridged, unpaid, and honest opinions about books to eager readers everywhere. To help cover genres outside their own interests, the site frequently features guest reviewers. Overwhelmed by its own success, Books4Tomorrow curtailed accepting new books for review. Just like a publisher or agent they instituted a formal submission process.
I’d love to say that you could find reviews for the Misaligned series on the site, unfortunately that wouldn’t be accurate. However, the team does accept a few books for review outside the site. Reviews for those books meet the same standards as those published on the site. They post directly to major sites such as Amazon and Goodreads under the Books4Tomorrow name. Ellen honored the Misaligned series by selecting it for outside review.
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Now Ellen’s review of Misaligned: The Darkest Day:
FANTASTIC!!, December 5, 2014
This review is from: Misaligned: The Darkest Day (Kindle Edition)
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in the Misaligned series, I really looked forward to reading The Darkest Day. As expected, I was not at all disappointed. A shape shifter from Celtic mythology unintentionally draws a truly nasty beasty, the Twrch Trwyth into this dimension when it crosses over. Connected with a prophecy of apocalyptic proportions, said beasty proceeds to tear the structure of the multiverse apart. Once again it is up to Penny, Duncan, Mr. Myrdin, Master Poe, and my favorite character, the cait sith, Simon, to save the town and, perhaps, the world.
Deeply rooted in Arthurian legend, this book captivated me to the point that I simply couldn’t put it down. As Piper Falls and surrounding areas are rife with supernatural energy, it becomes a hotspot for reenergized bodach, as well as a bodach commander who has waited approximately 1600 years to get her revenge.
I absolutely love that, despite the responsibility of monumental paranormal events, Penny and Duncan still act their age. Like normal kids they still stress about school work, enjoy favorite food, and indulge in play. Best of all, Penny has a sense of humor that pops up at unexpected moments, thus keeping the story from getting too dark. A major bonus for me is the total absence of romance in this book.
Although The Darkest Day is mainly a suspense laden paranormal adventure, the descriptions of technology as well as the interesting historical facts makes it a decidedly stimulating read. I highly recommend this book to all young people—really anybody who is young at heart, as a lively, thrilling, yet heartwarming, MUST-READ. (Ellen Fritz)
Here are the links to Ellen’s reviews of the first two books in the Misaligned series:
Ellen’s Celtic Connection Review
As always, thanks for reading.
Armen