Post by Emily on Dec 15, 2011 18:46:38 GMT -5
Book Title: The New Kid
Author: Temple Mathews
Published By: First BenBella Books
Genre: Horror/ Paranormal
Recommended Age: 15+
Reviewed By: Emily Tuley / AngelsCryHavoc
Blog Reviewed For: Great Minds Think Aloud Literary Community
Rating: 4 Ravens
This book was started a lot differently than I expected a definite surprise to what the usual normal. From the beginning it was action packed and very page turning. The author seemed to take the time as well to go more in depth about the character they were creating and the world in which they were choosing to unfold before me. I found myself hungry to know what was going on and when the next incident would put things forward I also never saw some of the twists coming that I expected but then there was also that one thing I never thought would happen when he actually lost his best friend Rudy to the demons and not the girl. I was surprised to see that for once the female character in this book was not the usual helpless damsel in distress and helped in every way possible. The hero as well was not without his own flaws and small downfalls keeping it very realistic especially seeing as his mixed background . In the choice to keep some fun of the story to myself what I mean by this means you need to read the book to find out.
The new kid is about a young man named Will Hunter. He has grown up his whole life looking for his father and trying to figure out what all it meant the night his father was taken from their home and he was left with nothing more than a book and a promise to his dad that he would not open it till his 13th birthday only one minute after midnight. It was after this Will learned his true identity or so he thought and the purpose he had in this world. Using his very high intelligence to supplement his mothers income without her knowing and keeping them moving about the united states he is picking up where his father had left off and trying as well in hopes to find who and where his father has been kidnapped too.
The author has definitely created a very nice series and I can’t wait to read more. Looking forward to picking up more books within this series and I hope that you will enjoy the read as well as I have too.