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A review by ricksilva
Tagus the Night Horse by Adam Blade
3.0
This is from the first Beast Quest series. My son is checking these out of the school library in somewhat random order. Not really a problem, since the books follow a pretty set formula as far as I can tell (after admittedly reading only two, but the pattern was really glaringly obvious).
In this original series, the various beasts are creatures of good magic which have been forced to do evil through some cursed item placed by the "Big Bad" of the series, Malvel. Tom, the hero, must free the beasts from the curse.
This story takes place on the Central Plains of Avantia, in cattle country, which allows for just a hint of cowboy flavor as the plot moves on. The beast is Tagus, a huge centaur (although the book sticks to "horse-man"), who is on the rampage causing stampedes and brushfires.
Tom and Elenna will need to earn the trust of the cattle herders before their confrontation with Tagus.
Elenna gets better treatment in this story than in the other one I read, but Tom still leaves her behind initially to go fight Tagus. I'd still like to see her as more of an equal partner in these stories.
The Kiddo (he's in second grade) didn't have much reaction to this one, although he was attentive and is definitely eager to read more of the series. He did insist on me reading off the (fairly meaningless) statistics on the trading cards that come attached to the back cover.
In this original series, the various beasts are creatures of good magic which have been forced to do evil through some cursed item placed by the "Big Bad" of the series, Malvel. Tom, the hero, must free the beasts from the curse.
This story takes place on the Central Plains of Avantia, in cattle country, which allows for just a hint of cowboy flavor as the plot moves on. The beast is Tagus, a huge centaur (although the book sticks to "horse-man"), who is on the rampage causing stampedes and brushfires.
Tom and Elenna will need to earn the trust of the cattle herders before their confrontation with Tagus.
Elenna gets better treatment in this story than in the other one I read, but Tom still leaves her behind initially to go fight Tagus. I'd still like to see her as more of an equal partner in these stories.
The Kiddo (he's in second grade) didn't have much reaction to this one, although he was attentive and is definitely eager to read more of the series. He did insist on me reading off the (fairly meaningless) statistics on the trading cards that come attached to the back cover.