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The Emerald Atlas
by John Stephens
The Emerald Atlas starts off a little familiar. A group of kids, without a family, bounce around from one orphanage to the next, each one worst then the last. That is, of course, until they come to their most recent home. The story picks up fairly quickly leaving the tired, orphanage story line in the dust. Although there is a sense of ‘I’ve read this before’ it isn’t so strong as to detract from the enjoyment of the book. The writing is clear and descriptive when it needs to be.
The story takes place mostly on an island. Although it is a magic island without the same size restrictions as more mundane islands, this great adventure always felt a little small to me. Kind of like it was trapped on that small island. I didn’t get that sense of immenseness I have with other similar stories.
The characters themselves are entertaining, but they may fall into the archetypes too easily. The leader, the smart one, and the brave one. Like I said early the story felt a little small and the same can be said for the characters, there was not much in the way of growth or realization.
It did end with promise of a pretty large adventure to come. I think if maybe we could get off this island and more of the magically world was explained and explored we could have something really enjoyable.
Reviewer: Chris for Book Sake - http://booksake.blogspot.com
The story takes place mostly on an island. Although it is a magic island without the same size restrictions as more mundane islands, this great adventure always felt a little small to me. Kind of like it was trapped on that small island. I didn’t get that sense of immenseness I have with other similar stories.
The characters themselves are entertaining, but they may fall into the archetypes too easily. The leader, the smart one, and the brave one. Like I said early the story felt a little small and the same can be said for the characters, there was not much in the way of growth or realization.
It did end with promise of a pretty large adventure to come. I think if maybe we could get off this island and more of the magically world was explained and explored we could have something really enjoyable.
Reviewer: Chris for Book Sake - http://booksake.blogspot.com