The one thing young readers like is a good book cover. And Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow has a smashing cover. With so many choices on the bookshelf, you want to find something that'll just grab you. A good book title will do it, but I don't think anything beats a cover.
What grabbed me was the artwork. It has a nice, animated look to it, not cartoony in a young, kiddish way, but it does look neat. The authors clearly get their audience. Granted, I'm closer to 30 than 15, but hey, I haven't lost my love for the fantastic, for animated shows, and of course, for kids wielding swords or other medieval weaponry.
So what is Hunter Brown about? Well, let's read the Amazon.com synposis:
Strange visions...hideous monsters...startling revelations... Hunter Brown never expected a summer like this, and it’s only getting started! After one of his infamous pranks backfires, Hunter unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient book and key. Little does he know the mysterious book is a gateway to Solandria, a supernatural realm held captive by the Shadow. In Solandria, Hunter joins forces with the Codebearers, a band of highly trained warriors who form the Resistance to the Shadow. But before he can complete his training in the ways of the Code of Life, Hunter is sent on a mission far more dangerous than he ever bargained for. Now with his life in peril and the future of Solandria hanging in the balance, Hunter is headed for a showdown with the Shadow and a battle to save his soul from a fate worse than death! Is Hunter’s knowledge of the Code deep enough to uncover the secret of the Shadow, or will the truth be more than he can bear?Hmmm...mysterious book, mysterious artifact, alternate dimension...all defintely things we've seen before. But that's what makes it fun! We like that stuff. The key word here is execution. How is it executed?
Well, I bought a copy of this book a few months ago and started to read it, but other obligations kept me from completing it. Unfortunately, my memory fails me on details, but I did like what I read.
I know...that doesn't say a lot, huh? Sorry guys. But while I can't speak from first-hand experience on how the book is overall, I do think the storyline sounds exciting, the cover art is neat, and the authors' enthusiasm for their work, as I've read on their blog, is catching. And judging from the responses on other blogs, the book comes highly recommended.
So on that basis alone, check it out!
By it on Amazon: Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow
The Miller Brothers’ Web site - http://www.codebearers.com/
The Miller Brothers’ blog - http://themillerbrothers.blogspot.com/
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