Adventure Between the Pages: Martyr's Fire by Sigmund Brouwer
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Age
Appropriate For: 10 + for violence, Druids, and mild romance
Best
for Ages: 10 - 18
Description:
Will this
dangerous quest lead the outcast Orphan King toward an ancient secret—or to certain
destruction? Posing as a beggar, Thomas escapes Magnus after fifteen men, who
are calling themselves the Priests of the Holy Grail, arrive and take control
of the castle through wondrous acts and apparent miracles. With the help of his
longtime friend Gervaise, Thomas sets out on a journey that leads him to the
ancient Holy Land. Unaware that Katherine and Hawkwood are watching over him,
Thomas is tested in his beliefs and comes face to face with the ancient power
that the Merlins and Druids have long been searching for.
I have
been snapping up this series to review as each book has come out. Set in my
favorite time period (the Middle Ages), and full of nonstop adventure, how
could I help but love it? On a lazy Sunday afternoon I picked up this book to
read and finished it in a day.
Again I was plunged into the battle of good versus evil in
Magnus. The young ruler, Thomas has new enemies, the Priests of the Holy Grail,
who are not all they appear to be. Thomas is forced to flee Magnus and look for
answers to questions that have been plaguing him since book one.
About half-way through this book, I wanted to scream. To be honest,
it was getting really old that nobody was trusting anybody and secrets are kept
secrets from the reader. That was great in the first book, okay in the second,
but by the third book, I wanted answers and some trust. Thankfully, much is
revealed by the end of the book, so I didn’t need to scream.
The action and adventure were even better in this book than
the last one. Thomas' escape from Magnus and his leap of faith (you have to read
the book to understand what that means) was so amazing! Sigmund Brouwer is a master of action for young adults.
I still feel that this book was a little long in places. Towards
the end, it felt a bit repetitive. Like for example, yet again Thomas does something
daring, something goes wrong, someone comes to the rescue. There is a limit to
how many times this can be used before it becomes tedious.
I highly recommend this book and series for boys, and girls,
who love adventure stories, the Middle Ages, and nonstop adventure.
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I received this book from WaterBrook Press in exchange for my honest review. I was under no
obligation to write a positive review. The opinions in this review are entirely
my own.
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