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After her family moves to an old house that belonged to her great-grandfather, Emily and her younger brother Navin discover the amulet and are whisked into a parallel world called Alledia where they must figure out how to save their mother from the ferocious creature that's captured her.
I was hooked on this book from the 5th page and I couldn't put it down. The art is beautiful and the storyline is action-packed. I'll definitely be picking up the rest of the books and recommending it to fantasy ...more
I was hooked on this book from the 5th page and I couldn't put it down. The art is beautiful and the storyline is action-packed. I'll definitely be picking up the rest of the books and recommending it to fantasy ...more
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I've been wanting to read this for a long time, ever since my kids discovered it about ten years ago. Perhaps I built it up too much in my imagination and expected too much. Because this was so disappointing. I expected an all-ages graphic novel, and instead I got a kids' graphic novel. This was so simplistic and childish, the story was just so blah. I think I wrote stories like that when I was ten.
The art is lovely, even beautiful at times. But that's not enough to save this book for me.
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The art is lovely, even beautiful at times. But that's not enough to save this book for me.
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I now know why my students love these so much!
Good set up, definitely a prequel.
Too dark for my gals, for now.
This is completely engrossing. After the death of Emily's father (car crash that also involved her and her mother - heartbreaking art), Emily, her brother and her mother move to an old abandoned family estate. There, her mother is taken/eaten by a tentacled creature. Now it's up to Emily to save her mother - but is the amulet she found at the house helping her or sabotaging her? This is creepy, fantastic to look at and a very intriguing story. Can't wait for book two!
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Really lovely art, interesting ideas, but story-wise a little too convenient and deus ex literal machina for my taste. I think younger readers (its intended audience) would like it, though.
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