The Penkeepers by Taylor Hartley

By


Hollie Selix spent her summer feeling out of place like there was a place she needed to go to. One day, she starts hearing voices in her head and suddenly gets whisked by a stranger who she almost crashed her car into. The stranger, Arthur, takes her to Sahara where he tells her she is the new Penkeeper - a person chosen in every generation with the power to dictate lives and write history.

However, darkness is rising and is waiting for the moment to strike. Will Hollie be able to carry on with her new responsibility and save the world?



The Penkeepers started off with our heroine, Hollie, living her normal life. Suddenly, just like her, the readers are whisked to the House of Penn, miles away from her home and her life. She starts her life as Penkeeper as she steps in to the place where human history is written, made and stored.

The novel boasts relatable and easy to love characters. Hollie is our unwilling protagonist, who lived a normal life then suddenly finds herself with the responsibility of ending a war and saving the world. We learn of her fears, her weaknesses and cheer on as our heroine tries to fulfill her destiny. Readers will also be torn as to which boy deserves our heroine - Is it her daredevil bestfriend Thatcher whom she has loved almost all of her life? Or is it the charming warrior Aidan whom she's becoming fond of? Other supporting characters such as Arthur (who I kept imagining as Mr. Weasley), Benjamin, Celeste, Wisteria and Amar are also wonderful.

The author manages to keep the reader's attention with all of the plot twists and surprises she has in store. As I reached the ending of the novel, I found myself wanting for the book's sequel, determined to find out what happens to the heroine and the consequences of her actions and the fate of the characters that I had came to love.

The Penkeepers is definitely a page-turner that makes it hard for you to put the book down. Fantastic debut for author Taylor Hartley. I recommend this novel for fantasy genre fans.


Title: The Penkeepers
Author: Taylor Hartley
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Published: 2013
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Rating: ♨♨♨♨

Comments

Post a Comment

Have Your Say!

Popular posts from this blog

Release Blitz: Cocktales: An Anthology

By
Image
Cocktales , a limited-release anthology of original, never before published material, from some of your favorite bestselling authors is available now! Each story was specifically written for this anthology. The goal of the Cocktales Anthology is to raise funds to fight against obstruction of creative expression. Specifically, what we believe are obstruction attempts through the trademarking of common (single) words for titicular use in books / or as a book series (eBooks, print, and audio). Cocktales will only be available May 26th-August 26th. Download your copy today: Amazon: https://amzn.to/2InBckG Amazon Universal: http://mybook.to/Cocktales Amazon Print: https://amzn.to/2rUn33i iBooks: https://apple.co/2IoO7CM Nook: https://bit.ly/2k0i25J Kobo: http://bit.ly/2IIixiH Google Play: https://bit.ly/2ImisBR Add to Goodreads: http://bit.ly/CockTalesGR Contributing Authors Include: Nana Malone, USA Today Bestselling author – Foreword
Read more

The Secret Star by K.C. Finn

By
Image
It was just another day for 35-year-old-turning-36-tomorrow Jeffrey Mercier, when he woke up on his flat in London in 1969. He went on with his usual routine, going to work for his boring job at Harlan and Locke. It did seem to be an ordinary day, until a young woman told him that he's gonna die in ten minutes if he won't go out of the building. Of course he didn't believe her, yet he found himself outside the building ten minutes later, the building blown up. He was saved again from a stampede by the same young woman whom he met ten minutes ago, introducing herself as Marie-Elizabeth Giraud. Marie was tasked to save Jeff from death and take him to the Time Agency, where he's going to be inducted as a time agent. Later that day, Jeffrey Mercier's life as Mister Mercy begins.
Read more

Blog Hop Giveaway:Switched by Cassie Mae

By
Image
Switched by Cassie Mae was a funny and often frustrating read but highly entertaining. Kayla, Wesley, Reagan and Talon were all friends. Reagan and Talon were a couple while Kayla and Wesley, well they've been pining for these two since high school. Told from Kayla's point of view, she, dragging Wesley along hatches a plan to break the happy couple apart. Because as everyone can see Talon is her soulmate while Wesley is Reagan's. Thus starts the funs and the laughs and the musical chairs between the four. Kayla as a character was frustrating initially for me, I have no idea whether its because she was being an evil bestfriend to Reagan or she really was in love with Talon. I could not really hate nor empathize with her at the start. As the story progressed and the romance part began, her sudden self awareness becomes believable. The pace, the tone and style of writing was excellent. I can see that Cassie Mae has developed her own unique voice in the
Read more