This book is Greg's first foray into the young adult
genre. It is a fantasy set predominantly
on an island kingdom with a benign ruler.
The island is dominated by a crystal mountain home of mystery. The plot is a reign change from the king to
his youngest son. This causes some
issues with the oldest son who expected to be the ruler.
Greg Smith did a masterful job on his first fantasy. He created likable characters and his
dialogue ran true. His depiction of
sibling rivalry and jealousy seemed very believable.
The Crystal
Mountain 's entities
provide a mystery that may be explored in further books. I did think that the changes that Erik (older
brother) went through may have been orchestrated by the mountain to precipitate
the Capagian invasion and to eventually help deal with it. Of course this falls under reader
interpretation which may or may not be what the author intended.
Overall the quality of the book should not be surprising as
it is merely a gifted author dipping his toes into the pool of a different
genre.
I highly recommend the book.
Past reviews of J. Gregory Smith books:
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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