  | Book Details Title: The Lost Tide Warriors (The Storm Keeper’s Island Series) |
Book DescriptionReview “Doyle’s writing glows, with the pitch-perfect barbs the young people sling at each other, the atmospheric weather events, her masterfully delineated characters – including the island itself – and a page-turning plot. Heart-wrenching and heart-stopping, this is one gorgeous novel.” ―New York Times Book Review on THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND“Doyle infuses every aspect of the novel with the richness of Irish folklore and culture: readers will be captivated by descriptions of the Island’s beauty and magical history . . . [a] modern yet timeless fantasy.” ―starred review, School Library Journal on THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND“Fans of Harry Potter or Percy Jackson can add Fionn Boyle as a generous and brave hero from the Emerald Isle.” ―starred review, School Library Connection on THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND“Doyle’s prose explodes with lyrical language as she deftly explores themes of loss, guilt, and how memory weighs on one’s soul… [she] proves with this exquisite debut that she is a middle-grade fiction author to watch.” ―starred review, Booklist on THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND“Irish legends collide with modern times in a fast-paced, magical tale about the ordinary becoming extraordinary. . . . A distinctive fantasy with depth, humor, and heart.” ―Kirkus Reviews on THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND“Magical in every way.” ―Eoin Colfer, New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series on THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND“Imaginative and exhilarating.” ―Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me on THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND“Catherine Doyle is one to watch.” ―Lauren Wolk, Newbery Honor author of Wolf Hollow and Beyond the Bright Sea on THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND Read more About the Author Catherine Doyle grew up beside the Atlantic Ocean in the west of Ireland. Her love of reading began with great Irish myths and legends, and fostered in her an ambition to one day write her own. The Storm Keeper’s Island was her debut middle-grade novel, inspired by her real-life ancestral home of Arranmore Island where her grandparents grew up, and the adventures of her many seafaring relatives. Catherine lives in Galway.www.catherinedoylebooks.com@doyle_cat Read more Customers Review: Oh. My. Gosh. Reading this book, I laughed out loud. I ugly cried. It was a wild ride all the way through, and I loved every minute of it.While Fionn wrestles with his unresponsive magic and his fears about failing the island, he’s surrounded by spunky, quirky characters. So there’s this constant balance between serious and silly that I thought really worked.I love the way the whole community was involved in the battle to save the island. This isn’t one of those books where the hero has to go solo despite everyone telling him to go to bed or stop pestering them with prophesies of certain doom. Fionn definitely fights his own battles, but the community rallies around him. I found that really refreshing and awesome.Altogether, this is a totally worthy sequel to THE STORM KEEPER’S ISLAND, which was one of my favorite books last year. I can tell this is a series I’m going to be talking about and recommending far and wide.If you liked A SNICKER OF MAGIC by Natalie Lloyd or THREE TIMES LUCKY by Sheila Turnage, or you are breathing and love a good story, please add this series to your reading list.Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. (And then I bought a copy!) | |
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