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Ghosts and Exiles

6/15/2018

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​Hugo is being tormented by ghosts.  They are the ghosts he summoned himself in hopes they would befriend him and keep him company at his boarding school.  However, the ghosts have done anything but, causing Hugo to become even more of an outcast and act out.  Hugo's uncle, Stephen has become concerned about him and has turned to the mother of the two boys who have seemed to befriend Hugo at school.  Tilda Gray and her boys, Nicholas and James seem to understand Hugo's problem more than Stephen can comprehend.  Tilda Gray's husband came from the land of Spellhaven where magic was used regularly, a gift from the spirits and unseen inhabitants of the land.  However, Spellhaven is no more.  The spirits are now free and there are those who would like to use their powers again.  When Hugo's ghosts attract the attention of a Spellhaven native who is using the spirits for evil. the boys, the Gray's and Stephen get pulled into the world of the Spellhaven natives, the Exiles club and the Unseen spirits that still roam then land.

I did not realize that this was a second book in a series and I think it would have helped me a lot to read the first book, however I was still able to understand everything.  I was pulled in by Hugo's ghost problem, although it is Tilda who pulls everything together for me. Her nature was sweet and surprising considering the danger her children were in.  I enjoyed the fantasy elements with the ghosts and the spirits, especially Tilda's interactions with Thistlebeard.  I did get confused for a few parts in the middle especially with Lyulf, but was able to pick things back up.  Part of the suspense was not knowing who to trust throughout the story, although I'm still not sure about a few characters.  Overall, Ghosts and Exiles is a good combination of suspense and fantasy for young adult to adult readers.  

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.

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Sophia Rose link
6/19/2018 09:09:19 am

I've done that before and picked up a book out of the middle of the series. Most of the time I do already.

Oh, I do like the set up of a boarding school and summoned ghosts.

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Varun Sayal link
8/14/2018 12:44:47 am

Hello Stephanie,

Hope you are doing good. You have got a beautiful blog, loved it. I am writing to you today, looking for an honest review of my suspense, thriller, sci-fi story-book "Time Crawlers", published on June 14, 2018, via Kindle Direct Publishing. The book is 118 pages long.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DRPPGK6
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40540847-time-crawlers

If you wish to review, please let me know which of these formats, PDF / MOBI / EPUB, would you like to read?

Very Respectfully,
Varun Sayal

** Blurb **
Alien Invasion, Dark Artificial Intelligence, Time-Travel, High-Tech Hindu Mythology, Djinn Folklore, Telekinetics and life-consuming Cosmic Entities are some major themes in my book which has 6 tightly-knit, fast-paced Sci-Fi stories. A quick look at the stories:

1. Nark-astra, The Hell Weapon
The weapons he possesses make him the destroyer of worlds, and he burns for revenge. A high-tech take on ancient Indian mythology.
2. Death by Crowd
The dark desires of the masses; darknet websites fueled by a crypto-currency. What lurks in the background – an advanced artificial intelligence?
3. Genie
He rubbed a lamp alright, but what he got was the shock of his life. An entirely sci-fi take on the djinn myth.
4. Time Crawlers
There are individuals who existing in multiple time periods at once, and there are those who know about them….
5. Eclipse
No attacks, no blood-shed, yet there was an invasion and a conquest. Who are these shapeshifter aliens being hounded by an eclipse?
6. The Cave
The fate of an advanced imperial race hangs in balance as a dark celestial entity meets a legendary protector.

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