Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: The world of
Athoria
Subtitle: Essence of the
wild
Author:
Brodie Whitburn
Genre: Fiction
Part of a series? Yes
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55133323-the-world-of-athoria
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
In this book, we meet Sarah, the young
daughter of an author who shares his new adventures with his daughters. When he
goes to the shop and is killed in a terrorist attack, Sarah runs away in distress.
She hits her head and ends up in the fantasy world her dad has created. Now she
is forced to adapt to a life without memories, a world unknown to her with
dangers around her.
What
I liked about the book:
The book is fast-paced and filled with magic.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
Questions remain. Did Sarah move to a new
world or is she dreaming? Is she in a coma and are her mum and sister trying to
get her back? Perhaps these questions will be answered in a subsequent book.
My
favourite bits in the book:
The adaptability of the main character.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
When another main character in the book
seemingly died.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
Although the author has written other books,
I’m unsure if further books are planned in this series.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This book is reminiscent of some other books
with parallel worlds and magic.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like fantasy, this book may be the
book for you.
Book
Description by Author:
'An adventure within a vast world of fantasy.
Filled with compelling characters. Towns, Villages and Kingdoms of livability.
And a lore of great war and conflict''Visual story telling, character driven
arcs. Filled to the brim with imagination and creation. A must read for fantasy
readers'
One day a terrible tragedy fell upon Sarah.
Sarah found herself running from her world, and fell. Only to be awoken in a
world, familiar to her yet...new. Her body was different and her memory was all
but gone.
Siarathen is awoken in a haze and encountered
a man who goes by the name Forrest Andor. The situation Siarathen found herself
in quickly escalated and she found herself running from a creature called the
Hogwraths. Siarathen journeyed with Forrest to the city of Falgor, known in the
world as the city of the kings. Journey with Siarathen as she traverses through
the vast lands of Athoria and meets new companions on the way. Engage in a
story of discovery, love, family and imagination. Remembering the things we
hold close to our heart, and discover the essence of the wild.
About
the Author:
Brodie
Whitburn has been a writer for most of his years, writing stories since the age
of ten. Many things have inspired him in his writing from fictional stories
like in comic books, and other stories from authors such as J.R.R Tolkien, with
his fantasy middle-earth novels Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, also many of
his other works. J.K Rowling. Brodie was a massive fan growing up of the Harry
Potter books. His favourite Authors in the years of reading more adult
orientated novels are: Stephen King, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Brandon
Sanderson. Stephen King's work in the ways of horror and suspense always
inspired Brodie to want to write in a similar genre. But to try and create
using the inspiration from these other writers. Clive Barker’s work on his YA
story ‘The Thief of Always’ was one of Brodie’s favourite stories and still is
till this very day, his other works like ‘The Hellbound Heart and Abarat’ were
some of his other favourite works of Barkers. Brodie’s favourite Neil Gaiman
(even though there are many) is ‘The ocean at the end of the lane.’
Ever
since he was young he had always wanted to see his own books sitting upon his
bookshelf in his own home and maybe one day in a library. Also being a massive
fan of films, Brodie finds inspiration in the storytelling that movies can tell
underneath the entertainment. The underlying story being told. He is a big fan
of Star Wars, pretty much all Spielberg movies. The all-time favourite movie
that inspires him in more ways than one is Man of Steel which is directed by
his favourite director Zack (The Boss) Snyder. The philosophy behind the story
of Man of Steel being told amazes him and the way the story is told not just in
dialogue but visual and score; which was brilliantly done by Hanz Zimmer.
Brodie
continues to write to pursue his dream of becoming a writer and maybe one day
finally be able to write his Alien novel he has been dying to tell. A chance to
work on the IP and create that story within the Alien universe. He hopes that
his stories will help inspire others in many ways, and also entertain, creep
out, and many other emotions as they read the many genres he loves to write in.
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