Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm.
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My Tease for this week is from
Joshua and the Lightning Road
by Donna Galanti
My Teaser from 30% in the eBook.
Danger lurked everywhere in this place.
If I ever got home again I would cherish every minute being bored.
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My Review
I’ve read other books by this author and was curious how she’d do with a children’s fantasy. She did just fine.
In the beginning there were two twelve year old boys playing in an attic on a dark and stormy night.
Then the lightning struck.
Finn was gone.
And there was only one.
Joshua must find Finn and bring him safely home. He must follow the Lightning Road. So he borrows an artifact from his grandfather’s collection and begins a dangerous, wonderous adventure.
Joshua awakens in a pit, surrounded by other children. It’s soon explained to him he’s in the Lost Realm of Nostos, that they are all slaves to be sold for labor. They can never go home again and anyone trying to run will be dealt with swiftly.
But Joshua is determined to find Finn and do just that, go home. Yet, as he flees the pit and meets other kids on the run, his plan becomes bigger. Now he has to save all the kids. And the path he has to take leads away from home, towards the danger.
This story is filled with amazing and terrifying creatures and a cast of characters that bring this world to life.
The addition of Greek mythology makes it even more fascinating and mysterious.
And the secrets surrounding some crucial characters adds to the suspense.
I drew on movies like The Lord of the Rings and Percy Jackson to visual this world and the inhabitants created by the author. It led to a darker, richer experience.
Fans of fantasy adventures will eat this up.
5 Stars
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Synopsis
Stay away from the window, don’t go outside when it’s storming and whatever you do, do not touch the orb.
Twelve-year-old Joshua Cooper’s grandpa has always warned him about the dangers of lightning. But Joshua never put much stock in his grandpa’s rumblings as anything more than the ravings of an old man with a vast imagination. Then one night, when Joshua and his best friend are home alone during a frightful storm, Joshua learns his grandpa was right. A bolt of lightning strikes his house and whisks away his best friend—possibly forever.
To get him back, Joshua must travel the Lightning Road to a dark place that steals children for energy. But getting back home and saving his friend won’t be easy, as Joshua must face the terrifying Child Collector and fend off ferocious and unnatural beasts intent on destroying him.
In this world, Joshua possesses powers he never knew he had, and soon, Joshua’s mission becomes more than a search for his friend. He means to send all the stolen children home—and doing so becomes the battle of his life.
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Thanks so much for reading and reviewing Joshua and the Lightning Road! I am deep in revisions for book 2 right now, Joshua and the Arrow Realm, with more beasts, bandits and mayhem!
I loved it, Donna. Well done! Put me down to read the next one please:)
Good teaser — so true!
I know:)
Awesome teaser! I think I’ve actually said those words from time to time when things in life were getting a bit to chaotic! Great review as well!
Here’s my Teaser!
Wendy Lohr
Me too. LOL It’s kind of like, “Be careful what you wish for!”
Intriguing and exciting teaser!
As wasthe read, Freda:)
It’s funny how a bit of adventure can make boredom disappear!
Thanks for visiting Write Note Reviews.
Yep. Then you wish for it. LOL
I have always felt really good about being bored. I read to have adventures (and this sounds like a good one). Happy reading!
Yes, it’s much easier and safer to read about the adventure. I’m getting too old to take some of them. LOL
Yeah, i guess when the choice is between dangerous and boring, boring is the safer bet.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
For sure!
Getting into trouble always makes me miss the mundane ha ha! I can’t help but think if Percy Jackson with this one though; I hope you’re enjoying it 🙂
Claudia @ My Soul Called Life
I felt some Percy. Made it fun to visualize!
Your teaser rings some truth;) Love it!
Thanks. It jumped right out at me:)
Can I just point out that the second sentence of your teaser is my mindset whenever I’m in school or work? Hahahahaha. Thanks for dropping by my blog! 🙂
LOL Me too, Rin!
This looks like one my middle child would enjoy. Thanks for sharing!
If you read it together you’ll find out how fun it is for all ages:) Took me back to when I was young and my imagination ran rampant.
I’ve been seeing this book around a lot lately, nice teaser!
Thanks for sharing and stopping by my blog earlier 🙂
I was lucky to get a chance to read it. So much fun:)
I’ll be back to read the review after I write mine. 🙂
Great! Can’t wait to read yours too:)
And thanks for your super fun review Sherry! You should be writing books! I so appreciate you reading and reviewing.
And he will never really be bored again. Good teaser!
The End! LOL
Looks like a good one! Good teaser. Beautiful cover.
This week mine is from a fascinating inspirational book:
http://pdworkman.com/excerpt-from-mister-god-this-is-anna/