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Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality!
Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality! rated it 9 years ago
I absolutely love this series! If you like middle-grade books and fantasy stories, read Hollow Earth! Highly recommended. I am hoping to get this for our school library!!
Ramblings of an Avid Reader
Ramblings of an Avid Reader rated it 9 years ago
Conjuror is the latest collaboration from John and Carole E. Barrowman. This is the fourth book they have written together, and the first in the new Orion Chronicles series. It continues the story of Em and Matt Calder, but leads readers on a much deeper and darker path. Conjuror opens with Remy w...
Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality!
Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality! rated it 9 years ago
Twelve-year-old twins Matt and Em Calder have extraordinary powers: They can bring art to life or enter paintings at will. As their powers grow, they are in danger from two groups. One wants to imprison them, the other wants to use them to access the terrors of Hollow Earth. Love this story. There...
XOX
XOX rated it 9 years ago
The twins' dad was not a good father. He tried to use their power. The twins' mom is not that good either, she forbid them to use their power. The twins are using their power but got into trouble. Now, why do I still like this book. 100 pages in. And the blind friend is still the main charac...
XOX
XOX rated it 9 years ago
The central characters are a pair of twin, a brother and sister twin who could communicate telepathically and could draw and go into drawing. This reminded of Land of Stories and Tuesday Next book world. But that's not it. This is more like two children having X-men power, like in the series He...
XOX
XOX rated it 10 years ago
Great find on books hunt on a Sunday afternoon. Digging through piles of books on sale. I found Bone Quill and thought the name looks familiar. The book is written by John Barrowman and his sister. The openly gay and happily married actor who played Jack Harkness in Doctor Who. Yes! I would ...
Lego ergo sum
Lego ergo sum rated it 10 years ago
All the feels
Twisted Wizard
Twisted Wizard rated it 10 years ago
REVIEW: Hollow Earth by John and Carole BarrowmanHollow Earth is about twins Em and Matt Calder, who possess the power of bringing art to life.In the first few pages, i thought to myself, this could be the next Harry Potter, but as I go deeper into the story i find the writing not so perfect in exec...
Bookish for life
Bookish for life rated it 11 years ago
I had a yen for some Ianto in my ear... A lovely, spooky goodbye piece. Some beautiful closure.
October Tune
October Tune rated it 12 years ago
Read this review, and many more on my blog October Tune!Honestly, one of the reasons I was interested in this book, was because it was co-written by John Barrowman, who most of you might know from either Doctor Who, Torchwood or Arrow. Then, of course, I read the summary and I thought it sounded int...
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