2.5 stars.It was actually pretty good but my main beef(get ready for some horrible puns) is that it didn't have enough...meat. It felt so lacking. Lackluster and boring. It had such potential. I mean, let's think about this: Set years after "Snow White", we have two brothers, troublemakers both, one...
My main issue with this is that it was blah. You're reading and it's okay, little boring, loose on character development, etc but then, then you get a tiny bit of Jack's actual story and that's when you start realizing that, while it's not the most compelling retelling on Jack's part, you really wou...
The conclusion to the 'Book of Umber' series and a brilliant one at that. Happenstance, also known as the Meddler, is able to see "filaments" emerging from human beings and in touching them is able to 'see' their destiny. It didn't register in my mind, until towards the end of the book, that these "...
The second in the 'Books of Umber' series where the adventures of Lord Umber and his ward, Happenstance continue, as they try to find the answers as to Happenstance's identity. There are some incredible creatures in the story, which for their function and purpose are brilliant creations of the imagi...
3.5/5; 4 stars; B+I came across this book in my quest for fantasy stories my 12 year old son might enjoy. I think it would be perfect for that age group but I also think most adults who enjoy fantasy would like this story. Right from the beginning there is danger and adventure and all sorts of unu...
We start off the book with Umber falling into his moods, in fact this one is the worst yet, as a result of what happened in the previous book. Balfour, who hopes to restore Umber to his regular self, takes him (or rather kidnaps because he refuses to go) on an adventure. Luckily, something happens o...
We started out Dragon Games in the midst of another of Umber's adventures. Really it is fun reading what the gang get's into. In my opinion it was better than the first ^_^ We find out more about Hap and who he used to be and how exactly, Hap as we know him came to be. It was really good to see Hap ...
At the start of the book we meet Happenstance who – I’m not even sure if that’s his name, but that's just me – has been woken by an unseen person [we only hear his voice] and has no recollection of his life before, whether it be where he was from or even his name, and so Mr. Unseen voice tells Hap...
I was surprised that I liked this book. From the beginning, I thought it was yet another orphan-with-powers book. It is more than that and surprised me several times by thwarting my expectations. I really liked the Umber character, and I thought his manic-depression was an interesting twist in th...
A boy awakens in darkness, with no memory and no idea where he is. Almost at once he is found by a group of explorers, led by Umber, a man of great inventiveness and curiosity. He has been directed to this island of ruins by an anonymous note, and another note to Umber is found next to Hapenstance. ...
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