Zarox

by Louis Smith

Formats

Softcover

£16.95

Hardcover

£27.95

Softcover

£16.95

Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 08/02/2017

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 224

ISBN : 9781524522308

Format : Hardcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 224

ISBN : 9781524522315

About the Book

A marvellously magical adventure takes place when a group of four schoolchildren stumble across an alternate universe filled with heinous creatures, bedazzling powers, and unlocked secrets. Take a journey to the world of Zarox, where the impossible becomes realistic and danger becomes customary.

About the Author

Louis Smith is a budding young author from Melbourne, Australia with the imagination and creativity of a fresh eyed child and the writing ability and nous of an experienced campaigner. His exceptional ability to write inventively allows him to bring his characters and their journey to life.

Customer Reviews

WOW you guys...just WOW! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and really, truly want a sequel! It's action packed, well written, and Smith has a way of being descriptive but in a concise manner. There is one particular scene involving the fate dice in which I was blown away not only by the sheer creativity of the author, but how he was able to deliver perfect descriptions of the dice faces in a few paragraphs rather than pages upon pages. There are emotional moments, hilarious moments, fight scenes, magic scenes, and a DRAGON! There's a dragon guys!! Who doesn't love a dragon??!!! And...Tangerine Twine...read the book and you'll understand! It's SO GOOD! Zarox is marketed as a middle grade book but honestly, you should probably also read it if you're an adult. Zarox is a great read for a large age span of people because it has some amazing themes throughout. A few of these themes are the value of family, the value of friendship, teamwork, leadership, healthy competition, not putting up with bullying, and accepting people who are different from you...YES....ALL OF THAT IN ONE BOOK! And that's not even all of them. It also has several instances that I thought would be excellent vocabulary word moments for kids...and probably some adults. So yes...I think this book could be great for middle schoolers and also probably teach them some valuable lessons along the way. For Zarox to have been written by a relatively unknown author, the grammar was great and honestly this book proved to be much more than I expected. I never really know what I might be walking into but I was SO pleasantly surprised with this book! It immediately did not go the direction I thought it would so snaps for not being predictable! I also immediately liked the characters. I'm fairly certain brave Parker will be in my thoughts for days and I love that rather than being tired of his little brother Callum, they have a strong bond and go on this adventure together. I love how Riley gets his time to shine because I think he deserves it. And Lucy...the only girl...such a strong and brave girl. Smith absolutely captures the thoughts and feelings of a girl...that need to prove yourself, that you're just as good as the boys are...but you also get the peek behind the curtain to her self doubt. She's a real character and if you're a girl you can't help but relate to her on some level and I find it fascinating that Smith was able to portray her perfectly. It only took me roughly two days to read this book and that's not because it's short...it's because it's GOOD. It's really good. I really think Louis has a talent to go further and I'll definitely keep my eyes open for anything else that comes from him. He writes about diverse characters dealing with issues and working together to help others out...and he does it wrapped up in an epic adventure. He also leaves off each chapter in such a way that you just have to keep turning the page to see what happens. It's legitimately a thrill/joy ride through this adventure and I look forward to what comes next! I loved this book so much I bought it in paperback because I really want to read it again and I love being able to hold a book in my hand! 5 STARS and TWO THUMBS UP!

Brittany Meggs

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