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Title: The Doorknob Society
Author: M.J. Fletcher
Publishing Date: February 9th 2012
Pages: 290
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy/ Steampunk/ ParanormalSeries: The Doorknob Society #1
Source: Kindle version provided by Reading Addiction Blog Tours
When she was young Chloe’s mother vanished. Wracked by feelings of abandonment and anger she lost herself traveling with her father's magic act, where illusions were part of her everyday life. Yet everything changes when they are pursued by a mysterious man in black out to kill her father. Touching a doorknob activates abilities she never knew she had and she finds herself thrust into a world of ancient societies and secrets.
When her father disappears it is a race against time to find answers before she loses what is left of her family. Now Chloe must choose who to trust, the man who will do anything for her or the one she can’t stop thinking about.
Book one of the Doorknob Society series.
I was so very excited to start this series. The synopsis really drew me in, it sounded new and unlike anything I have read lately. The book was very enjoyable and I had a lot of fun reading it. There was a strong presence of YA cliches about the book but had enough originality to loose me int the story.
Chloe masters is the daughter of a magician and has spent her entire life int he world of magic and illusions but never knew just how real the magic really is. One night she and her father are attacked by a mysterious man and Chloe's world changes. She realizes she is part of an ancient society that can do amazing things. She is moved back home and enrolled in a private school to teach and guide her in her new life. Things are starting to get interesting for Chloe, just one problem... her father disappears and now Chloe and her friends set out to find the only family Chloe has left.
Great book. I loved the story, the setting, the characters, it was a great read. The story was something new but with all the characteristics of YA book. At times the book was predictable but I was still enjoying every moment of the read. Fast paced, exciting, full of mysteries and secrets, it was all there. The setting was amazing to me. Dimensions and in between full of amazing creatures and magic. I loved the world that Chloe was thrown into.
The characters took me a while to grow on me. Chloe was a great main character for the most part but at first she did seem a bit on the whiny side. She has issues from when her mother disappeared and she has a childhood of secrets that she was kept from. Yes I can see the issues there, but she gets a little explosive when she doesn't get all the answers right away. It really didn't take her long to get over it and get into the kick butt, spunky, quick witted, heroine that I oh so enjoy. Of course I liked the bad boy Nightshade, who doesn't. He had some real chemistry with Chloe, but he was the average bad boy of YA books. If you like that kind of bad boy, yes I fall into that group, then Nightshade will do you just fine.
I enjoyed the book very much and will be continuing the series. I think the series is bound to be great and full of all kinds of excitement, action, romance, and more.
MJ Fletcher is the creator of the comic book series Adam Zero: The Last Man of Earth published by Ronin Studios. He’s also been published in Hope: The Hero Initiative and Digital Webbing Presents. The Doorknob Society series is his first book series and he’s thrilled about it. He lives near the beach with his wife, daughter, dog and a crotchety cat.
Looks like a really interesting book to read. I just got gift cards to Barnes and Noble. I will check out the series. I also got a kindle. :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you got a kindle! Awesome.
DeleteWOW - way to set the hook for your series. Definitey one I will follow.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really interesting, unlike any I have read. I would love a chance to read it.
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