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Michaelbrent Collings

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Werken van Michaelbrent Collings

Genesis (2013) 51 exemplaren
The Loon (2011) 48 exemplaren
The Haunted (2012) 44 exemplaren
Strangers (2013) 39 exemplaren
Apparition (2012) 34 exemplaren
Run (2011) 32 exemplaren
Darkbound (2013) 28 exemplaren
Terminal (2019) 27 exemplaren
The Deep (2015) 26 exemplaren
Billy: Messenger of Powers (2010) 23 exemplaren
Twisted (2014) 23 exemplaren
Scavenger Hunt (2019) 22 exemplaren
Crime Seen (2014) 16 exemplaren
The Forest (2020) 16 exemplaren
Rising Fears (2010) 14 exemplaren
Child of the Empire (2015) 14 exemplaren
The Ridealong (2015) 13 exemplaren
Stranger Still (2020) 11 exemplaren
The Meridians (2011) 11 exemplaren
This Darkness Light (2014) 11 exemplaren
Malignant (2021) 10 exemplaren
Renegades (2013) 9 exemplaren
The Black Fang Betrayal (2014) 9 exemplaren
Predators (2018) 8 exemplaren
Hooked: A True Faerie Tale (2012) 8 exemplaren
Descent (2013) 7 exemplaren
The House That Death Built (2016) 7 exemplaren
Killing Time (2018) 6 exemplaren
Reckoning (2015) 6 exemplaren
The Complete Colony Saga (2018) 6 exemplaren
The Longest Con (2016) 6 exemplaren
Buried (2015) 6 exemplaren
Shift (2014) 6 exemplaren
Velocity (2014) 6 exemplaren
Tales of Zo (2014) 5 exemplaren
Synchronicity (2021) 5 exemplaren
The Darklights (2017) 5 exemplaren
Stranger Sins (I am Legion) (2022) 4 exemplaren
Turning the Tide (2022) — Auteur — 4 exemplaren
Kindled 3 exemplaren
Lost Girl (2012) 2 exemplaren
Child of Sorrows (2016) 2 exemplaren
Perdition (2011) 1 exemplaar
Light-Years From Home (2022) 1 exemplaar
Billy: Seeker of Powers (2012) 1 exemplaar
Fairy Tales vol. 2: Leon (2010) 1 exemplaar
The Stranger Inside (2010) 1 exemplaar

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Dandy retelling of Hansel and Gretel slathered with urban fantasy and quantum physics. Fast read with just a tinge of Hogwarts. I liked it immensely.
 
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sennebec | 2 andere besprekingen | Mar 15, 2024 |
A fun, fantastic twist on the Grimm fairytales, particularly Hansel and Gretel! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s my first book by Michaelbrent Collings and I can’t wait to read more.

The Witch in the Woods begins with two endearing 11 year old twins faced with leaving their friends and home in California for a small, mysterious town in Idaho. As they’re packed up and ready to leave, a strange man appears in their backyard looking like something out of a sci-fi movie and appears to be threatening them. Though they try to tell their parents, they don’t seem to believe them. Along the way, even stranger things happen and when they finally get to their new home in New Marburg, Idaho they discover they’re living in a Think Tank city with robots, cars that act like hoverboards, and a strange house with walls impervious to nails.

While their scientific parents are busy working on a secret project, Willow and Jake attend an advanced school with a mean teacher who seems to be out to get them from the first. When their already fantastic world is turned upside down after a terrible lightening storm, they suddenly find themselves in a fairytale world with a creepy forest, talking naked mole rat, and a terrible witch who’s captured their new friends. Can they solve the witch’s riddles to free themselves and their friends from her clutches?

I love middle grade books that are imaginative and well written. It’s also refreshing to read a book about siblings who truly love and support each other. Willow’s musical, loves to read, is smart, and social. Jake’s quiet, smart, kind, likes facts especially about animals and excels at remember them. I found myself on pins and needles cheering these kids on as they use logic and smarts to solve the witch’s clever riddles.

There’s also a sci-fi element with the parents working on a project that’s bringing about the collision of the fairytale world with our world. I loved that this story didn’t dumb things down for kids or use annoying potty humor. It’s intelligently written with scientific theories like string theory mentioned that might have kids googling to find more information. The book ends on a cliffhanger with a couple of twists I didn’t see coming. I can’t wait to find out what happens in the next book.

I definitely think both middle grade boys and girls who like fantasy, sci-fi, or fairytale retellings will enjoy this! There are some scary elements with a witch who enjoys eating children, and some mild peril/violence which might be a bit frightening for younger readers. I received an advanced complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own and voluntarily provided. 4 1/2 stars!
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Melissas-Bookshelf | 2 andere besprekingen | Mar 4, 2024 |
This was the perfect mix of quirky and creepy, excellent for giving chills to middle grade readers. I might not be the target age, but I found it difficult to put this down once I started reading. At first, the story feels more odd than scary, but the deeper you go, the stranger and scarier things get. Collings did an excellent job of bringing the town of New Marburg and its inhabitants to life, and I loved getting to know Jake and Willow from the start. By the time the twins were thrust into a fairy tale world, I was already hooked, but the shift made it simply impossible to set down. I cannot recommend this enough for any avid readers in your life, or anyone you want to spark a love of reading in. It's certain to capture young imaginations!… (meer)
 
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LilyRoseShadowlyn | 2 andere besprekingen | Oct 7, 2023 |
Slightly different take on the haunted house tale

Most haunted house stories start slow and build suspense and atmosphere gradually. Not so with The Haunted. Collins starts the unexplained aspects of the story right away and doesn't let up for the whole novel.

Because the main characters' jeopardy was constant for virtually all of the story, it got a little predictable, and boring.

Collins does a good job of wrapping up the story at the end and there were several original elements to the story that made it good. The priest was an interesting addition. It's not a stretch for there to be a priest in a haunted house story-but he had an interesting and original character arc.

It's hard to characterize when every moment is a life or death situation, but Collins does a passable job, particularly at first.

Four stars because it kept me reading until the end, and because of the originally in the denouement.
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naturegirlj9 | 6 andere besprekingen | Mar 26, 2023 |

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Werken
59
Ook door
1
Leden
686
Populariteit
#36,875
Waardering
4.0
Besprekingen
79
ISBNs
59
Talen
2
Favoriet
1

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