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the second novel in a series.>
<Alert:
Potential spoilers ahead.>
The game isn’t over. Instead, there is a new game. Everly
“Benny” Benedict found the island, but the inheritance isn’t yet hers. Benny
has found Evelyn’s friends, trapped for two centuries on the island. Being
stranded in perpetually glorious weather may sound divine, but learning
you’ve been on the island for 200 years versus 200 days and that everyone you
once knew is dead takes time to accept. There are more clues to seek out and
new journal entries to read. All pieces of the pirate treasure need to be returned
to break the curse, but who has the missing piece or pieces? Someone Benny
thought was her friend has betrayed her, but she’s gained Gilbert “Gil” Monroe.
(Aggy Bishop, Laurel Henderson and Thomas Lyons remain on the island, and no
one knows where Axel Rudd is since he scampered off it.) Jonas Kimble is as
cranky and fusty as ever, but he’s nearby. He’s limited to how far from
Greenport, New York (part of Long Island Sound), he can venture, and he’s
looking for Grace. She goes by many names that all begin with “C” for some
reason. The Isle of Ever should be around for a fortnight, but the clock is
ticking. If time runs out, the greedy Rudd family will inherit, and the island
will disappear for another 200 years.
Calonita’s
middle-grade fantasy adventure features family, friendship, magic, mayhem,
pirates and lost treasure. The characters of 2025 and 1825 are intriguing and
curious. Captain Jonas Kimble reminds me of Captain Jack Sparrow, but for the
middle-grade set and without the smell of rum. Ha! No sequel syndrome with
this Isle of Ever series book, as it is a riptide of conflict,
calamity, mystery and spirit. Even when characters are slogging through the
rain, this novel is an escapade and a local research expedition. There are
twists to capsize the reader and a confrontational cliffhanger that’ll have the
audience impatiently awaiting the next installment.
Book
One: The Isle of Ever
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