This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
Welcome to Kata-Tartaroo by Stacey Wilk takes readers on an exciting journey of adventure and fantasy along with thirteen-year-old Gabriel Hunter, a Lesser who finds himself transported to a new place, Kata-Tartaroo, one morning. The place gives him the creeps and Gabriel thinks it is a dream or he has been sleepwalking. There are no adults in Kata-Tartaroo, only boys, and the noises coming from the woods that night keep Gabriel awake. He realizes that he cannot escape from the place and he is stuck there forever.
He meets two Moors there, Owen Agnitio and Corinna Fornax, and though they are brought up saying the Moors and the Lessers are enemies, Gabriel knows he will have to put aside all of that to escape. They get an opportunity to escape if they are able to collect three objects within twenty-four hours; the first object: a sword guarded by a Sphinx; the second: an egg from the Falian Bird; and thirdly, a pouch of Dazzling Light Bugs. Will Gabriel, along with his Moor friends, be able to collect them and leave the place?
Filled with suspense, intrigue, excitement, and adventure, the book will keep readers on the edge of their seats till the very end. The characters are well sketched and the author manages to build the excitement in the plot as the story progresses. The story is fast paced and the world created by the author is interesting and whimsical, taking readers to another dimension. The demon owls and the forest add to the creepiness and scariness of the story and readers will definitely be looking forward to Book 2.
