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“Adventurous, suspenseful, and unique.“
Reading age
8-12
Genre
Fantasy
Publisher
Rainscape Media Inc
Publication date
October 15, 2020
My summary of the book
Kyra Murch, a typical almost thirteen-year-old, is presenting a project about rats at school. By accident, the boxes that held two Norwegian brown rats fell off. The school suspended Kyra as a result. Her mom is disappointed. When Kyra was doing the laundry, a walking-talking rat suddenly appeared. The rat’s name is Shale, and he has come to warn her that they are coming after her. Kyra is confused. For her birthday, Kyra’s mom gave her a strange bracelet. After that, Kyra gets a vision of her mom getting kidnapped. She was right, her mom disappeared, and her dad whisked her away to a land named Antiica. It’s up to Kyra, who has control of the Chimera, and she must save her mom.
My thoughts
Be ready to be transported to a completely different new world: Antiica. The story is unique, adventurous, and suspenseful. The worldbuilding of the landscape, the characters (the good and the bad ones), and the fast flow of the story were fantastic.
Kyra is my favorite character; she is courageous, strong, and loyal. With Chimera and her friends, Kyra can succeed! Controlling the Chimera sounded cool! I loved imagining the possibilities you can do with it. The rats were a bit scary, but some of them were sweet.
I can’t wait to read the second book!
My rating
About the author
“Roslyn Muir is a Canadian author and award-winning screenwriter who writes YA stories, family drama, and thrillers. She was a writer on the Global/CBS one-hour drama, Ransom, created by Frank Spotnitz (Man in the High Castle). Roslyn has also written several movies that have aired on TV around the world: Washed Away, Stranger in the House, and Reluctant Witness to name a few. Roslyn also wrote and produced the dramatic feature film, The Birdwatcher, and has a half-hour YA comedy series in development with the CBC.” – Amazon.
More by the author
- The Chimera’s Apprentice Book Two: The Stone Traveller; Please read my review, here.
