Supernaturalist a fast story with important insight about mistakes and failures, trust, mistrust and possible friendship
The Supernaturalist The Supernaturalist By Eoin Colfer Reviewed by Matt Van Dyke
How'd you like it if you were trapped in an orphanage where, all day long, you're cuffed to a big bodyguard, testing deadly chemicals, and lots of torturing events? That's the life of Cosmonaut Hill, an orphan in Clarissa Frayne Orphanage. "The only ways to get out of this place is escape, adoption or death. Adoption is out, so I choose escape" says Cosmo Hill. But after a series of events, Cosmo finds himself pinned to the ground, unable to move because of his injuries. And there are hallucinations of blue grub-like parasites that are stuck on Cosmo. But are the parasites hallucinations or real? You'll just have to find out. I'll recommend this book to people who like action, science fiction, and a little bit of suspense. This book's plot has action on every page, a twisting, unexpected plot, and a great set of characters. Again, this book is Awesome with a capital A!
Cute, Witty, and Fun In this gem of teen speculative fiction, Cosmo Hill makes a death-defying escape from an abusive orphanage, only to be propelled into a rogue group of spook-chasing youths. As the plot unfolds, Cosmo learns about eerie similarities between life in the orphanage and his new life as a Supernaturalist. Fans of Colfer's typical wit, humor, and creativity will again be thrilled. However, I have to admit that I was a much bigger fan of the Artemis Fowl books. This book had a more obvious opening for a sequel, and some of the plot twists were predictable, even if they were cute. If you are an Eoin Colfer fan, this book is definitely well worth a read. If you are new to the author, try Artemis Fowl first.
...WOW! I am a huge Artemis Fowl fan, and picked up this book expecting something that Colfer wrote just because he knew it would sell. I was expecting something stupid that Eoin Colfer published merely for the sake of making money off of all the Fowl fans. I was pleasantly surprised. This book is really ingeniously clever. The characters are real and exciting. Compassionate and humorous. The plot is intriguing and mysterious, and when you finally figure it out you're like "WOW!". There are so many amazing twists, turn, and major plot shockers in this book. The world this novel takes place in is both realistic and scary. In 50 years, maybe our world will be this disgusting and polluted and awful. The whole tale ins wonderfully believable and yet also splendidly fantastical. Eoin Colfer does a wonderful job of combining the real, sci-fi, and every good element of a story in this wonderful piece of writing. I sincerely hope for a sequel!
Surprising and intelligent Usually I don't enjoy science fiction novels yet this one caught my eye. The first chapter was a little boring, but the action quickly heated up. The characters have great personality's that fit in perfectly with the plot. All the character's past's get twisted in with why they do things in the story and it's as if the characters link together to form a chain that is the plot. The futuristic setting only adds to the fascination you will feel while reading this book. This action packed psychedelic novel is something you HAVE to read if you are a lover of science fiction or realistic fiction. The author is very intelligent in the things he makes his characters do and feel. He also lets the character's seem partly mysterious because you don't know everything about their life and how they feel which adds to the excitement. This book is filled with excellent characters and an intelligent story line that everyone can understand!
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