Title: Bran Hambric
To be released 09-09-09
Author: Kaleb Nation
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Number of pages: 353
Rating: 4 out of 5
"Are you going to be ordinary like everyone else?" she said, and he could almost feel her voice like a presence against his skin.
"Will you just give up when things get hard? Let them force you to forget who you are? Or will you find the courage to make the choice---and be a hero?" p.331
It was clear to me that a teenager wrote this book. A teenager who has read a lot of fantasy, watched a lot of action films, and perhaps dreamed of obtaining secret powers of his own. And yet...
Bran Hambric grabbed my attention.
At first my attention was arrested by the similarities to Harry Potter: the font, the ability to do magic, the abandonment of a young boy, and the fulfillment of a curse.
In this case it is The Farfield Curse; a curse created by Baslyn, who tries to pretend that evil is good, and Bran's mother, who once believed him. A curse so horrible one could easily imagine it within a Hitchcock film. Or, within your own worst nightmare.
Will Bran succumb to the curse his mother helped to create? Or, will he be strong enough to overthrow it? It is a question that you can answer only by reading the novel, which is an engaging one at that.
Even if you're not a teenager.
Let me know in your comment if you'd like a chance to win my copy of this book.
Find other stops along the tour here:
Sunday, August 30th
Jenn’s Bookshelf
Homespun Light
Monday, August 31st
StevenTill.com
Bobbi’s Book Nook
Tuesday, September 1st
The Looking Glass Review
Edward-Cullen.net
Beth Fish Reads
SMS Book Reviews
James Holder’s YouTube Channel
Wednesday, September 2nd
Bookalicio.us
Reading Rumpus
Katie’s Literature Lounge
Ultimate Bookhound
Thursday, September 3rd
Brimful Curiosities
Charlotte’s Library
Friday, September 4th
BriMeetsBooks.com
Bran Hambric by Kaleb Nation
Saturday, September 5th
Library Lounge Lizard
Sarah’s Random Musings
Saulchichas
GreenFyr.com
Sunday, September 6th
Cindy’s Love of Books
Monday, September 7th
Lauren’s Crammed Bookshelf
Grasping for the Wind
Life After Twilight vlog channel
Tuesday, September 8th
Shooting Stars Magazine
Mrs. Magoo Reads
Lori Calabrese Writes
Wednesday, September 9th
The Brain Lair
Dulemba.com
The Children’s Book Review
TV Watch Online
Thursday, September 10th
The Friendly Book Nook
Book Journey
Stephanie’s Written Word
Home School Buzz
Spidurmunkey.com
Friday, September 11th
The Inside Scoop With Chandelle
Booking Mama
Saturday, September 12th
Zoe’s Book Reviews
Lit for Kids
Sunday, September 13th
Never Jam Today
A Bibliophile’s Reverie
Monday, September 14th
Café of Dreams
Marta’s Meanderings
Galleysmith.com
A Book Blogger’s Diary
The Reader’s Quill
Tuesday, September 15th
a book in hand
MistiSchindele.com
Not Just for Kids
Wednesday, September 16th
Write for a Reader
CumpulsiveReader.com
Thursday, September 17th
Howling Good Books
The Written World
Friday, September 18th
Always Riddikulus
YA Books Central
Saturday, September 19th
Ms. Bookish
Into the Wardrobe
Sounds interesting, but my instinct tells me that this will not be a book I will enjoy. To be honest I am glad that instinct is starting to act up, because I received some titles against better judgement.
ReplyDeleteAnd there are some really good books written by teenagers like Truancy by Isamu Fukui. To be honest I wished to be one of those, but I guess an author in mid-twenties is just as fun.
thank you for reporting on it, with my lack of concentration lately, I gobble up your reviews ;)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win this one! Thanks for being so generous.
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds interesting, and I adore the cover! I would love a chance to win.
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ReplyDeleteI will pass on this one. Reading things that are Harry Potter-ish bothers me. It is good to know the premise, though, for my upcoming book fair!
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ReplyDeleteThis book has made me think of Harry Potter too! I'd love to be entered to win your copy. Thanks for the giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteI think I'll skip this one. It sound like an interesting book though.
ReplyDeleteBooks that are clearly spin-offs of popular books such as Twilight and Harry Potter bother me a bit. I sometimes wonder why they're even allowed to be published! But, just for the fun of it, I think I'll try to find this one in a library.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win a copy!
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ReplyDeleteI would love to win that!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this book. :)
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ReplyDeleteI noted in my review the similarities of Harry Potter to Bran Hambric too. I think most on the blog tour are. It's a shame that every book with the familiar tale of boy discovering his connection to a magical world is now forced to be compared to HP.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe a new tale needs to be told; then less comparison would have to be made. I'll be over to see your thoughts on Bran.
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ReplyDeleteThis book has been a great writing motivator for my class. We would love to add it to our library- thanks!
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