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Title: Agartha's Castaway
Subtitle: Dread - Book 2
Author: Chrissy Peebles
Narrator: Elizabeth Meadows
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-18-13
Publisher: Chrissy Peebles
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 10 votes
Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Casey Smith can't wait to embark on her summer vacation, not least because she's finally shed her tomboy image, and now heartthrob Mike seems interested. What starts out great, with lots of flirting, taking her a step closer to winning her crush's heart, soon turns into her worst nightmare.
Tossed out to sea during a freak storm, Casey is washed up on what she presumes to be a mysterious tropical island that's on no map she's ever seen.
Members Reviews:
Not As Great As The First
This was what I was hoping for; a quick and easy read. However, I had problems with it. Mostly, the fact that they have just been chased by man eating spiders, and none of them seems to be even slightly tramautized at all. Half of the story is them cracking jokes (even when they find prints in the sand belonging to a predator who could totally kill them. They think it is a giant bird, so they joke about getting Colonel Sanders....WHAT!!! If I had giant, man-eating bird tracks in my backyard, Colonel Sanders WOULD NOT be the first thing on my mind, I can tell you that.) and fighting over who gets to date Casey. Yes. You read that right...pssh, forget about that we're on a uber-freaky island and there are MAN EATING SPIDERS and DINOSOARS...I wuv you, Casey!!!!!....no.
I like how the author writes, but I don't like how she caved in to the love triangle craze. The book would be sooooooooooooooooooo much better without it. I usually don't get annoyed by love triangles, but this book is not the right setting for one at all.
I'll be continuing the series for now, because I bught the first five books for free. I don't know if I would have continued otherwise, though.ï¿
Trapped in the Hollow Earth Anthology
Trapped in the Hollow Earth Anthology by Chrissy Peebles
I throughly enjoyed this anthology. It was fun and had many thrilling moments as well as a lot of humorous moments.
I do think though, that this series would be most enjoyed by preteens and young teens. I think that it would be enjoyed by all ages, but it's not a young adult book.
The antics of Mike were a little much for me, even though he did remind me of one of my friends when I was in high school.
There is no sex in this series, which is very fitting for a younger audience. It was touching that Casey had her first kiss there.
I really enjoyed all the different animals and the wonderful descriptions of their surroundings. Ms. Peebles did a fantastic job of making me feel as if I was there.
There were a few minor grammar issues in Books 3 & 4, however they didn't interfere in the story at all.
I recommend this anthology for all ages and I will read it again sometime.
Strange animals
Dread begins right where you finish. So the strangeness continues...sand that glitters like diamonds, a meadow so well described I imagined The Wizard of Oz and fairy dust. The author's description of the creatures that the 3 best friends encounter made television shows from my childhood come to life. I am enjoying this parallel universe or dream or prehistoric era that we visited and am anxious to find out who lives in glass houses.
Loving this series
How cool would it be to walk amongst prehistoric animals? As long as I knew I was safe I think it would be pretty awesome.That's what the teens have found on this island they are trapped on.
