Book Review: Light and Dark: the Awakening of the Mageknight
by Daniel Fife- 3 stars
Light
and Dark: The Awakening of the Mageknight begins with an average 13 year old,
Danny Firoth, beginning his 8th grade year and reuniting with his
buddies. He is taken with a new girl,
Sabrina, who quickly becomes friends with his group because of their shared
interest in the card game of “Knights.”
After
an encounter with a dragon fighting the dark, and discovering that he possesses
the curious and exciting ability of foresight, Danny realizes there is a world
of good and evil that is far more realistic and closeby than he ever imagined. With his friends and Sabrina with him, they have
an opportunity to spend their summer attending a secret school learning how to
be a knight of the light. The truth
slowly unfolds as Danny learns more about his past and his true destiny that
will change his life forever.
Daniel
Fife has come up with a wonderful storyline that is unique enough, but would
also remind you of popular stories like Harry
Potter. It is relatable to a YA
audience, and contains a relatable love story, along with the themes of good
and evil, fighting for what is right, loyalty and learning by doing. Fife’s writing continues to improve
throughout the book, especially with the thrilling fight scenes, and his
beautifully thorough scene descriptions.
Unfortunately
the grammar, typos and repeated use of cliché phrases such as “did as bid” and
“for but a moment,” truly distract from the story. The pacing also needs reworking with too much
character details in the first chapter, as well as too much time and development of the scene
at Danny's middle school where the majority of the story takes place at the Academy of the
light.
If
these changes were made, this book would be fantastic and receive 5 stars,
however, I can only offer 3 stars in its current state. If you enjoy YA fantasy, this book is worth
reading. I am definitely interested to
find out what happens next in the series.
Note! After submitting my review to the author, Daniel Fife, he told me he made many of the changes I suggested. Yay!
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