Monday, April 23, 2012

Student Review Exiled by M.R. Merrick + GIVEAWAY reminder

As many of you know, I'm a middle school teacher.  While I teach math, my students are well aware of my passion for reading.  The bookshelf in my classroom is their first clue.  Then I'm always picking up their books and asking them about whether they like it.  Once I get what kind of books they like, then I'm suggesting books to them.  I did that recently.  I loaned Patrick Exiled bu M.R. Merrick.  He soaked it up quickly, finishing his math fast so he could read in my class. =)  I asked him to write a review for the blog and WOW am I glad I did.  Patrick's thoughts about the book ROCK!  He's reading Shift now and has already agreed to review it too.  So enough rambling from me.  Here's Patrick.

Exiled by M.R. Merrick

By Patrick

Recently, I read the book Exiled by M.R. Merrick. The book immediately immerses you into the action of Chase Williams, a teenager exiled from an elite group of magical demon hunters known as the Circle. Exiled with his mother for lack of an elemental power and defiance, the pair lived in a slummy part of the town of Stonewall. With lives plagued by attacks of vampires, shifters, warlocks, and other various underworlders, Chase meets another rogue hunter, Marcus Starkraven, and a half-demon half-hunter named Rayna. Despite their first impressions, Chase and Rayna soon discover more and more about each other than they ever would have expected.

Merrick offers a deep, rich story line with characters easily relatable to any teenager. Iced with the blood and gore every teenager seeks in gruesome detail and packaged in twists and turns, Exiled takes the fantasy genre to a whole new level, setting the bar for future fantasy writers. Personally, my favorite scene was when Vincent and Chase began to fight because it conveyed the way vampires changed in horrendous detail and perfectly exemplified Chase’s bravery when in a dangerous situation.

Any reader, fantasy fan or not, but especially fantasy enthusiasts, will be drooling over Exiled and craving the rest of the books in the Protector series.
What do you think of Patrick's review?

I still have an giveaway going for winner's choice or Exiled or Shift in paperback.  Gonna add an entry for making a comment to Patrick on his review.  Patrick's in my 8th grade honors math class, bet you couldn't tell could ya?  Smart one, he is.  Let him know what you think and add an entry for the giveaway in the rafflecopter below.



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20 comments:

  1. You're a great writer, Patrick! Your review is so good that I can't wait to read Exiled. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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  2. Pretty insightful!

    Cherry Mischievous

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  3. Yup I had no idea. Great review Patrick!! Thank you so much for sharing it here.

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  4. Nice review, Patrick. It's smart review that makes me want to read exiled and meet Chase :)

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  5. That is an awesome review!! It makes me want to go back and read the book all over again. You can totally feel the enthusiasm for it!!

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  6. That was a great review!! I liked all the detail and choice of words you used. The review made me want to start reading this book! :)

    ~Ana

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  7. Whoa!! This is pretty much awesome sauce with chocolate drizzled on top!!! How freaking cool!!! 1- You're an AMAZING teacher! More students should have teachers like you! And 2- You freaking ROCK the blogger world chick! ♥

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  8. Patrick!! What an amazing review!! You pulled out great points for all the twists and turns along with the Great characters. I loved this book and you put into words exactly why!!

    SupaGurl

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  9. Wonderful review!! I wish I could write like that! If I hadn't already read & loved Exiled, I would definitely be reading it now :-)

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  10. Great review! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I really hope you get the chance to read Shift. It's really great!!!! I cannot wait for more in this series.

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  11. Thanks for the great review and for introducing me to the book! It sounds really interesting and it's definitely on my TBR list.

    Chase seems like a typical guy but I think his actions would speak more of his personality.

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  12. Nice review Partick! You should review more books in future :)



    Disincentive @ (read, watch, listen) - reviews

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  13. What a great review Patrick!!! I have already read Exiled and I loved it but I haven't gotten to shift yet it has been on my To read list for a while I need to get to it!!!

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  14. I'm so excited to start this series! It's been on my to-read list for a while now. Hopefully soon I'll get my hands on this series. Thank you for the chance to win!! :D
    DeAnna Schultz

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  15. I think Chase is great, and the review is always awesome. Thanks!

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  16. I thing Chase is awesome! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  17. Awesome job Patrick!! Seriously good review!!
    What do I think of Chase.... I like Chase. He's awesome but sometimes he lets his emotions carry too much into what he needs to get done. However we all do that every now and again do we not :)

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  18. Chase definitely seems like a typical teenage boy exiled for his defiance :)

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  19. Great review Patrick, I loved it!

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