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This book was quite different form what I was expecting, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I look forward to reading the next one!


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The Boys of Fire and Ash Meaghan McIsaac 9780375991677 Books Reviews

PJV Quicke I was excited about this one and then I began to read it. I put the book down, tried to pick it up again and just got lost in the strange world, dialect and silly characters.I wanted the next MAZE RUNNER or a the next LOST BOYS, what I got was a slow-going MAZE RUNNER wannabe.

Review Boys are being raised in a volcano. They just appear and then are assigned to older boys to be raised as little brothers. At the age of 16 the boys have to leave. The main characters name is Urgle, and he has a younger brother named Cubby. Cubby is captured by goblins and the useless Urgle has to chase them into the unknown to get the brother back. In pursuit a few of Urgle’s friends join him and then they are later joined by an older boy named Blaze when they get to the outside world. The outside world is of course all different and they find out all they believed to be was false. Typical “isolated” dystopian thread type of novel.

Typical. If the characters had more depth, if the storyline was expounded on better and the underlying concepts explained more, this could have been a competent story, but combine all of those issues, you just got a half-baked “just another dystopian” novel.

Recommendations This is recommended for the non-discerning 14 year old boy. If he just wants to read about a kid that has no parental influences and runs wild with a some-what Northbound moral compass, there ya go.
Other than the ending, which I'm still having a bit of trouble accepting, I loved this book. It won't be for everyone, though! It has a science fiction(ish) kind of feel to it. Despite being completely different and unique from other stories out there, I couldn't help but think of the realm of Indiana Jones as I read it, with the myths, temples, rituals, and all. Peter Pan's "lost boys" went through my mind quite a bit, too. It's kind of a dark story, with action, fighting, and violence. There was only one disturbing scene, for me. (Of course, I'm a wimp!)

Another thing that I loved about this book, but I believe will be a turnoff for most, is the lack of romance. There is none, other than a bit of innocent girl/boy fascination. (The main characters have been separated from the opposite gender their whole lives.) I am becoming increasingly annoyed at corny romances, so, thank you, McIsaac, for creating such an awesome story, and leaving the corny romance behind AND for creating a clean story that I can freely recommend to friends and family.

The ending. When I first ended the book, I told my husband that while I should be used to it by now, I hate ending a book, only to realize that it's actually part of a series, and I'll have to wait another year for the next installment. After searching around, and thinking on the ending more, I realized that this may very well be a standalone. After discovering that this book *seems* to be a rewrite/republish for a self-published book titled "Urgle", I assume even more so that this is a standalone. If this is a standalone, I can see some beauty in it, even if I hope for another book. Everything isn't tied up in a nice, neat bow, so you're free to end things as you want to on certain things. There was one particular part that I especially didn't like, and I'd like to rewrite it. Still, I'd like the loose strings tied up a bit more for me, so I'm holding out hope for another book. (I've still been unable to find out for sure if this is a standalone, and not knowing is driving me insane, so if you know, please let me know.) )

Overall, this is a treasure in the world of YA/middle grade books, and I will be grabbing anything else penned by McIsaac! It's a perfect read for both boys and girls that enjoy the science fiction realm. I'm an adult woman, and I loved it, too!

Content
Very mild profanity. (I can actually only recall one word, and it happens to be the first word in the book.)
No sex(or even romance, for that matter)
Mild violence(one disturbing scene involving wasps or flying insects of some sort was disturbing, though it's probably mild for most)
The Brother’s of the Ikkuma Pit are boys that are abandoned from birth by there mothers. They have taught themselves how to survive. Then when new boys are left at the edges of the pit the oldest will leave the group. This lets the limited resources be transferred to the new boy. The boys are raised with stories of how mothers are evil because they throw away the infant boys. This story is told from Urgle, one of the boys, point of view.

Then one night, a boy that left years prior, Blaze. He is being hunted by a couple Tunrar Goblins. Then two young boys find themselves with the goblins. One is killed and Cubby, Urgle’s little brother, is kidnapped. Blaze is asked to help them find where he is being taken. Blaze is very reluctant but agrees to lead them to where Cubby has been taken.

The outside world is very different to the boys and it’s a good thing Blaze is with them. But they also learn of a war that is going on. There were three sacred sets of twins born with powers. The brother caused problems and decided that he was going to kill his sister’s sons. The sister, trying to keep her sons safe took them to the Pits to hide them from her brother. Now, to rescue Cubby, Urgle and the other boys must work together with Blaze.

This was an interesting story. I really liked the beginning and wanted to know more about why the boys were left at the pit. Learning about the twins and the two factions that are fighting made sense, but I admit I did tend to drift with that part of the story. It also seemed to wander around to an ending that seemed to be a kind of cliff hanger or left open for a sequel.

This is a good story and I recommend it to those that like dystopian, young adult stories.

Shawn Kovacich
Author and Creator of numerous books and DVD's.
This book was quite different form what I was expecting, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I look forward to reading the next one!