Review of Julu
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Julu" by Jan Anderegg.]
"If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future"- Winston Churchill
Jan Anderegg creates a magical fantasy story set in two dimensions with the novel Julu. Jirvania is a world created by the imaginations of the humans who live in the World Beyond. The story opens in the future with The Great Library’s Guardian, Karel, and The Watcher of Worlds, Lulana. They are looking at their world in ruins. Lulana hands Karel a large opal containing the precious soul that will save Jirvania. She tells Karel they must change the story.
The World Beyond opens with Jack and his best friend, Mia, hiding from strange monsters. An opal stone breaks open in their secret hiding place. Julu, a mystical dragon, protects the two children from being discovered. She transforms into a Pegasus and speaks to the children through telepathy. The children ride Julu into a magical world their parents had told them about in their bedtime stories. Jack and Mia will meet with many people and learn how important they are in saving Jirvania from the evil Kor and his monsters.
Julu jumps from several time periods throughout the book. However, I appreciate Anderegg including a foreword that explains the time jumps, as well as the time label at the start of each chapter. There are a plethora of characters in this vividly depicted story. At the end of the book, there are reference guides for the characters and historical-mythological character information. Both of the guides come in handy when creatures like the Caladrus and Nixies appear in the story.
I enjoyed the interesting quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Anderegg gave exceptional detail to every moment. This makes it easy to envision the scenery. I found I could connect with each character and understand their emotions.
I have nothing negative to say about this book. Colorful and exciting, the story sets the stage for a series with a cliffhanger ending. The book's editing is perfect and completely void of any profanity. Julu deserves a perfect score of five out of five stars.
The book would be most suitable for readers in middle school and higher. The vocabulary is easy to understand, and the story’s pace kept me interested until the end. Readers who like fantasy books with colorful characters will enjoy the cast of fairies, dragons, and human interactions. The personal growth of Jack and Mia is easy to see as they discover more about their history and how important imagination is.
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Julu
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"If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future"- Winston Churchill
Jan Anderegg creates a magical fantasy story set in two dimensions with the novel Julu. Jirvania is a world created by the imaginations of the humans who live in the World Beyond. The story opens in the future with The Great Library’s Guardian, Karel, and The Watcher of Worlds, Lulana. They are looking at their world in ruins. Lulana hands Karel a large opal containing the precious soul that will save Jirvania. She tells Karel they must change the story.
The World Beyond opens with Jack and his best friend, Mia, hiding from strange monsters. An opal stone breaks open in their secret hiding place. Julu, a mystical dragon, protects the two children from being discovered. She transforms into a Pegasus and speaks to the children through telepathy. The children ride Julu into a magical world their parents had told them about in their bedtime stories. Jack and Mia will meet with many people and learn how important they are in saving Jirvania from the evil Kor and his monsters.
Julu jumps from several time periods throughout the book. However, I appreciate Anderegg including a foreword that explains the time jumps, as well as the time label at the start of each chapter. There are a plethora of characters in this vividly depicted story. At the end of the book, there are reference guides for the characters and historical-mythological character information. Both of the guides come in handy when creatures like the Caladrus and Nixies appear in the story.
I enjoyed the interesting quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Anderegg gave exceptional detail to every moment. This makes it easy to envision the scenery. I found I could connect with each character and understand their emotions.
I have nothing negative to say about this book. Colorful and exciting, the story sets the stage for a series with a cliffhanger ending. The book's editing is perfect and completely void of any profanity. Julu deserves a perfect score of five out of five stars.
The book would be most suitable for readers in middle school and higher. The vocabulary is easy to understand, and the story’s pace kept me interested until the end. Readers who like fantasy books with colorful characters will enjoy the cast of fairies, dragons, and human interactions. The personal growth of Jack and Mia is easy to see as they discover more about their history and how important imagination is.
******
Julu
View: on Bookshelves |
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