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Review of The Mage Destinies

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Mage Destinies" by Brett Galen.]
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5 out of 5 stars
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We have often seen in movies how tampering with the timeline distorts the timeline and poses consequent dangers to the individual.

After the usual uneventful creative writing class, Tessa Colvin feels a pain in her stomach. After that, she begins to feel funny and hear herself, except that it is a different person. Tessa freaks out, and this voice helps her get out of school and explains the situation to Tessa. The voice she was hearing was that of the future Tessa, who entered the body of the present Tessa just as she was about to die. In the future, Tessa’s brother kills them all, including himself, in an explosion that happened when he was fighting some Fayes. Now, the future Tessa was here to prevent that from happening. How does Tessa assimilate and react to this? Will future Tessa successfully prevent this misfortune? Read this book to find out.

I wondered where the daydreamer in the book’s title came from, but I understood and found out as I read on. Tessa was a daydreamer, and everyone at school knew this. I must say that I have so much in common with Tessa in terms of daydreaming. I love the relationship between Tessa and those around her. She had an incomplete but loving family that had each other’s back. Tessa and her best friend Megan started healthy practices of encouraging one another, which I admired. I also enjoyed the banter between Tessa and Petunia and Tessa and Ashley.

The Mage Destinies: Path of the Daydreamer by Brett Galen is a fiction novel that features the supernatural, magic, family, and combat. I was amazed at how the book and the arrangement of events became clear. It was well-planned.

What I didn’t like about the book was that there were a few loose ends. For example, the author did not reveal Megan’s identity. It remains a mystery. With the way the book ended, I don’t know if the author is planning a sequel. I also had some difficulties understanding the conversation initially, but I adjusted. However, these are not enough to deduct a star from this book’s rating. I only found a few errors while reading it, which shows that the book was professionally edited. Therefore, I rate this book five out of five stars for the positive reasons mentioned above.

I recommend this book to young adults and lovers of books about magic, superheroes, and villains. The book contained an average of violent, sexual, and profane scenes, as the author intended to appeal to a wide range of readers.

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Post by Amy Luman »

I usually like stories about time travel. This one just has a strange plot, even for me. I’mm just not sure how Tessa should deal with or feel about hearing herself from the future.
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even for me. I’mm just not sure how Tessa should deal with or feel about hearing herself from the future.
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The Mage Destinies: Path of the Daydreamer by Brett Galen is a story that tells you about different sides to time travel. I really enjoyed the book.
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Post by Judy O »

Wow... I'd like to witness how Tessa and the future Tessa handle this situation. I hope they thwart her brother's plan. I enjoyed reading this beautiful review.
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I like this; the concept of time travel. You know, people who daydream can only get by that way. I’ll love to read this. How was the Future Tessa able to help? Well-written review!
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The summary of this review Is Interesting, I don't believe a future voice speaking in Tessa can ever be true irrespective of my belief in science but I enjoyed the review. I do intend to know how she plans to stop the incident that
caused her demise in the future.
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I really like this review. It's always a fun to read time travel concept book.
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It's unusual for someone from the future get into yourself but I love time travel story.
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Your review is well-written and engaging. I like every aspect of it and I must say the plot is captivating. I feel driven to read the book and check it out. Nice review!
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I like the review. Makes me want to read it.
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I am endlessly frustrated by loose ends, but I think I'm going to give this book a read just because it sounds like such an original plot! The time travelling combined with magic and combat isn't something I've seen in a novel for a while, and the fact that you make the protagonist sound so relatable intrigues me.
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Nice one. You really drew a suspense line at the end of your summary. Looking forward to reading this book. I want to know the full story about this Tessa. Thanks for your review on The Mage Destinies.
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One really need a careful reading to understand this book. As it has to do with time travel. I do enjoy this kind of book but the it's always a slow pace read for me. I enjoyed your review.
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Your review had me fascinated by the incredulous nature of this story.
Hearing oneself is one thing, hearing a future self is another.
I would love to know how it ended with Tessy.
Thanks for the amazing review.
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