Kidlit Blog Hop 10# Review Princelings of the East + Giveaway

Hi folks, welcome back to the Kidlit Blog Hop #10. 

Recently I participated in a promo with 14 other Middle Grade Authors. We gathered all our first few chapters into an e-book sampler and you had to find the secret phrase to enter to win a Kindle Fire or a copy of each of our books. It was such a fun experience with a great side benefit. I got to connect with 14 other Indie Middle Grade Authors, all with a unique book that they wanted to showcase.

So, today I want to share with you a review of one of those books. 

http://amzn.com/B006F3SME2 

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/157450

Description:

The Princelings of the East is the first of a trilogy telling of the adventures of Fred and George.
When the King's Birthday feast is ruined by an unnatural power drain, our Princeling heroes leave their scientific experiments to set out in search of answers. They encounter the enigmatic businessman Hugo, the impressive Prince of Buckmore, the wise Lady Nimrod, the irrepressible barkeep Victor, but find themselves threatened by those with vested interests. The scene shifts from a rural, feudal setting to the towers and heights of the curious Isle of Hattan, but where, or when, are they? Time is of the essence in solving this puzzle, and our heroes must keep their wits sharp and their heads clear if they are to survive.

We follow Fred and George, Fred who is the thinker or Philosopher and George who is the Engineer, but the totally unique and endearing thing about these two totally lovable characters is that they are in fact Guinea Pigs. But not just your average guinea pigs that eat lettuce and live in a cage, they are Princelings and they live in a castle, contribute to its fine tuning and banter with the humans. 

Fred and George remind me of an English cartoon that is currently showing on Australian television called Country Mouse and City Mouse, which I recently realised is a retelling of Aesops Fable. 

The two mice are intelligent adventurers who travel around, but they have different likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses which help them along in their adventures. 

Similarly, Fred and George are brothers with very different talents and interests but they work together on their adventures, that's until they get separated and have to work apart to solve the mystery of the Energy Drain.

I enjoyed this book very much and I was intrigued the whole way, itching to find out the answer to mysterious energy drain. I won't spoil it but there may be some wibbly wobbly timey wimey shenanigans ( sorry that is a Dr Who quote which I realise if you aren't a super nerd like me, Yes I own a Tardis, you won't have a clue what  I am talking about lol.) I loved the reference to Wozna Cola which sounded an awful lot like a certain dark coloured liquid that has taken the world by storm for about 4 decades

This was a clean read, with no violence at all which I think is such a credit to the author as I feel quite passionate about this very topic when considering if a book is for a Middle Grade audience. I would recommend this to 10+ plus due to the intricacy of the plot and there is quite a cast of characters to follow. I  also feel that this story would be more appealing to boys than girls.

I like the cover, but I do wish that it had pictures of Fred and George as I think that would totally appeal to kids to help them visualise these completely adorable guinea pigs.


The Princelings of the East is the first in the series and I am looking forward to reading Fred and George's further adventures.

http://amzn.com/B0074AQU08

http://amzn.com/B008NXEP5C

http://amzn.com/B00ADJS63G
But wait there's more, hop on over to Amazon today to grab your copy of the Traveler in Black and White as it goes Free today on Amazon 20 February. http://amzn.com/B00ADJS63G

Ms Pett has also kindly donated  two epub copies of The Princelings Of The East via Smashwords. Enter Raffle copter below and Happy Hopping folks.

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