Name: THE LAVA CROWN
ISBN: 9781434233073

Michael Dahl

During a meteor shower above the town of Zion Falls, Pablo and his friends discover that some monsters are real when they are attacked by hungry trolls.

THE LAVA CROWN

Jessica Nottingham

Skyfall is the first book in the new Troll Hunters series. The story opens with a meteor shower that has the town enraptured. However it isn't just the meteor shower that is happening this night. Four children soon discover that something much more sinister is going on, and that stopping it is the only way to save the whole entire planet. Talk about a big burden to put on their shoulders! 

I loved how this story is the perfect combination of creepy and fascinating. It isn't so scary that a younger reader wouldn't be able to enjoy it, but it has that edge that keeps you guessing. I think it will be a great fit for readers who want more adventure in their reader, but aren't quite ready for older books. Michael Dahl writes simply, but his characters and plot are still perfectly engaging. I'm an older reader and I still loved this book.

So yes, Skyfall is a very well written fantasy story. The characters are will be easy for younger readers to connect with, and the quick moving story line is sure to draw them in! It always makes me happy to find a fantasy story that is appropriate for the younger audience. There simply isn't enough of it out there.

The one thing that killed me was the ending. Skyfall's ending is more like the end of a chapter than the end of the book. If you do happen to get these for a young reader in your life, you might want to wait until they are all out. If they are like me, they'll be clamoring for the next book to find out what happens next!