Zarox Paperback – February 8, 2017

If you're searching for an unexpected plot twist(s) 'Louis Smith's ' Zarox definitely delivers! Follow Parker, Callum, Lucy, and Riley on an adventure to find out what secrets lie within their school's ball court, The Churn Zone. They travel to a mysterious land filled with mythical creatures and take on dangerous quests to protect their world. It's exciting and captivating, you won't be able to put the book down!- I truly enjoyed reading this book. I can't wait to read the sequel!

This is a nice reading. I love how the characters are with each other, I like their crystal magic, the diversity of creatures, and their adventures. This is a good book of friendship and magic.

Parker Reid and his group of friends are your typical group of brains, bronze and beauty. With the stakes high for a spine-chilling adventure, who knows what could happen.Parker, Riley, Callum and Lucy all bound together to head to one of their towns more frightening places, Churn Zone.When a school teacher, Mr.Hobbs is involved within their mystery by surprise, nobody knows what to make of their survival or their sanity. After awakening in a new yet unfamiliar world, the group bonds together to find a way back home.Thrown into a different world of human-eating creatures and nothing they’ve ever seen before, the world of Zarox.When magically crystals have been chosen, who knows what powers and adventures the group will tackle.Read Zarox by Louis Smith to find out!“The crystals you see before you contain powers of unimaginable proportions. I want the four of you to obtain their powers and defend Zarox from the evils within.”Zarox reminds me of an adventure movie and in some parts, one that’s unheard of.I found the creatures to be very cute and add a unique twist to the stories plot. I thought the book would be entirely different when I first started it but I’m glad it turned out the way it did.I loved Lucy’s character, she is independent and being the only girl in a group of boys never made her underestimate her powers. I also loved Rotlier’s character, he reminded me of Dobby from Harry Potter as he tries to take care of the group of warriors and acts as their guardian.I loved the plot twists and watching the characters develop not only as a group but also finding who they are throughout the story.I also fell in love with the quest the characters were set on. It took very unique turns and I loved how genuine and honourable the characters became as the story progressed.The book definitely left on a cliffhanger but I look forward to reading the next installment of Zarox.I would recommend this book to those who love adventures, sci-fi and a great character developement.Thank you to Louis Smith for sending me a copy for an honest review!

At 31 years old I still enjoy stories such as The Hungry Caterpillar or Henry and the purple crayon and let’s not forget Goodnight Moon. That’s one of the wonderful things about books. They don’t have an age limit. While this book is geared towards the middle schooler (middle grade) I found myself on the edge of my set to see where the quest for Parker, Callum, Lucy and Riley led.When reading as the tale began to unfold about the decrepitation of Zarox, I found myself saying this all sounds so very familiar, Treaties were drawn up, treaties being broken, separation of beings. Then it hit me this is a mystified version of the UN (United Nations). I know it sounds insane but that’s just what popped into my mind. It completely captured me in full.You have a magical language. Which I found to be absolutely delightful when I figured it out. Maybe you can figure it out if you look close enough.In this book, you’ll encounter important lesson that are cleverly hidden amongst our young cast. You can see values being taught of friendship, family, healthy competition, and bullying. All put into a form that will inspire those with an inquisitive mind.You’ll find yourself lost and reluctant to return to reality as Smith creativity of an eccentric world that is easily imaginable in your mind. This is by far some of the best world building I have encountered in a book with this marketing age bracket.Truly this book is meant for the many fans of {Hold your breath, I know this is a big title I’m going to drop} Harry Potter {Breath} and { Hold it again} Chronicles of Narnia.

I give this book 4.5 stars out of 5. I really enjoy middle grade fiction and this one really tugged at my heart strings. At the start, this seems like a normal story about average, but nice teenage kids. I shortly found out I was wrong and once I could see there was something magical happening, I picked up my reading pace.I quickly felt like I knew the main characters and became invested in them. This connection really put me through a range of emotions. The author did a great job of creating these characters who have powers, but are not over the top or unrealistic. Sometimes the bickering made me laugh because it's so true to how teenagers act.I loved learning about the world of Zarox.At first I was very confused, but things were explained in such a way that it kept me reading to find out more. I loved Rotlier and he definitely became one of my favorite characters. His endearing demeanor reminded me of a hobbit and I chuckled at many of the things he said.There was an element of a treasure hunt, which I'm always a sucker for. This allowed us the readers to picture this strange land and also we got to meet some very dangerous creatures.The ending was tense and fast paced and I enjoyed it a lot. I think I felt all the emotions in the last few chapters alone. The ending had me yearning to know what happens next and I hope to be able to see more of these characters soon!