Obernewtyn & The Farseekers

Enjoyable enough, but I don't rate Carmody as highly as some of her Aussie colleagues from a slightly later era. This has been described as a “cult Wheel of Time” but this first book is probably closer to a proto teen dystopia along the lines of Suzanne Collins or Nancy Farmer, with a bit more fantasy elements, written twenty years earlier. Despite some reviews I've read, it reads well, has spectacular plot pacing and length, and is quite fun. The plan is to read books 1-4, and maybe 5 of this series, as I've heard 6 and 7 are borderline unreadable due to editing issues. 6.5/10.

My dad brought home this book for me to try out so I did.. And absolutely ADORED it!!! I was immediately immersed in this incredible world!! Some people might think that it has a lot of “jargon” such as “beforetime”, “oldtime”, “misfits”, and “herders” but I loved it! It's a different world so of course it'll have a different language! It made the world so much more believable and it drew me in even further. The mystery behind Obernewtyn made is SOOOOO intriguing!! Ah!! I loved this book so much and the books following are even better!!!