Saturday, March 27, 2021

I'll tell you a tale of... VAMPIRATES: Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper - REVIEW!

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Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.


Today, we're sailing the high seas and braving the dark of night to bring you a tale that you won't soon forget!  It's a Children's Fiction series that some readers may be familiar with in it's previous releases, but it recently got a new life (so to speak!) with UClan Publishing, and let me tell you first hand that the editions are gorgeous not to mention captivating!  But I digress...for readers (such as myself) that have not already partaken of this swashbuckling tale of adventure, loss, danger, and new beginnings, let me introduce you properly.  Ladies and gents, get ready to take a bit out of today's book of choice...



Vampirates series, Book 1
by
Justin Somper
UClan Publishing

About the book...
Following the sudden death of their father, twins Grace and Connor Tempest hastily depart the suffocating small town of Crescent Moon Bay in their dad’s old sailing boat. Caught in a vicious storm, they are shipwrecked and separated in the cold, cruel ocean. 

Connor is saved by Cheng Li, Deputy Captain of The Diablo – the notorious pirate ship, captained by flamboyant rule-breaker and pirate royalty, Molucco Wrathe. Grace, meanwhile, is taken by handsome Midshipman Lorcan Furey, onto a mysterious ship with no name, a blood-red deck and an enigmatic, seemingly absent, Captain. In a world of danger and secrets, will the twins ever be reunited?




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"I'll tell you a tale of Vampirates..."

Such is the beginning to a rather blood thirsty sea shanty sung to the Tempest twins, Grace and Connor, by their recently deceased father.  How it was able to calm them for bedtime versus raise all their red alerts is beyond me. however it might serve as a good reason behind their ability to cope with the events that were just on the horizon.  Losing everything they had on this earth besides each other, they set off to find a new life, only to have it snuffed before they even get started.  The mysterious storm that overtook them out of the blue during their escape from dry land was unusual, but what happens to each of them is even more so.  For one, it's a pirate's life for them, as they gain their sea legs and never stop searching for their other half; for the other, it's as yet to be decided...if they can manage to survive their savage "hero" and a bloodthirsty crew.  Oh yes, my friends...there is MUCH more danger than what lurks in the murky depths below...

I rather fell in LOVE with this story and quite frankly have been slowly scouring my local stores for additional books in the series because I simply MUST know what happens!  Grace and Connor are stars in their own right, and their journeys are far from over...but the author set this series up with an incredible cast of characters that are equally charming (well, some are more monstrous, but beauty IS in the eye of the beholder...just don't let some of them ACTUALLY be HOLD anything of yours!) in their own ways that make you want to learn their stories (Grace has the right idea!), and see just what the sea has in store for them!  The mysterious captain, midshipman Lorcan, Cheng Li, and the one that we shall not name here that was cast out...all of them are quite obviously going to play integral roles in what's to come, and for that matter what happens here, so yes...I say GIVE ME MORE to satisfy my own book thirst!

A high recommendation for Middle Grade readers and beyond!



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About the author...

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Justin Somper is the award-winning author of eight novels for young people, all with a focus on high-octane fantasy adventure, driven by strong, complex characters.

Justin’s VAMPIRATES sequence comprises, to date, six main novels and has been previously published in 35 countries and 25 languages. The first title, DEMONS OF THE OCEAN, has sold over 100,000 copies in the UK and Ireland alone, whilst the sequence as a whole has sold over a million worldwide. World Book Day title VAMPIRATES: DEAD DEEP debuted in the Top Ten Bestsellers list. The Ultimate Book Guide says, “VAMPIRATES are the perfect adventure stories, rollicking, romantic and utterly page-turningly breathtaking.” 





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Special thanks to Graeme and UClan Publishing for the copy for review.  (THANKS!)  For more information on this title, the series, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above.  Books 1-3 in the series released in 2020, while books 4-6 just hit bookstore and virtual shelves this month...can we say binge read?

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!


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