Not very good canpaird to the later two

4 STARS

This is a fantasy, action, YA, children book and a book that keeps your attention till the end. It is also a clean read. I liked reading about Jack and his friends.

There is a Prophesy that has been around since the beginning. About a child who will be born without scales that will either destroy or save the world. That will work with the assassin. Both the forces of good and bad want the child. No one really knows exactly what the prophesy means.

The characters are ones that I like or ones that are scary and creepy. Jack is the main character. He is eleven years old. He is a child of promise. He can save the world or destroy it. He has some powers he does not know about let alone can control.

There is a great twist that only a few know about. Now it comes to light. The evil forces come to Jack's village to get him. Creatures don't care who they kill to find Jack.

Jack does not understand why he is special or what is going on.
The setting is in Ireland, a small village. Travel is by horse or wagon.

I was not ready for this story to be over and can't wait till the next book comes out. I hope the writers write fast.

I was given this ebook to read by Net Galley and David C. Cook ( )