4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant new concept of paranormal, 6 Dec 2011
By Sanz - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Feyland: The Dark Realm (Paperback)
So Jennet's dad works for a company that develops gaming machines and gets to try out the prototypes at home (lucky girl)
However what starts as a great perk, becomes a very dangerous kind of game. Is Jennet going mad or is Feyland real? is the game itself a portal to another land? What a brilliant new paranormal concept, usually we have fairies so sweet and nice and invisible but all around us in this book we see another side of the fae, the evil side! Can Jennet and her newly found friend who has a heap load of problems in his own reality beat the dark realm of Feyland or will they be lost forever?
Together, Jennet and Tam enter the Dark Realm of Feyland, only to discover that the entire human world is in danger. Pushed to the limit of their abilities, they must defeat the Dark Queen... before it's too late. There is always so much happening!
I loved this book, there is something going on all the time, it really keeps your attention,whether it is learning more about Tam's life in the Exe where he lives with his younger brother and his mum, or whether it is "life" in the sim game. The places within Feyland are described so well you can picture them.
The characters are really likeable and you care about them straightaway. You worry about Tam and his brother when their mum is not there.
The book ends in such away that there has to be a book two!
I would say if you enjoyed Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series then you will also enjoy this book. I initially read 20% of the book and had to put it down to sleep! then I picked it up the night after and could not put it down I literally read the remaining 80% in one go.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gothic Mom's Book Review, 5 Dec 2011
By ANNETTE M GUERRIERO - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Feyland: The Dark Realm (Paperback)
Today's review is on Feyland: The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp
I would have to say that Feyland is the most original take on a story involving the Fey that I have come across so far. Set in the future where we have gravity cars and 4D simulator gaming, you are sucked right in from the very beginning.
Jennet Carter, aka "Rich Girl", is the very first person to play Feyland. A 4D simulator computer game designed by her father and his best friend. The game is so advanced that it seems real. In fact when Jennet finds herself at the last battle in the game against the Dark Queen of the faeries, she finds out just how real it actually is. In this battle she is fighting for her very essence, her life.
Now she needs to find the best gamer in town to help her get back "what was lost". She needs a hero to beat the Dark Queen or she will ultimately die. That hero is Tam Linn.
Tam's life is far from perfect little Jennet Carter's. Whereas she lives in the rich section of town, he lives in the poor. Where she lives in the protected, he lives in the dangerous. Where she lives in splendor, he lives in a shack taking care of his special needs little brother, most times without his mother around because of her condition.
When Tam realizes that it is not only Jennet that needs him, but that the human race is in danger he knows he has to keep fighting both in the game and in real life. But will his real life battles get in the way? And can he beat the Dark Queen before midnight on Halloween? Read the book to find out. You won't be disappointed!
Feyland was so entertaining that I had difficulty putting it down. I just had to find out what happened next!! I can hardly wait for Sharp's next installment.
4 of 5 stars
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing writing, 12 Dec 2011
By tHe crooKed WorD - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Feyland: The Dark Realm (Paperback)
Wow. This book is incredible. Seriously, buy it now.
I loved the whole premise of the book. A computer game that starts to cross into reality? Um, yes, please! The game, Feyland, is fantastic, and a little too real.
Jennet is such a fun character, and I'm claiming her as my friend. A little self-centered at first (aren't we all?) she learns what true friendship is, and how much it's worth risking.
Tam. What can I say about Tam? He's had a hard life. He knows what it means to put others before himself, because that's' what he's always done. In the game of Feyland he's a knight. It's appropriate. That's all I'll say.
This is one of those books I'll read over and over again. The ending leaves things open for a sequel. I hope we get it!
