Official Review: The Fleeing Company by Kyle McCurry

angela roura · Post by **angela roura** » 15 Jul 2020, 22:22

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Fleeing Company" by Kyle McCurry.]

3 out of 4 stars

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The world is unsettled. The great evil power, Vyroun, is becoming stronger. He is gaining followers and allies. In retaliation, a force of good is rising. The wizards are standing up to evil, and gaining followers. This tension between good and evil sets the background story for the plot.

Within this world of good and evil, Adroegen and his friends are being pursued. On their tails are the dreaded goblins and additional evil forces, all wishing to kill them all and collect a jewel that Adroegen has in his possession. If the goblin leader gets ahold of this gem, he will become more powerful, and harder to defeat. Adroegen stole this jewel from the goblin leader many years back, on account of his many negative feelings towards the goblins. The goblins slew his kin and left him to face the world alone as a child. The company must escape these creatures of evil while avoiding additional obstacles that come their way.

I found both the plot and the language within The Fleeing Company to be captivating. The magical world that Kyle McCurry created was certainly my favorite aspect of the book. In addition, I did not find any errors, profanity, or sexual scenes within the text, which are all positives. However, I can only give this book 3 out of 4 stars.

The reason I am giving such a well-written book only 3 stars, is because this book reminds a great deal of the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Most specifically, however, this reminds me of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In fact, the number of similarities is uncanny and disturbing. I can’t list all of the similarities without making major spoilers for the book, so I will only list a few. Both books contain an evil force drawn to an object that will increase their power. The evil forces in both consist of evil birds and trolls. When Adroegen and his friends travel through the mountains it is alike to Frodo and the fellowship traveling through the Mines of Moria. Both the mountain cave and the Mines of Moria are referred to as a “tomb”. Trees in the forest can talk and move, just like the Ents in Tolkien’s story. I’ve always been quite a Tolkien nerd, I’ve read a countless number of his books. It is because of this that I was able to catch so many of these similarities.

I do still recommend that others read this. I found it the perfect blend of relaxing and exciting. The best part is, I recommend it to all ages twelve and up. Besides tales of violence and loss, there is nothing that would upset a younger audience. However, I do believe that adults can enjoy it too.

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Elvis Best · Post by **Elvis Best** » 19 Jul 2020, 12:56

The battle between good and evil sounds very intriguing. Thank you for this insightful review. Good job!

Dayodiola · Post by **Dayodiola** » 19 Jul 2020, 16:16

Everything in life has two sides and it all starts with being either good or bad. A fair review of a nice book.

Unique Ego · Post by **Unique Ego** » 19 Jul 2020, 22:45

The review doesn't really entice me to the book but it was definitely hardwork all the same. So thanks for the review, hope you do better in your next.

Priyanka2304 · Post by **Priyanka2304** » 19 Jul 2020, 23:13

Thanks for the review. Teens have a lot to learn from this book.

Ivana Tomaš · Post by **Ivana Tomaš** » 20 Jul 2020, 01:44

The mere fact that this book reminds you of The Lord of the Rings is enough for me! It seems very interesting and magical. Thank you for the great review!

NetMassimo · Post by **NetMassimo** » 20 Jul 2020, 01:49

Many novels are derivative, and for this one the author seems to have drawn more than just a simple inspiration. Still, for fans of this kind of stories this one might be fun to read. Thank you for your very informative review!

Nitroguy · Post by **Nitroguy** » 23 Jul 2020, 01:33

This was very captivating and it makes you only want to read more you just can't stop in the middle.
He seems to have gotten a good inspiration from somewhere.