Review of The Eternal Tree
Posted: 14 May 2023, 03:18
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Eternal Tree" by Gregg Cope Millar.]
The Eternal Tree chronicles the adventures of Iggy and his four friends. Iggy is a twelve-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He and his friends Dana, Bonnie, Gez, and Smiffy get to go on a lot of different adventures that involve bicycle racing and tree climbing. They decide to go on a tour of a castle and the observatory surrounding it, and while on this tour, they meet an older man who tells them about an ancient forest in the vicinity of the castle with plenty of tall trees. The friends are intrigued by the prospect of climbing trees taller than they have ever climbed, and they decide to ditch their tour and search for the forest. They find the forest, and deep in it, they find a huge tree that looks seemingly impossible to climb. A survey of the surroundings of the tree leads to an extraordinary experience. The tree turns out to be a deep pathway into the past. It takes them right into the middle of World War II. It further takes them back in time to the Normic War, and after almost getting killed by the soldiers, the kids leap even further into millions of years in the past when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. After having a near-death encounter with a dinosaur, the kids realise that for them to return to the present, one of them will have to be left behind.
I liked the straightforward and easy-to-understand language used in the book. I also enjoyed how one of the most interesting topics in the field of science, which is the paradox of time, was used to create a perfectly blended story with the right amount of humour and suspense. I also loved the buildup to the twist at the end of the story; the author sure did an excellent job keeping the readers at the edge of their seats till the very last chapter of the book.
Even though it is a children’s book and it is fiction, I don't take satisfaction in the fact that some of the events in this book appear unrealistic. I believe the author wasn’t really able to capture how the minds of children work correctly. It seems to me that teenagers will better relate to this story because they will better understand the concept of war and the magnitude of magic in this book. Other than the aforestated, I have no other complaints.
The Eternal Tree by Greg Cope Millar was professionally edited. I found just one grammatical error in the course of reading this book. However, owing to the unrealistic nature of some events in the book, which I didn't really appreciate, and the fact that some events in the book, such as World War II, the Normic War, etc., may be slightly beyond children’s comprehension, I have decided to rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
I recommend this book to children over the age of seven who are interested in science fiction and mystery stories. Readers who love to read books that ignite their imagination will also enjoy this book.
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The Eternal Tree
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The Eternal Tree chronicles the adventures of Iggy and his four friends. Iggy is a twelve-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He and his friends Dana, Bonnie, Gez, and Smiffy get to go on a lot of different adventures that involve bicycle racing and tree climbing. They decide to go on a tour of a castle and the observatory surrounding it, and while on this tour, they meet an older man who tells them about an ancient forest in the vicinity of the castle with plenty of tall trees. The friends are intrigued by the prospect of climbing trees taller than they have ever climbed, and they decide to ditch their tour and search for the forest. They find the forest, and deep in it, they find a huge tree that looks seemingly impossible to climb. A survey of the surroundings of the tree leads to an extraordinary experience. The tree turns out to be a deep pathway into the past. It takes them right into the middle of World War II. It further takes them back in time to the Normic War, and after almost getting killed by the soldiers, the kids leap even further into millions of years in the past when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. After having a near-death encounter with a dinosaur, the kids realise that for them to return to the present, one of them will have to be left behind.
I liked the straightforward and easy-to-understand language used in the book. I also enjoyed how one of the most interesting topics in the field of science, which is the paradox of time, was used to create a perfectly blended story with the right amount of humour and suspense. I also loved the buildup to the twist at the end of the story; the author sure did an excellent job keeping the readers at the edge of their seats till the very last chapter of the book.
Even though it is a children’s book and it is fiction, I don't take satisfaction in the fact that some of the events in this book appear unrealistic. I believe the author wasn’t really able to capture how the minds of children work correctly. It seems to me that teenagers will better relate to this story because they will better understand the concept of war and the magnitude of magic in this book. Other than the aforestated, I have no other complaints.
The Eternal Tree by Greg Cope Millar was professionally edited. I found just one grammatical error in the course of reading this book. However, owing to the unrealistic nature of some events in the book, which I didn't really appreciate, and the fact that some events in the book, such as World War II, the Normic War, etc., may be slightly beyond children’s comprehension, I have decided to rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
I recommend this book to children over the age of seven who are interested in science fiction and mystery stories. Readers who love to read books that ignite their imagination will also enjoy this book.
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The Eternal Tree
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon