Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse
by Kaleb Nation
Series: Bran Hambric #1
Published: September 9, 2009
Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade
Format: Hardcover (430 pages)
Source: Library
In a bustling metropolis where magic is outlawed, a six-year-old child is found inside a locked bank vault. A scrap of paper reveals his name: Bran Hambric. The child remembers nothing of his life before the vault. Only magic could have done this. But why would any mage risk breaking the law to place a child in a bank vault?
This book has so many similarities to Harry Potter that it felt like poorly written rip off. As an adult, I found it too immature for my taste. Kaleb Nation wrote this book when he was a teenager and I could tell. Young boys would probably like this book better than I did. I decided to read this book after I found his blog Twilight Guy. His writing there is very funny. Hopefully his next stories will be more original.
Content Rating: Everyone (I read it a while ago and I can’t say for sure, but it’s a middle school book and fairly clean).
About Kaleb Nation
KALEB NATION is an author and online personality. His blogs and videos have received over 50 million hits online, and he has been featured on NPR, Entertainment Weekly, The Huffington Post and more.
While writing Harken, Kaleb documented his progress through video blogs at Youtube.com/KalebNation. A black belt in taekwondo, Kaleb lives in California with his chinchilla, Chilla. Harken is his first novel for teens.
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.
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