Micah and the Candles of Time
The Isdralan Chronicles

3.5 rounded up to 4 Twelve-year-old Micah Murphy’s life has been turned upside down. First, his parents move him to a small boring town on the other side of the country, and now, his friends are not even messaging him back. The prospects for a great 8th grade are not looking good.
With nothing else t......more

A novel with clean prose that immediately sets the scene and lays the foundation for the story. Strange occurrences creep up on Micah bit by bit until he slams right into them and finds himself whisked away into another world before he can really make heads or tails of his own and the strife that se......more

Micah and the Candles of Time is book 1 in The Isdralan Chronicles by Beth Connor. Although the book is written for Middle School, as an adult, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Micah is 12 years old and his family just moved to Maine and his fantasy/adventure story is excellent. I thought the charact......more

Micah and the candle of time is a stark departure from Connor's previous novel, The Hollow City, but it is no less captivating than the first. Ominously atmospheric in tone, Connor has the knack of pitching her fantasy stories perfectly for younger teenage readers whilst maintaining the wonderfully......more

Out of this world The thing that stood out the most to me was the tangible fear and confusion of the main character upon entering a whole new world, where absolutely nothing is as it seems. The author does an amazing job conveying his palpable emotions, while keeping the action constant and entertain......more