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Name of Book: Blood Mission Author: Joni Parker ISBN: 978-1-5029618-4-6 Publisher: Village Green Press Part of a Series: The Seaward Isle Saga Type of book: fantasy, action, elves, half elves, water elves, figuring out things, soldiering, missions, blood mission, siblings, friendship, male vs female tasks Year it was published: 2013 Summary: When the lives of the two most powerful Elves on Seaward Isle are threatened in a plot by the rogue Elf Mellen, Prince Darin of the Water Elves and Lord Odin of the Tree Elves charge Alex, a young female tracker with a Blood Mission—to hunt him down and kill him, or die in the attempt. Blood Mission puts the fate of the kings and the safety of the inhabitants of Seaward Isle in the hands of a teen-age half-elf warrior. Can Alex survive her mission long enough to discover her own true destiny? Characters: For me personally, the characters were a bit more developed and interesting than in previous books, and to an extent, ...

Name of Book: Tangled Omens Author: Joni Parker ISBN: 9781497440289 Publisher: Village Green Press Part of a Series: Seaward Isle Saga Type of book: fantasy, flat characters, witches,, elves, military, learning from others, Seaward Isle, stranded on the island, storm, thinking of escape, revenge, engagements, Titans, myths Year it was published: 2012 Summary: Alex's adventures continue as she unravels the mysteries of Seaward Isle. In her new role as a Tracker, she is on the trail of a spy called the Horseman who is in cahoots with the pirates to steal Elfin gold. Alex experiences new aspects of her own gifts bestowed on her by her Titan ancestors in this rollicking new adventure. Characters: Alex is a pretty flat and boring character who literally succeeds at everything she does and is ridiculously resourceful and talented at everything. If there is conflict, it seemed a bit unbelievable for me because it seems very out of the blue and the book doesn...

Name of Book: The Black Elf of Seaward Isle Author: Joni Parker ISBN: 978-0-9858141-8-2 Publisher: Village Green Press Part of a Series: Black Elf series Type of book: Fantasy, mysterious Island, siblings, quarter elf quarter titan and half human, witches, Earth, Gaea, prophecies, 990s since Elves got stranded, Mary Sue character, politics, pirates, missions, soldier life, tomboy Year it was published: 2012 Summary: The first volume in the extraordinary new fantasy trilogy from Joni L. Parker. Trapped on an island, shipwrecked time travelers struggle first to survive and then--to escape. Elves, dwarves and mortals mingle in a world filled with pirates, political intrigue and magic. Their fates rest in the hands of one young woman, the orphan Lady Alexin. Half Elf and sole descendant of a Titan ancestor, she trained as a warrior, to avenge her parents' deaths, unaware that only she has the power to save them all Characters: The characters themselves really...