The Order of Obsidian (The Reeds of West Hills Series) by B.E. Padgett

 

The Order of Obsidian by B.E. Padgett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I absolutely love this series and this book has me eager for the next book right now!

It's another year of classes at the West Hills School for the Perceptually Gifted and twins Jon and Frank Reed are clinging to any hope that they can find. Jon's visions are becoming more powerful and Frank has a new power that he's having to learn to control.

It's hard to put this one down to take care of "real life issues" when Jon and Frank are in such peril!

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An Oracle's Handbook by B.E. Padgett

 

An Oracle's Handbook by B.E. Padgett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a very enjoyable series and young adults will love the adventures that Jon and Frank find themselves taking. They go to a school for perceptually gifted kids and it's a pretty cool place. There are mysteries galore and this time is no exception.

I do recommend reading these books in order as they build on themselves. This series would make a great gift for the middle school reader!

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The Secrets of Arkaim (The Reeds of West Hills) by B. E. Padgett

 

The Secrets of Arkaim by B.E. Padgett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This story picks up on year 2 at West Hills School for the Perceptually Gifted for the Reed twins. It's going to be a better year because everything is better then the first year!

The big announcement is the Zodiac Games. They only come along every 3 years and this happens to be that year! A mixture of physical skills and intelluctual abilities will be the focus of this super fun event. When a handful of students start getting sick, the Games become a low point of priority. Bigger issues arise when the military becomes involved and Jon and Frank find themselves under tight scrutiny.

I loved this book and read it pretty quickly in one afternoon. It will hold attention and is really hard to put down! While this is the second book in a series, this could be read as a standalone with minimal loss to the back story. I am super excited to read the next book in this middle grade series! This is great for fans of Sky High, Harry Potter, and The Hunger Games!

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The Guardian of Whispers (The Reeds of West Hills Book 1) by B. E. Padgett

 

The Guardian of Whispers by B.E. Padgett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A little bit of a Harry Potter feel to it has the reader diving into the story of Jon and Frank Reed. They are twins with some pretty cool special abilities. When they are sent away to school to refine these abilities, they come across some interesting people who are like them in some ways. The school has regular academic coursework, along with classes for each special gift.

Jon is a bit of an enigma as they've not seen his gift in many years. Could that gift become his downfall, his curse? He gets to have exposure to the Guardian of Whispers but then it does missing and everyone automatically blames him. Can Frank help him out in any way? Frank hears voices so maybe Jon can get a message to him before it's too late.

This is a super fun middle school fantasy book. I look forward to reading about the next adventures of the Reed brothers!

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