Reviewed by -- Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of -- Phantom Bigfoot Strikes Again
(Phantom Bigfoot Series Book #1) by Simon Oneill
Overall star rating, from 1-5 --- 5
About the book:
Late Teen
Duane Dexter thinks he has it all, money, the hearts of Big Beaver’s women,
hero-worshiped by every kid in Big Beaver and The Elders have chosen him to be
Guardian of the Forest.
The Elders
are tall, Swedish-looking blond aliens from the planet Abba with a penchant for
loving their pets and have chosen young Duane to continue in his father's
Bigfootsteps to look after the tribe of Bigfoot deep in the forest. They have
genetically altered Duane to have access to his sixth sense.
With this
sense, Duane can pick out thoughts and feelings of those close to him and not
so close. He can also heal wounded animals with a touch of his hand. But
becoming The Phantom Bigfoot has its perks for this notorious prankster,
scallywag, and local celebrity.
A
side-effect is masquerading as The Phantom Bigfoot and leaving a trail of
ludicrous crimes for Sheriff Louise Harper to solve. This he does to keep her
mind off her long lost love, Virgil Tuckerwood. But Lou's misery infects the
whole town, so Duane must get creative. His creativity leads to all sorts of
insane problems for the whole town of Big Beaver, least of which is the
abduction of Beau, another notorious prankster.
Now Duane
must keep the sheriff and FBI from finding out his big secret in the woods as
they search for Beau. But can he keep the Tribe of Bigfoot a secret and protect
the forest as the authorities search for the missing teenager? Or will the
alien Elders come to regret their choice of Protector and banish Duane from the
forest forever?
Book creation ratings:
Overall
total -- 26 out of a possible 30
-- Story
& characters -- 10
-- Cover
& title -- 8
-- Editing
& formatting -- 8
* based on
a 1-10 scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good;
8-10, very good.*
My review:
Who knew
that bigfoot (or would that be bigfeet, if you're talking about more than one)
could be so much fun? Well, this book is
a world of fun to read. If you need a
book to sit down with and take a load off your mind, this one is it. I so very thoroughly enjoyed this book. Simon Okill's descriptive writing style is
wonderful. You can almost smell and feel
the big forests he describes. And his
imagination is genius. Great book for
most any age.
Reader Recommendations
Genre --
fantasy
Age
recommendations -- 12 and up
Sex
content rating -- next to none
Violence
rating -- none
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