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Rowan of the Wood (Kindle Edition)

by Christine Rose (Author), Ethan Rose (Author)

4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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I found Rowan of the Wood to be an imaginative and fun read with a fairy tale flavor to it that will appeal to old and young alike. --Midwest Book Review

The overall story is very good, the characters are believable, and the situation is bleak. Lovers of magic and fantasy set in the real world would do well to check this book out. A solid tale of magic, love, betrayal, and loss, Rowan of the Wood is well-inspired and lovingly written. --Nothing Binding book reviews

This is a great addition to the wizarding world. You ll find yourself reading it in a day because you won t want to put it down. --Austin Monthly magazine

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Rowan of the Wood, winner of the Indie Excellence Award for YA Fiction and a Finalist for the 2008 National Best Books Award in the Young Adult Fiction category, tells the story of a young boy Cullen who meanders through the redwood forest every day on his way to school, losing himself in books and fantasy worlds full of elves, fairies, and wizards. He loves to escape to these magical lands because reality for him is not fun at all. Cullen and his two misfit friends, Maddy and April, are terribly unpopular amongst the other kids, and they regularly endure ridicule and bullying. Cullen's life changes incredibly one day when he uncovers an ancient magic wand that is inhabited by a powerful wizard, Rowan. Inadvertently, Cullen releases Rowan from the wand and finds himself possessed by the wizard, with a great power and an obsessive need to find a lost love. When danger is near, Rowan emerges from the frightened child to set things right. He and Cullen try to understand what has happened to them, only to discover a deeper problem. Nearly fourteen centuries ago, Rowan and his bride Fiana were separated on their wedding day. Rowan manages to survive, trapped in time, until Cullen releases him from the wand. Fiana uses dark magic to stay alive as she continues searching for Rowan. Over the centuries, Fiana descends deeper into the darkness becoming something evil and eventually giving up her search...until a young boy brings Rowan back to her.

"I found Rowan of the Wood to be an imaginative and fun read with a fairy tale flavor to it that will appeal to old and young alike." --Midwest Book Review

"The overall story is very good, the characters are believable, and the situation is bleak. Lovers of magic and fantasy set in the real world would do well to check this book out. A solid tale of magic, love, betrayal, and loss, Rowan of the Wood is well-inspired and lovingly written." --Nothing Binding book reviews

"This is a great addition to the wizarding world. You ll find yourself reading it in a day because you won t want to put it down." --Austin Monthly magazine

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 294 KB
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Blue Moose Press (November 1, 2008)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B001KBYY0K

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worlds of magic..., October 28, 2008

By	Catherine Somerlot - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Rowan of the Wood (Paperback)

I was sucked into Cullen, Rowan, and Fiana's varying worlds and couldn't stop reading until they all collided! This is an exciting novel by debut authors Christine & Ethan Rose...they've created characters that are strikingly vivid and a plot that draws the reader into a world much like our own, yet not our own. I can actually see Cullen walking through the majestic Redwood forest...Rowan and Fiana hand-in-hand among the standing stones in Caledonia...the many amusing cats scattered about Raimund's woodland cottage. Lovers of fantasy must give this a read because they will truly enjoy it!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Rowan of the Wood, October 25, 2008

By	Mrs. Magoo "Mrs. Magoo Reads" (California, United States) - See all my reviews

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Title: Rowan of the Wood
Authors: Christine Rose and Ethan Rose
Grade: B+
Ideal Audience: Boys & Girls, 10-15 (and advanced 9 year olds)
Reading Type(s): The Fantastical Reader

Summary: Books are the only things that save Cullen from his depressing life. However, when his foster father forces him to burn almost all of his books, Cullen doesn't have much left to cheer him up.

One day, he ventures into the woods surrounding his house and finds a stick that, as it turns out, is an ancient wand! He unknowingly releases Rowan, a wizard who has been trapped in the wand for over 1000 years. Now, Rowan and Cullen share Cullen's body, and have internal conversations. Cullen doesn't know whether he has gone crazy, or if everything is true and magic doesn't only exist in books.

Rowan became trapped in the wood when he and his wife, Fiana, were forced to separate only moments after they were wed. As the reader learns (but Rowan and Cullen don't), Fiana has spent the centuries searching for her lost love and eventually becoming an evil, cruel creature to pay for an immortal life.

Not knowing about Fiana's fate, Rowan and Cullen attempt to find Fiana so that the couple may be re-united.

My thoughts: Although it took me about 100 pages before I really got into the book, after that, I couldn't stop. I especially loved all the characters, and seeing their desires, fears, motivations, etc. The problems that time created also kept me entertained: Fiana's battle with her approaching death, and Rowan's confusion with the modern world that Cullen lives in.

I found Cullen's quick acceptance of Rowan a bit unrealistic. He did wonder if he were crazy a few times, but if a thousand year old wizard started talking to me about his lost love in my head, I'd run screaming to the nearest mental facility. (Although I guess that would kind of ruin the plot of the novel...)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, enjoyable book, May 1, 2009

By	Andrew Ternay (Carrollton, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Rowan of the Wood (Paperback)

I ran across this book at the Irish Festival in Dallas - the authors had a booth there. It turned out their whole booth was themed around their book, Rowan of the Wood. I thought that was awfully creative and picked up the book.

I am glad I did. Although I am an adult, it carried me back to being a young boy on the edge of being a man when magic seemed all around. It was a great read and I'm looking forward to sharing it with my daughter when she gets a little older.

The strongest point of the book are the characters who really come to life and grab your attention.

The weakest point of the book was the setting - a young man about to stumble onto magic, living in a home with an mean and uncaring stepfamily and a son who picks on the boy. When I read the bio of Ethan Rose it made more sense (he lived with foster families) but it was still very reminiscent of Harry Potter.

Don't let that stop you from getting the book - it is a good one and worth checking out!

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Published 2 months ago by Nicole Hicks

5.0 out of 5 stars Rowan of the Wood does not disappoint.
Rowan of the Wood is the hybrid book which the fantasy genre has been sorely lacking. It successfully manages to bridge the gap between the world of Harry Potter, Twilight, and... Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars by Steven Maus, author of Branchwater
Cullen, Rowan, Max, and all the other main characters were well done, though Rex seemed to be a direct Dudley Dursley knock-off, only meaner. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Steven A. Maus

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a young adults novel
This book is marketed as a young adults novel but adults of all ages will find that they like it. I can't wait to see what's next for Cullen and Rowan.

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Rowan of The Wood offers just the right amount of magic and fun for any child wanting to spend a weekend or summer break away from video games and whatever happens to be showing... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Gary Audas

5.0 out of 5 stars Sure to be enjoyed by those children who can't get enough of the genre
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Published 8 months ago by Midwest Book Review

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