#Review of Obsidian Mirror (Chronoptika #1) by Catherine Fisher #Giveaway

Jake's father disappears while working on mysterious experiments with the obsessive, reclusive Oberon Venn. Jake is convinced Venn has murdered him. But the truth he finds at the snow-bound Wintercombe Abbey is far stranger ... The experiments concerned a black mirror, which is a portal to both the past and the future. Venn is not alone in wanting to use its powers. Strangers begin gathering in and around Venn's estate: Sarah - a runaway, who appears out of nowhere and is clearly not what she says, Maskelyne - who claims the mirror was stolen from him in some past century. There are others, a product of the mirror's power to twist time. And a tribe of elemental beings surround this isolated estate, fey, cold, untrustworthy, and filled with hate for humans. But of them all, Jake is hell-bent on using the mirror to get to the truth. Whatever the cost, he must learn what really happened to his father.

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Biography

Catherine Fisher is the New York Times best-selling author of Sapphique and Incarceron. She is "one of today's best fantasy writers," according to the London Independent. An acclaimed novelist and poet, she has written many fantasy books for young people, including The Oracle Prophecy series.

My Review 5 Other Worldly Stars

This book grabbed me from the start.  I wasn't sure what it was about but I was very happy to learn that it was a great and amazing blend of Fey and Time Travel.  I havent found such a wonderful working blend of those ever!!  It did lose me during the last part but during the ending it brought me right back and enveloped me right back into the story.  It shouldn't be missed. 

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Great blend of time travel and the Fey.
"All opinions are 100% honest and my own."

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From Booklist

In Fisher’s whirlwind middle book in the Obsidian Mirror trilogy, rivals competing for control of the Mirror become uneasy collaborators in deciphering its operation. Until the Mirror’s secrets are uncovered, journeys to the past are fraught with danger, as Jake discovers when he searches for his lost father and becomes trapped—briefly, but in true time-travel style, portentously—in the London Blitz. As Jake loops forward and backward in time, Oberon and Maskelyne work on the Mirror. They are biding their time, while Sarah, determined to save the future, enters the Wood to reclaim the broken gold coin she gifted to Summer, the cruel and volatile Shee Queen, without realizing its potential: when joined with its missing half, the coin can destroy the Mirror. The breathless pacing, multiple plot threads, and intriguing glimpses of revelations just on the horizon keep the pages turning; it’s only once the thrill ride is over that one realizes how little progress has been made. That is generally a good kind of suspense, however, and readers will be desperate to see how it turns out. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Since Incarceron (2010), Fisher has been a leader of intelligent upper-middle-grade fantasy. Major ARC promotion and a dedicated website will help keep the banner waving. Grades 6-9. --Krista Hutley

Review

Praise for Slanted Worlds:
"A sumptuous genre-blend of time travel, dark fantasy and post-apocalyptic thriller.  Gorgeous, atmospheric, and addictive." --Kirkus Reviews

“[Catherine Fisher’s] storytelling skills are decidedly—and wondrously—old school. Fisher deftly teases readers with cliff-hanging action, complex yet sympathetic characters with competing agendas, and villains that put a true chill in the reader’s spine.” –VOYA, starred review

Praise for Obsidian Mirror:
"Fisher effectively alternates brooding mystery with thrilling action. This blend of science fiction and fantasy is certified fresh." -Booklist

*"Full of unexpected twists and turns that will draw readers in...fans of Kady Cross, Cassandre Clare, and Doctor Who will be enthralled with this must-read title." -VOYA (starred review)

"Brilliantly disconcerting, scary and superbly written by the leading lady of British fantasy." -The London Times

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