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The Oracle (The Gateway Chronicles #2)

by K.B. Hoyle (Goodreads Author)

4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 · rating details · 32 ratings · 13 reviews

A year ago Darcy Pennington had no real friends. A year ago she’d thought that magic only existed in fairy tales. A year ago she would have laughed at the idea of other worlds.
Then everything changed when she’d visited Cedar Cove Family Camp and stumbled into a magical gateway to a world called Alitheia.
It is the summer before freshman year and Darcy and her five friends h...more

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Published June 14th 2012 by The Writer's Coffee Shop

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Jun 11, 2012 Glass rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, blog-tour, arc, magic

Review is posted on my blog Ja čitam, a ti? as a part of blog tour for TWCS.

I've read first book in The Gateway Chronicles two moths ago - The Six took me by suprise. I felt like a child again. And then TWCS asked me if I wanted to review second book in the series. My answer - "YES!" Cindy, you rock!:)

The Oracle is set a year after everything that happened in the the first novel. It did started a bit slow, although that first scene with Darcy's dream was really good start. I don't want to spoil...more

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Jun 28, 2012 Sherry Gomes added it · review of another edition

The Oracle is the second book in the Gateway Chronicles, following The Six. It's the next year, and Darcy and the other five kids, now fourteen, meet again at family summer camp and head back to the gateway to return to the land they found the year before. We meet new friends and get reacquainted with old. Darcy Perry and Dean must take a journey that has much of the second half of the book with a group separated from the other three.

I loved this book, almost as much as I loved the first one. I...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Kathie (katmom) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Fabulous!

This is the second book in the GATEWAY Chronicles and it is available NOW. And what a ride!

Quite the roller coaster...little moments of calm, separated with WILD adventures.

Darcy thinks there's a way to find out if she HAS to marry Tellius, and she jumps at the chance for information. Just what IS the Oracle? It's a long journey to get there and what is the cost?

Loved this adventure...

Yahto Veli continues to be my favorite character!

Read and decide who your favorite Nark is...

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Aug 19, 2012 Mary Grace rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Oracle follows the next chapter of the six chosen to fulfill the prophecy. Darcy, Amelia, Sam, Lewis, Perry & Dean travels back to Alithea to continue their adventure in the hope of accomplishing the prophesied future for both the group and Alithea.

What’s new in The Oracle? The second book in the Gateway Chronicles was as exciting as The Six and I thoroughly enjoyed every single page. It was engaging, captivating and beautifully written. I also applause Hoyle for writing both The Six and...more The Oracle follows the next chapter of the six chosen to fulfill the prophecy. Darcy, Amelia, Sam, Lewis, Perry & Dean travels back to Alithea to continue their adventure in the hope of accomplishing the prophesied future for both the group and Alithea.

What’s new in The Oracle? The second book in the Gateway Chronicles was as exciting as The Six and I thoroughly enjoyed every single page. It was engaging, captivating and beautifully written. I also applause Hoyle for writing both The Six and The Oracle with such details. I didn’t know what I was expecting from The Oracle when I started reading it, I didn’t even read the blurb to make the whole experience mysterious and I made the right choice.

Okay so events. At first it seemed like the group was just in Alithea to enjoy, train and educate themselves but Darcy and Tellus struck again. It seemed like both Tellus and Darcy felt the same thing – they don’t want to be wed which led to Tellus telling Darcy about a book that suggested the wrong interpretation of the prophecy. Darcy seeing it as an opening to not marrying, studied the book and activated the invocation with the oracle. Not a good idea! So a group was assembled by Rubidius for the journey.

Lady Darcy, Lady Darcy – you did it again. Great job! a friend lost for a fools errand. I really sympathize with Darcy on some point but most of the time she just came off as a self centered child. I know why she wanted to go on with the mission in spite the evidence of trouble but I can’t fully applause her for that. And at the end of the journey, Darcy loses one of my favorite character and for me, it wasn’t worth it. The Oracle makes me sad actually, the whole event for me was heart breaking and I can’t seem to get rid my irritation for Darcy. I do hope that in the third book, The White Thread, Darcy’s attitude would mature a little. She is really getting in my nerves.

Nothing much happened to the other guys in this installment and in spite the cliffhanger ending, I am looking forward to reading The White Thread. Take note that this installment does not lack the adventure and thrill that you seek in a fantasy novel. I definitely recommend The Gateway Chronicles series to everyone!(less)

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Jun 14, 2012 Shaheen rated it 3 of 5 stars

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The Oracle begins with Darcy's incredible impatience as her family prepares to return to Cedar Cove Family Camp, and immediately the difference in Darcy is clear. While last year she had dreaded the camp and didn't have a nice thing to say about it at all, this year she is brimming with excitement. What follows is a magical year in the world of Alitheia, where Darcy and her five friends work together to unravel the mysteries that bind them together. The book chronicles an epic adventure for the...more The Oracle begins with Darcy's incredible impatience as her family prepares to return to Cedar Cove Family Camp, and immediately the difference in Darcy is clear. While last year she had dreaded the camp and didn't have a nice thing to say about it at all, this year she is brimming with excitement. What follows is a magical year in the world of Alitheia, where Darcy and her five friends work together to unravel the mysteries that bind them together. The book chronicles an epic adventure for the kids and I am glad I read it!

One of the things that prevented me from enjoying the sequel, The Six, was Darcy's character, and while I still find her a little too self-centred and short-sighted, she has improved a lot since we last saw her. I can now see her as a good leader of her band of friends, and believe she will grow into the role as her confidence and experience grows. Although the causes a lot of the trouble in the book (again) by invoking the Oracle, I admire the way she stepped up to deal with the outcomes. The story in The Oracle focusses a lot on Darcy herself, and I feel I lost the opportunity to witness the growth of the other characters. We do, however, get to see the Prince Tellius a lot more, and he strikes me as quite a likeable character. With the series due to span six books, I hope a romance will eventuate between him and Darcy.

The world created by Hoyle is amazing and I welcomed returning to it. The narks continue to be the most intriguing set of characters, especially Yahto Veli. Although the day nark, Veli, has always had a good relationship with Darcy, I liked the development of Darcy and Yahto's bond throughout the book. The other character I really liked is The Oracle, who is creepy in the extreme! Although it is only physically present for the small portion of the book, the inherent evil it embodies is cleverly foreshadowed.

With a lot of the clumsiness of world-building out of the way for the second book, Hoyle provides a more enjoyable book (for me at least) in The Oracle than she did with The Six. I am glad I stuck with the series, and look forward to reading the rest of it! I want to note that while at the moment it is focussing on fourteen year olds, the series will follow this group of friends until they are eighteen or nineteen, so I expect the books to transition soon between the MG and YA genres.

You can read more of my reviews at Speculating on SpecFic .(less)

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Jun 30, 2012 Ny rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I'm really enjoying the progress that this series is making so far. Darcy is really growing as a character and becoming a more likable one. Even though Darcy is still relatively young, you can see her mindset becoming more mature. I think that the interaction between Darcy and Tellius is interesting to watch progress and grow. While Tellius and Darcy are still set firm on not marrying each other, you can see their dislike grow...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Megan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So this is the second book in K.B. Hoyle’s series The Gateway Chronicles, and since I read the first one in April I have been waiting for this to read! In the first book, I had a little trouble adjusting to the ages of the main characters; because they were only like 13 years old… and well I haven’t been 13 in HAH well 13 years! But once I started reading the first one I absolutely loved it. So when I got an email to see if I would be interested in reading The Oracle I didn’t even hesitate! I ha...more So this is the second book in K.B. Hoyle’s series The Gateway Chronicles, and since I read the first one in April I have been waiting for this to read! In the first book, I had a little trouble adjusting to the ages of the main characters; because they were only like 13 years old… and well I haven’t been 13 in HAH well 13 years! But once I started reading the first one I absolutely loved it. So when I got an email to see if I would be interested in reading The Oracle I didn’t even hesitate! I had to see what my young friends were up to!
I am still not really a fan of Perry… he is still way too arrogant (are boys really that into themselves when they are only 14?) and I was kind of happy actually that Sam wasn’t in this book as much because her fascination with Perry is just too much to handle sometimes. But Darcy! Wow I love her! In the first book, she was a little too whiny and still very immature. But in The Oracle… even though she once again basically caused all the problems by invoking the Oracle, it was so awesome to see her train and learn her powers way more then she was able to in the first book.
I was kind of hoping that Darcy would get over her little crush on Perry, because I think as the series progresses Perry and Sam will end up together… and I was also hoping that her and Tellius might have some kind of little spark. Then I was reintroduced to Tokala! Oh boy! Now I only vaguely remember him from The Six but in this book he totally stole my heart… I don’t know if the books have said how old he is (I am totally going to have to find out), but I am hoping not too old because I think Tokala and Darcy would be PERFECT together! Ahh but Yehto Veli! Oh man I absolutely love that little Nark, he will be one of my main focus points when I read the next book because I need to know more about him and what happened!
So essentially I loved this book, it was a great follow up from The Six, and although at the beginning it was a little slow I was able to fly through the book once I found a few hours. The only problem I had with the book is that I was of course left with a CLIFFHANGER! And I have a major love/hate thing for cliffhangers! I love them because it gets me super excited for the next book… but I hate them because I hate having to actually WAIT for the next book! *sigh* but I think I will survive because the next book is due out in August and since I am going on a little road trip to LA (all the way from Toronto) in the first 2 weeks of July it won’t seem like I am actually waiting for the book to long (does my logic make sense to anyone other than myself?)
If you have read the first book in this series, then you HAVE to read The Oracle, and if you haven’t read The Six yet, read it… like yesterday! Because you will want to read these books trust me! Being back in the pages of Alithiea with the kids and seeing how they are all growing and how they are such great friends now is super amazing. But I am not going to lie, the end was a little sad and there were a few points when I seriously considered getting my Kleenex out.
Oh and I was talking to K.B. Hoyle almost right after finishing The Oracle… and I found out there will be 6 books total in this series! YAYY! And by the last book Darcy and the rest of her friends will be 18 going on 19!
Thanks once again Ms. Hoyle for writing such a fantastic book with characters that you can’t help but want to know more about!(less)

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Jun 15, 2012 Angelya (The Oaken Bookcase) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, childrens, reviewed, favorites

Review originally posted at The Oaken Bookcase, June 15 2012.

The first book in the Gateway Chronicles, The Six, was re-released earlier this year and the story of The Oracle picks up a year later. The Six are now fourteen and they and their families are about to head back to Cedar Cove for another summer holiday. Hoyle has done a great job at gently reminding the reader of previous events, without bogging the story down with a long-winded retelling.

Once the teenagers arrive at Cedar Creek it’s a...more Review originally posted at The Oaken Bookcase, June 15 2012.

The first book in the Gateway Chronicles, The Six, was re-released earlier this year and the story of The Oracle picks up a year later. The Six are now fourteen and they and their families are about to head back to Cedar Cove for another summer holiday. Hoyle has done a great job at gently reminding the reader of previous events, without bogging the story down with a long-winded retelling.

Once the teenagers arrive at Cedar Creek it’s all systems go right to the end – there’s none of the waiting around that irritated me a little in The Six. There’s a challenge around every corner and the travellers must use every trick at their disposal to survive. The teenagers are gradually improving their talents and discovering their magic, and they surprise themselves and each other with their capabilities all along the way.

This is just the sort of thing I loved to read when I was middle-grade-aged. Gateways that lead to other worlds, magic, mythical creatures, fairies, princes, nasty shadowy baddies – it’s all here!

I’m really enjoying the development of relationships between all the characters and I can see that we’re in for a treat in the next few books as they all get older and more mature. I love the playful Dean and Perry moments, but these two started to show their more serious sides as well in this book. We didn’t see enough of Sam though! I think she’s adorable. Darcy is much less moody and withdrawn now which is a refreshing change, but she still hasn’t stopped making impulsive decisions and that gets them all into trouble. I’m also really interested in Colin now – he sounds like a troubled character who will develop into a central part of the story sooner or later.

The last couple of chapters felt slightly rushed to me, but tied up nicely ready for the next instalment.

Fans of fantasy of all ages will enjoy The Oracle. It’s a perfect summer read for you northern hemisphere types, or a curl up warm winter book for the rest of us, but I do recommend picking up a copy of The Six first if you haven’t read it. The next in the series, The White Thread, has already been self-published on Createspace, but I believe TWCS will be re-releasing it sometime soon.(less)

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Sep 26, 2012 Sherrie added it

Loves this book! It should be in all elementary school libraries! The first book "The Six" started me on this wonderful adventure and The Oracle was just as amazing. Can't wait to read all the series.

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May 15, 2013 Andrea (mrsaubergine) rated it 5 of 5 stars

This series just gets better and better! It's a year later - two years in Alitheia - so Darcy and her friends are a little bit more mature, and have spent their year at home anxiously waiting their trip through the gateway. Once again, though, Darcy's inquisitiveness becomes her downfall, and she unwittingly begins a turn of events which are shocking and left me panting for the third book. There are deaths, a dragon, centaurs and quite a bit of magic, and something horrendous happens which I hop...more

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Jul 17, 2011 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Everyone...really

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Sequels can be iffy sometimes, they either feed your interest in the story or just dissolve it entirely. This sequel was -in my opinion- much better than the first one. It has a great pace and it was really great to revisit all the characters and see how they've changed. I warn you though, it's extremely addicting, I read it in less than 24 hours of the time I purchased it. For real. And with the Harry Potter series completed, this is definitely going to be the new midnight premiere series for m...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Carol rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

not as good as the first, but some of the quest adventures may be more interesting to the young adult reader. I am ordering the third book.

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Mar 05, 2011 Donna (Girl Who Reads) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This was as good as the first book. It also was very sad. See my full review at http://www.girl-who-reads.com/2011/02...

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K. B. Hoyle is a wife to a wonderful husband, a mother to three rambunctious little boys, and has been a classical educator for five years. She always knew from a young age that she wanted to write stories that would inspire people. Her favorite genre to read and write is Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction, so that is where her journey began. K. B. Hoyle began writing her first fantasy novel...more

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