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May 2, 2014
5* Review for The Shadow of the Swarm (Book 2 The Morrow Secrets Trilogy)
5* Review for The Shadow of the Swarm on Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant sequel!, 2 May 2014
By
Tatum
This review is from: The Shadow of the Swarm (Book 2: The Morrow Secrets Trilogy) (Hardcover)
This is the second of Susan McNally’s Morrow Secrets books – the first one came out last year – and it’s just as good as the first one. It’s centred around the same main character and she’s joined not only by lots of the other characters from the first book but by new ones too. They’re all brought brilliantly to life and have more fantastic adventures. I don’t want to give anything anyway but there are some new locations which are unlike anything I’ve encountered before – spooky gothic indeed. Read it!
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April 8, 2014
The Morrow Secrets at The London Book Fair
The Morrow Secrets, books 1 & 2 are at The London Book Fair this week with Sweet Cherry Publishing… and so am I.
Creative Writing Workshops, Children’s Books, YA Fiction, Authors talking about their craft and many publishers.
March 26, 2014
The Shadow of the Swarm Book 2
THE SHADOW OF THE SWARM – The Morrow Secrets Book Two – Released March 27th
The hard work and toil has gone into the eagerly-anticipated second book of Susan McNally’s The Morrow Secrets Trilogy for months on end. The wait is finally over. I sit with my advance copy of The Shadow of the Swarm on my desk, and the first thing you notice is the strikingly colourful cover illustration. But it’s not the sort of colour that suggests flowers, cutsie stories and everything nice – it’s the hypnotic colour that makes you’re eyes widen and your heart race, and makes you think of fire, loud, crashing waves around jagged cliff faces, and dangerous tales of adventure.
The image of the magnificently dark castle, Hellstone Tors, dominates the cover. Perched precariously on the edge of the most jagged rock face I have ever seen, in waters far too green to be inviting. Aptly, the building casts a looming shadow across the landscape, and judging by the deathly orange glow of the sky, is caused by the biggest, most fiery inferno of a Sun known to man (or girl). It suggests something very dangerous indeed is just over the horizon. Looming.
That would be true of The Shadow of the Swarm.
Picking up from where Book One left off, in the Grand Hall of Hellstone Tors, with the vulnerable Tallitha, teenage heiress to the Morrow family, trapped in the evil clutches of The Morrow Swarm. Led there by nothing but her own sense of intrigue, and her passion for adventure, she finds herself enveloped in a whole world of mystery, lies and deceit – with supposedly no turning back.
Having travelled all this way, and having come up against Murk-Mowl, Black Hounds and Groats in the Out-of-the-Way Mountains and Startling Caves, she survived relatively unscathed, and has walked straight in to the biggest danger of all, her own family.
The Shadow of the Swarm will follow Tallitha’s struggle onward as she tries to untangle herself from the web of evil the Morrow Swarm have spun for her. Will she every make it out alive, will she ever see home again? But if this is the truth of her family, can she truly call anywhere home?
The Shadow of the Swarm is released Thursday March 27th and can be pre-ordered on Amazon at the following link
The Shadow of the Swarm: Books 2 of Morrow Secret Trilogy: Amazon.co.uk: Susan McNally: Books
The Shadow of the Swarm: Books 2 of Morrow Secret Trilogy: Amazon.co.uk: Susan McNally: Books
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March 25, 2014
The Shadow of the Swarm – The Morrow Secrets book 2 – by Susan McNally
The hard work and toil has gone into the eagerly-anticipated second book of Susan McNally’s The Morrow Secrets Trilogy for months on end. The wait is finally over. I sit with my advance copy of The Shadow of the Swarm on my desk, and the first thing you notice is the strikingly colourful cover illustration. But it’s not the sort of colour that suggests flowers, cutsie stories and everything nice – it’s the hypnotic colour that makes you’re eyes widen and your heart race, and makes you think of fire, loud, crashing waves around jagged cliff faces, and dangerous tales of adventure.
The image of the magnificently dark castle, Hellstone Tors, dominates the cover. Perched precariously on the edge of the most jagged rock face I have ever seen, in waters far too green to be inviting. Aptly, the building casts a looming shadow across the landscape, and judging by the deathly orange glow of the sky, is caused by the biggest, most fiery inferno of a Sun known to man (or girl). It suggests something very dangerous indeed is just over the horizon. Looming.
That would be true of The Shadow of the Swarm.
Picking up from where Book One left off, in the Grand Hall of Hellstone Tors, with the vulnerable Tallitha, teenage heiress to the Morrow family, trapped in the evil clutches of The Morrow Swarm. Led there by nothing but her own sense of intrigue, and her passion for adventure, she finds herself enveloped in a whole world of mystery, lies and deceit – with supposedly no turning back.
Having travelled all this way, and having come up against Murk-Mowl, Black Hounds and Groats in the Out-of-the-Way Mountains and Startling Caves, she survived relatively unscathed, and has walked straight in to the biggest danger of all, her own family.
The Shadow of the Swarm will follow Tallitha’s struggle onward as she tries to untangle herself from the web of evil the Morrow Swarm have spun for her. Will she every make it out alive, will she ever see home again? But if this is the truth of her family, can she truly call anywhere home?
The Shadow of the Swarm is released Thursday March 27th and can be pre-ordered on Amazon at the following link
The Shadow of the Swarm: Books 2 of Morrow Secret Trilogy: Amazon.co.uk: Susan McNally: Books
Join the search for the truth…
#YA #GOTHIC #ADVENTURE #FANTASY #FICTION
@MorrowSecrets
@SMcNallyauthor
@SweetCherryPub
March 4, 2014
Book Two – The Shadow of the Swarm! Fantasy Trilogy!
The Shadow of the Swarm is the second instalment of Susan McNally’s spooky young adult fantasy series, and is the hotly-anticipated sequel to the Bangzo Book of the Year 2013, The Morrow Secrets. Due for release on Thursday 27th March 2014, make sure you don’t miss out on reading this ‘fairy tale of epic proportions’!
The Shadow of the Swarm
The story of Shadow of the Swarm catches up with Tallitha and Tyaas, two determined children of the powerful Morrow family, as they deal with their recent discovery and the severe implications it will have for everyone they hold dear.
The extent of the mysterious family secret was greater than either of them had ever imagined, and the wheels are set in motion to submit them both to what they have been desperately trying to avoid…
The Shadow of the Swarm takes the reader from the monumental cliff-hanger at the end of The Morrow Secrets to their search for the truth. But it seems they will have to endure even more of the dark goings-on that have threatened to surface since the very first page of the trilogy began.
Book One, The Morrow Secrets, which won Bangzo’s coveted Book of the Year Award in 2013 followed the brother-sister duo as they fled their spooky castle home Winderling Spires, in search of their long-lost cousin, and the answers to the web of lies they are convinced their evil family had spun.
Described as a “fantasy roller-coaster delight” and “an epic adventure across dangerous lands”, they met a host of evil creatures, strange monsters and spooky animals on their journey across the mysterious land of Breedoor.
The Morrow Secrets has received outstanding praise from avid readers, both from the Young Adult market and older. With plenty of 4 and 5 Star Reviews on Amazon, book blogs and fan sites like Goodreads.com, McNally’s gripping tale will draw you in, as you enjoy the twists and turns Tallitha and Tyaas experience.
Sink your teeth into this amazing fantasy adventure and pick up a copy of Book One, The Morrow Secrets at Amazon fromwww.amazon.co.uk/The-Morrow-Secrets-Book-Trilogy/dp/1782260358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378477202&sr=8-1&keywords=the+morrow+secrets
February 26, 2014
Fantasy, Secrets, Mystery and Magic! Another 5* Review for The Morrow Secrets.
Another 5 Star Review for The Morrow Secrets
I’ve waited so long to for a book that could take me back to the intricacies of my childhood. My prayers were answered when my daughter brought home ‘the Morrow Secrets’ from school… She told me it reminded her of the ‘his dark materials’ trilogy, while somewhat dismissive, I thought it was definitely worth a read… My thoughts?? I cannot recommend this book enough… absolutely gripping… Susan McNally has the ability to catapult the reader into the depths of their imagination… Can’t wait for book 2 and for those of you asking about a possible film… all I can say is I hope you’re right, a film adaptation of this, like the book, would be GREAT :))))
February 3, 2014
Book Two – The Shadow of the Swarm! Fantasy Trilogy!
The Shadow of the Swarm is the second instalment of Susan McNally’s spooky young adult fantasy series, and is the hotly-anticipated sequel to the Bangzo Book of the Year 2013, The Morrow Secrets. Due for release on Thursday 27th March 2014, make sure you don’t miss out on reading this ‘fairy tale of epic proportions’!
The Shadow of the Swarm
The story of Shadow of the Swarm catches up with Tallitha and Tyaas, two determined children of the powerful Morrow family, as they deal with their recent discovery and the severe implications it will have for everyone they hold dear.
The extent of the mysterious family secret was greater than either of them had ever imagined, and the wheels are set in motion to submit them both to what they have been desperately trying to avoid…
The Shadow of the Swarm takes the reader from the monumental cliff-hanger at the end of The Morrow Secrets to their search for the truth. But it seems they will have to endure even more of the dark goings-on that have threatened to surface since the very first page of the trilogy began.
Book One, The Morrow Secrets, which won Bangzo’s coveted Book of the Year Award in 2013 followed the brother-sister duo as they fled their spooky castle home Winderling Spires, in search of their long-lost cousin, and the answers to the web of lies they are convinced their evil family had spun.
Described as a “fantasy roller-coaster delight” and “an epic adventure across dangerous lands”, they met a host of evil creatures, strange monsters and spooky animals on their journey across the mysterious land of Breedoor.
The Morrow Secrets has received outstanding praise from avid readers, both from the Young Adult market and older. With plenty of 4 and 5 Star Reviews on Amazon, book blogs and fan sites like Goodreads.com, McNally’s gripping tale will draw you in, as you enjoy the twists and turns Tallitha and Tyaas experience.
Sink your teeth into this amazing fantasy adventure and pick up a copy of Book One, The Morrow Secrets at Amazon fromwww.amazon.co.uk/The-Morrow-Secrets-Book-Trilogy/dp/1782260358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378477202&sr=8-1&keywords=the+morrow+secrets
January 31, 2014
Five Star Review for YA Fantasy Adventure
The Morrow Secrets
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***** 5.0 out of 5 stars
Great adventure
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I loved this book from start to finish. It had everything, action, adventure, suspense and a great cliff hanger that has me eager for the book 2.
You are thrown in to the action from the start of the book and it flows continuaslly through the entire book.
The story mainly centers round young Tallitha who is heirbto the Morrow legacy and she don’t want to be and sets out for the true heir. She takes her younger brother along and meets a whole host of interesting and frightening creatures.
The world building was good and I could visualize the world perfectally.
There were some pleasant twists and the cliffhanger at the end keeps you wanting more.
This is a great book for adults as well as children who are looking for a little adventure.
January 18, 2014
The Morrow Secrets Trilogy: Book Two – The Shadow of the Swarm
The Shadow of the Swarm
The Shadow of the Swarm
The Second Book in The Morrow Secrets Trilogy
How will Tallitha escape from the sinister castle at Hellstone Tors and the grip of the Morrow Swarm? Will she ever see her home at Winderling Spires again?
Grand Witches, Hellstone Shroves, evil relatives, strange creatures and supernatural powers abound in the second book in Tallitha Mouldson’s adventures in the strange land of Breedoor.
Find out what happens in the next instalment of The Morrow Secrets released in March 2014.
Meet exciting new characters as Tallitha and her trusted friends’ battle to free her from the Swarm and the dark spell of Hellstone Tors.
December 10, 2013
The Second Book in The Morrow Secrets Trilogy – The Shadow of the Swarm
The Shadow of the Swarm is the second book in The Morrow Secrets Trilogy to be published in March 2014.
Available to pre-order on Amazon
What will Tallitha do next?
How will she escape from the sinister castle at Hellstone Tors and free herself from the grip of the Morrow Swarm?
Will she ever see Winderling Spires again?
Grand Witches, Hellstone Shroves, evil relatives, strange creatures abound in the second book in Tallitha Mouldson’s exciting adventures.
The Shadow of the Swarm
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