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Long Live Freedom

Elizabeth Hunt (Goodreads Author)

3.89 · Rating details · 9 ratings · 4 reviews

When Karter, banished and alone, stumbles across the Kingdom of Conquistado, he finds himself recruited to the Pantasmas -the rebel group living in the forest just outside town. From there, they do their best to thwart Derex Fallon, a man who stole the crown ten years ago and has kept a strangling hold on the populace ever since. When a crazy tradition gives the Pantasma's ...more

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Published August 16th 2014 by Believers Dream Publishing DBA (first published August 9th 2014)

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Jan 08, 2016 Mummy Cat Claire rated it did not like it · review of another edition

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The book starts out with Karter Rider searching for a town. When he finds a trader who is willing to take him to Conquistado, he jumps at the chance, even among many warnings that the town is run by an evil king. Karter ends up in the woods, where a bunch of kids live called the Pantasmas. Their leader, Alik, and others like Sam and Rydly, take in Karter and teach him to fight. Shortly after his arrival, it is Heritor Day. A day that cannot be ignored by any who dwell in this land. It serves are ...more

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Mar 01, 2016 Sincerely Books rated it liked it · review of another edition

This book is . . . alright. I guess. It's a little difficult to give a truly accurate review because my opinion of it fluctuated so frequently. It was an interesting idea, but not particularly well-written or thought out.

(view spoiler) This book is . . . alright. I guess. It's a little difficult to give a truly accurate review because my opinion of it fluctuated so frequently. It was an interesting idea, but not particularly well-written or thought out.

(view spoiler)[ For starters, the writing style isn't particularly interesting. It was rudimentary and simple, although what the author was trying to convey was successfully communicated throughout the book. Occasionally, the book contradicted itself ("Alick hadn't really though much beyond keeping him safe. He was clearly an outsider, and Fallon did not take well to outsiders. She was surprised he even made it into the kingdom." meanwhile when Karter was actually getting into the kingdom . . . "'Karter. Traveler,' Karter interrupted before Kaernon could answer. 'Traveling where?' The man asked and Karter could've sworn he narrowed his eyes. 'Here, preferably,' . . . 'Make trouble and it's the gallows,' the armored man said monotonously.") Everyone always made a big deal about the atrocities that the new ruler was holding against the kingdom, however I didn't really see anything too terrible. Drafting children seemed to be the only horrible thing committed . . . and this in itself didn't really make sense. Why do this? Surely there are easier ways to keep people under your thumb . . . and the adults were not rebellious in the least save for being sympathizers with the rouge children's group. It just wasn't all that realistic. The characters were also a bit two demential. The villain was boring and the kids were predictable. In addition, Karter is introduced as the main character, but as the story progresses it focuses less and less on him, and more on Alick, which just isn't right . . . he's the main character . . . right? Also, the more it focused on Alick, the more I hated her. She's the leader of an army of children and she continually made decisions that were questionable in logic for the well being of the group. For example, she put Karter into battle. Even if it was on the edge and out of the way (until he rushed straight into it like an idiot), he had already proven he couldn't fight or shoot or . . . anything really, and she willingly put this person who is incapable of helping anyone or even defending himself into battle. This is because of her rather obvious crush on him, which frankly I don't understand. Why wouldn't she want to protect him? And I realize that Karter rushing in was important to the plot but really. (hide spoiler)]

All in all, I can't really say that I liked this book. It does deserve three stars, however, because it wasn't all that bad. Sure, the writing and the plot and the characters could be better, but there was something compelling about it. I wanted to keep reading it. Would I recommend this book? Maybe not. It feels like it isn't quite finished, like it could use one more working over, but the basic idea is good.

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Feb 19, 2016 Geneva Handleman rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Fantasy young adult about a kingdom that has been overtaken by an evil king who is oppressing the population and has nearly ruined the livelihood of all the city dwellers. In a mixture of Oliver Twist and Peter Pan, a gang of children has formed in the woods. They sneak into town and steal what they need, trying to only take from the king himself and not from the citizens. A young prince from a neighboring kingdom has been banished simply because he is the weaker twin and he falls into their ...more

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Feb 17, 2016 Paige Turner rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Fantasy. A genre that allows us to pretend, if but for a moment, that dragons, unicorns, and weres (oh my!) exist. There are only about one hundred and fifty pages, so Hunt didn’t have a large amount of space (of course, that was by design), but a short book is never an excuse for poor execution.

There was almost nothing wrong with the plot. I did see a couple of holes, a few circumstances and (convenient) outcomes that made me roll my eyes, and unnecessary death(s), but it honestly was a Fantasy. A genre that allows us to pretend, if but for a moment, that dragons, unicorns, and weres (oh my!) exist. There are only about one hundred and fifty pages, so Hunt didn’t have a large amount of space (of course, that was by design), but a short book is never an excuse for poor execution.

There was almost nothing wrong with the plot. I did see a couple of holes, a few circumstances and (convenient) outcomes that made me roll my eyes, and unnecessary death(s), but it honestly was a fairly solid plot. I think it could have really bloomed into a fantasy story that I would have loved to visit if some of the issues I’ll mention are addressed.

The characters could have been great. I liked the name “Alick,” it was different and “Karter,” which is (obviously) spelled with a ‘k’. The only issue is that cardboard has more depth than them. Don’t get me wrong, they have tragic backstories, but I wasn’t sold on them. I read them and thought, “Aw.” but that was as far as I felt. There was no conviction in the information they told and therefore I felt none. I knew their cause, what they had been through, but they all fell flat. All of them, Alick and Karter include, lacked character development altogether. If none of your other/side characters have any form of mental or personality or decision-making growth, at the very least, you owe it to the reader, (with few exceptions), to have your main characters grow. It’s the right thing to do. In addition to that, one character is singled out and undermined whenever it’s possible. Alick even said to herself that “It [ignoring them] made it easier to undermine [them].” The character in question was given such a bad attitude that I was/am convinced that they were a villain. Why do such a thing? It didn’t make much sense to me. A leader should never allow, encourage, or participate in the ridiculing of someone who follows them or anyone in general. That is bad form and doesn’t demonstrate leadership skills.

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A college student and author, Elizabeth Hunt is the author of 5 novels and is in the process of writing a new series more. She has also written and illustrated two children's picture books.