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The Guardian #4
The Demon's Game
Everyone thinks moving to a small town is going to be a vacation when Dylan decides to return to Earth to be a doctor. He believes the hardest part will be keeping his family’s magic a secret. When one of the Guardians tells him about a weapon that is powerful enough to destroy a god, Dylan has to decide if his instincts can be trusted. His decision becomes more complicated when he realizes that something strange is happening at the hospital.
Ron and Hail enter middle school with the intention of playing human, but that all changes when they realize some of their teachers are hiding dangerous secrets. Now they must put their own power to the test, rally allies, and learn what being human is all about.
A new war is brewing, beliefs and alliances come into question, and magic is not always the answer. Dylan and Mordon will have to rethink everything they believe in when they face an enemy more powerful than anything the gods have ever encountered.
Ron and Hail enter middle school with the intention of playing human, but that all changes when they realize some of their teachers are hiding dangerous secrets. Now they must put their own power to the test, rally allies, and learn what being human is all about.
A new war is brewing, beliefs and alliances come into question, and magic is not always the answer. Dylan and Mordon will have to rethink everything they believe in when they face an enemy more powerful than anything the gods have ever encountered.
First published April 17, 2015
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Rain Oxford
84 books119 followersRain Oxford is a teacher who has been writing stories since she was twelve. She attended Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. Some of her interests include magic, psychology, and ancient history. When she’s not creating worlds, she enjoys reading, playing the piano, or photographing exotic wildlife.
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November 28, 2019
The Demon’s game: The Guardian Series Book 4
Written by Rain Oxford
Narrated by: Todd Nemesses
I think I was around Chapter 8 when I was thinking that maybe for the first time I wouldn’t be giving a 5 star review in this series.
Until now I literally couldn’t say a bad thing about the entire series.
One of the points that I loved so much was that all the important characters where all 21+. Around Chapter 8 though the book was spending too much time around the heroics of Ron. I get that he is one of the main side characters but outside of the fact that it bothered me so enormously that Ron was acting like he was the center of the Universe and that Hale actually went with it. So often did Hale put himself down. OMG it was painful to read. I wanted to scream at him to stop talking like this and slap him in the face. It was highly irritating. And very sad.
The longer the story went on the better it became though, it started shifting more to the adults again. There was a whole part with Vivian that literally hurt to read. I remember wondering if it was really necessary to put a character through this. And why does it always have to be a female character…
So yeah that I didn’t really like either. But all the parts in between were great.
All ‘n all the quality of how it was written was of course always the same top notch quality that we are used to from Rain Oxford.
And the narration was flawless. I do sometimes wonder why every single other person has to talk with a weird accent, but I guess that’s because they come from different worlds. But that’s just me. Todd Nemessess isn’t Peter Kenny (ie: The Witcher series) But he is still a 4 star narrator.
If I count everything together The book still deserves a solid 4 stars. I wish I had been able to give 5, but there is too much that bothered me about the book.
If you read the previous books, you definitely need to read this book as well. You just have too. If this review spiked your interest and you haven’t read the previous books, Please do so. You’ll be in for a wild journey. An adventure of a lifetime.
Written by Rain Oxford
Narrated by: Todd Nemesses
I think I was around Chapter 8 when I was thinking that maybe for the first time I wouldn’t be giving a 5 star review in this series.
Until now I literally couldn’t say a bad thing about the entire series.
One of the points that I loved so much was that all the important characters where all 21+. Around Chapter 8 though the book was spending too much time around the heroics of Ron. I get that he is one of the main side characters but outside of the fact that it bothered me so enormously that Ron was acting like he was the center of the Universe and that Hale actually went with it. So often did Hale put himself down. OMG it was painful to read. I wanted to scream at him to stop talking like this and slap him in the face. It was highly irritating. And very sad.
The longer the story went on the better it became though, it started shifting more to the adults again. There was a whole part with Vivian that literally hurt to read. I remember wondering if it was really necessary to put a character through this. And why does it always have to be a female character…
So yeah that I didn’t really like either. But all the parts in between were great.
All ‘n all the quality of how it was written was of course always the same top notch quality that we are used to from Rain Oxford.
And the narration was flawless. I do sometimes wonder why every single other person has to talk with a weird accent, but I guess that’s because they come from different worlds. But that’s just me. Todd Nemessess isn’t Peter Kenny (ie: The Witcher series) But he is still a 4 star narrator.
If I count everything together The book still deserves a solid 4 stars. I wish I had been able to give 5, but there is too much that bothered me about the book.
If you read the previous books, you definitely need to read this book as well. You just have too. If this review spiked your interest and you haven’t read the previous books, Please do so. You’ll be in for a wild journey. An adventure of a lifetime.
October 1, 2017
Rolicking to say the least.....
February 3, 2017
Great book, the jumping between characters was a excessive though.
April 19, 2015
I love how Rain always manages to open her books with something that captures the attention. This time it was with a mix of worry and confusion, yet she imagined to immediately bring it back into the atmosphere we've come to know and love.
With a mix of creatures (that she was able to put her own spin on without any drastic changes) and more involvement from the kids we've slowly been introduced to, I think this is my favorite book from her yet. :) I really appreciate seeing the mix of familiarity in both characters and "horror," but as I mentioned in a previous review from this series, still being able to learn new things about them.
Rain keeps her names and facts straight with them all, preventing any confusion for the reader even as more information is tacked on as we read on. I look forward to what comes next.
With a mix of creatures (that she was able to put her own spin on without any drastic changes) and more involvement from the kids we've slowly been introduced to, I think this is my favorite book from her yet. :) I really appreciate seeing the mix of familiarity in both characters and "horror," but as I mentioned in a previous review from this series, still being able to learn new things about them.
Rain keeps her names and facts straight with them all, preventing any confusion for the reader even as more information is tacked on as we read on. I look forward to what comes next.
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