Shiny things rock. Until I pick the wrong one up. Note : This book was previously published as part of the megabook Sorrow and Joy. I made it through month one of magical high school. Nobody messes with me now that I’m dating a wrestler, and Ed convinced the clique to lighten up. Thanks to a few trinkets borrowed from the Drama Club, I even got some of my stuff back from my cruel and unusual mother. Things are looking up at last. Until my world is turned on its head by a lion shifter who drops a magic feather. It's shiny and I'm a raven shifter. Of course I pick it up. Big mistake. It's magically bonded to me and I can’t give it back. Now I've got obligations to the Goblin King and the threat of a hundred years in his dungeon if I fail on top of everything else. Can I handle this, or will I end up buried under mountains of faerie debt? Scroll up and click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to continue the adventures at Gallows Hill Academy!
D.R. Perry writes primarily in Revealed World. These are open UF YA Academy books with diverse characters and cute magical critters. She lives with her spouse, child, and dog in Rhode Island.
This is one geeky author who loves writing for the sense of adventure and wonder. In her books, you’ll find real characters, fantastic worlds, and a handful each of humor and hope.
D.R. hopes you have as much fun reading her books as she did writing them.
Chance At Joy is the second book in the Gallows Hill Academy series by D. R. Perry.
While we are definitely progressing along with their studies and their Quest in the Under, the story didn't seem to feel complete as it ended. I at least would've liked the celebratory on the final pages to be more descriptive and fully formed. To further acknowledge all of their accomplishments up to this point.
Seeing further into The Goblin King's court was a stroke of genius, I had no idea he threw ghost parties to allow the incoporeal some semblance of fun and enjoyment. It's nice diving into the faerie aspect of extrahuman society, although I still wish for more shifter information. I wonder what this Calamity truly entails, and the probable being behind it.... Whether this group of extra-teenagers will be capable of completing their tasks against such powerful foes.
I also really enjoy the insights further into Messing, and time spent with Tommy and Old Grandpa. It's another side of the happenings in Salem. There are certain parallels to Hawthorn and the 'one-for-all' mentality that their employing with their general level of teamwork. I hope they can save Donna from herself...