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DARK TERRITORY by J Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel I received an ARC for review.

I have never read a martial-arts book before......WOW! I love this book! It is filled with martial-arts action, suspense, mystery, romance, tragedy, forbidden love, gangs, war and it's a YA Read.

Ignacio Torrez moves smack dab in the middle of Nowhereville from the gang banging streets of Los Angeles, only to find the town is not as innocent as it seems. He learns a valuable lesson of honor and magic as he sets out o
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MarytheBookLover
Jul 21, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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I thought this book was fantastically written. What a great team of writers,J. Gabriel Gates and Charlene Keel are. They work fabulously together and this book is proof of it. The story is about the town of Middleburg and the people that live there. As soon as you start reading you notice that there are dark forces at work. There is lots of action in this book as well. This book takes you on a journey with the teenagers of Middleburg,with all their own fears and trials going on. Ignac
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Jackie Miller
Jul 19, 2011 rated it really liked it
After getting this book and reading the write-up on the back, I was kind of skeptical about the idea of martial arts playing a large part within the story. On the other hand, I was also really interested because I don't think I've read much, if anything, like it before.

From the first few pages I was intrigued by the mysteries behind the tracks in the town of Middleburg, and I was drawn into the rivalry between the Toppers and the Flatliners. The extreme hatred between the two groups is intense.
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Samantha Boyette
Jul 11, 2011 rated it really liked it
If this book was a hundred or so pages shorter, it would have been five stars! Lets start with the characters, and this book has it's share of them. First with have Nass, transfer student to small town America, Raphael, local bad boy with a heart of gold, Aimee, troubled and kind rich girl, Rick, jerkface rich boy and brother to Aimee, and Zhai, stoic rich boy who doesn't want to fight with anyone. Each character is fleshed out nicely and quickly you become interested in their lives and their pr ...more
Frank Mongelluzzo
Apr 09, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Awesome Book! Such a great read! Haven't read a book this good since "The Son of Neptune"!!! This book is "West Side Story" meets "The Forbidden Kingdom." The characters are very likeable (especially Nass & Dalton) and I very much look Forward the release of "Ghost Crown" ...more
J. Gates
Apr 21, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  (Review from the author)
Coolest book ever written. Ever.
Joan
Jun 12, 2011 marked it as to-read
Kelsa
Jul 25, 2011 marked it as to-read
Sammy Keyes
Nov 08, 2011 rated it really liked it