#review The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses by KN Smith
Welcome or unwelcome. Fate has arrived.
A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become super-gifts that forever change the world. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory super powers in a race to save mankind. With light beings and mysterious strangers complicating their plight, will the boys be able to defeat the evil Druth before it’s too late? Get prepared for the twisting and grinding of this award-winning, action-adventure story — an edge-of-your-seat narrative for young and mature readers alike.
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Young Adult Action Adventure / Urban Fantasy
“An energetic adventure debut with stellar action sequences. Smith’s writing is intelligent and often lyrical. Her exuberant prose never fails to dazzle.” – Kirkus Media
“Author K.N. Smith uses her mastery of the written word to weave an entrancing, yet powerful tale of adventure that keeps you turning pages in an unquenchable desire to find out what happens next.” – Publishers Daily Reviews
“K.N. Smith’s articulate word imagery is all that is needed to transport readers to a mysterious world. Make the time to connect with this piece of literary prowess. You will not regret it.” – V. McDermott, Educator, English Teachers Association of Queensland, Australia
REVIEW
Discovery of the Five Senses is the first book in ‘Urban Boys’ series, and is a coming of age adventure story. Five school friends venture into the forbidden forest where each of them receives a different super power – this was a great paranormal twist for the story. It did take me a while to get into the story, there were a lot of characters to be introduced and I found the writing to be overly descriptive at times and sometimes unnecessary at others (the football game comes to mind – honestly I skimmed it as it was too much)
This would be a great book for young adults to read, and I liked that it was an all boy cast of main characters, which I think will appeal to younger boys to encourage them to read. The story itself was different to what I normally read, but once I got past the first third of the book I really started to enjoy it more. Good vs Evil, working together as a team, friendships and relationships are all forefront themes in this book.
4 stars
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About the author
K.N. Smith is an award-winning author. She is a passionate advocate of arts and enrichment programs throughout the world. Her lyrical flair sweeps across pages that twist and grind through action-adventure and urban fantasy in edge-of-your-seat narratives. K.N. has over twenty-five years’ experience in communications and creative design as an award-winning consultant. She is also the founder of Mental Health California™, and creator and director of Brother Be Well, her signature nonprofit community initiative.
Discovery of the Five Senses was awarded “Best of” in the category “Outstanding Young Adult Novel” at the Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Awards at the 10th Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair. The event, voted one of LA’s best annual book festivals, attracts over 200 authors, poets, spoken word artists, storytellers, performers, and literary/ educational exhibitor participants, and boasts an audience of over 5,000.
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Thank you, Fee, for reading my novel. I’m glad you enjoyed the adventure! K.N. Smith
Sounds like an exciting read! Thanks for the review.