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- Feb 22, 2020
- 3 min read

Jack Janson & The Storm Caller - Andrew Marsh

Blog Tour stop for this Magical YA adventure

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"A magical Adventure "

Synopsis

Jack Janson is nearly fourteen, an only child living with his parents who hate him almost as much as they hate each other.

The only good things about his life are the girl next door, Sarah-Jane Farmer, whom he adores, and his Granny Jean in Cornwall who he spends the summer holidays with.

His gran is cool but she is hiding a HUGE secret. As her health fails, she decides to share the secret with Jack.

Gran leads Jack to a cave.

“Boom Tom tum” a loud voice echoes and a rock opens up to reveal a young giant called Winfred Storm Caller. Gran has been looking after the friendly giant since pirates killed his mother, but she needs Jack to care for Winfred.

Sarah-Jane arrives to help and they uncover The Book Of Lore hidden in the cave.

What magic does it possess?

Have they found a way to get Winfred home to his own lands?

Are Sarah-Jane and Jack brave enough to use the book to save Granny Jean’s life?

My Review

As mum of 3 boy who adore reading we are always on the hunt for new stories and new books.

For us all this read was the perfect mix of adventures thrills, leaning, friendship and acceptance.

We all loved this story, not only captivated by the writing style and the fantasy elements but drawn to root for and support the characters in particular Jack, our unsung hero, seeing him come out of his shell when he is with his lovely grandma Jean was a great character turn showing his confidence building was an inspiration to any shy or nervous young readers and of course not to miss out Winfred the giant, oh how how I just wanted to be his friend too! the friendship that develops between Jack and Winfred is just a joy.

As a spoiler free blog I find it difficult to say too much about the story but it is wonderfully crafted and a really treat to enjoy, my boys were all enthralled and entertained.

For me the authors style remained me so much of Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton they had this innate skill to write amazing fantasy and mystery books for children and young adults but speak to them as adults, and make the story's so well crafted, that even the fantasy elements are relate-able to the reader, quite amazingly this author manages to do this with ease leaving us with a magical tale that young children, young adult readers and adults themselves can enjoys as they slowly get lost in this fantasy world.

I am thrilled to know that this book is going to be part of a series and this household cannot wait for the next.

Author Bio

Author, speaker, story teller.

Andrew is a 55 year old former geologist from the construction industry who discovered a passion for writing inspired by things that happened at work, on sites, and in life generally.

With the winnings from his appearance on The Weakest Link in 2003, he self-published his first novel, The Long And Winding Road in 2004.

In 2014 he self-published his second novel The Truth, an adult crime thriller which is still available in Amazon in both formats.

Since then he has written a fantasy trilogy, which is still being worked on and his current Young Adult WIP, the Jack Janson series.

Four years ago, Andrew was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome which has brought great understanding to his life and this has also prompted him to write poetry on a number of topics, including his Asperger’s.

Andrew attends the Writers’ Summer School, Swanwick, has presented there on two occasions and also served on the committee.

Andrew also blogs about writing.