Snap
to Grid
By
DK Reed
Genre:
YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Sixteen-year-old
Red identifies with legendary warrioress, Red Sonja, as a coping
mechanism for the difficulties of teen life with ADHD. But even her
inner warrioress is a little nervous about moving into Uncle
Alistair’s old mansion after seeing an
eerily beautiful “Viking ghost” in an upstairs window shortly
after
his disappearance. And,
she soon notices a crow acting strangely and feels like she is being
watched.
Uncle
Alistair’s graduate student, Erik, trapped in a ghost-like state by
means of one of the stones, can only watch her. Unable to be
seen or heard, he’s now more like an essence or spirit.
Though Red has never been popular, her heroic goodness lends to the
beauty of her essence and Erik is quickly smitten. He uses the
limited tools available to try and reach her, including his crow
friend, Moon. But, will he get to her before the cult?
Can she solve the mystery and save him?
My
Review:
Snap
to Grid is the first book in the Stones of Bothynus series. Reed
shows us that there are good stories to be found in the young adult
genre. She brings mysteries and science to life in her debut novel.
An interesting set of characters and a plot that keeps moving! Five stars!
About
the Author
Reed
grew up on a farm in the misty Clinch River valley of the Smoky
Mountains. She now lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters
(when they aren’t away at college), two dogs and two cats and loves
to hike near the Potomac River.
Reed
loves the natural world both as a hiker and scientist and this
figures heavily in her books. She loves exploring the “what
ifs” of science and tries to make the science fiction in her novels
plausible and logical. She has a doctorate in biology and has
taught students from middle school to college. She is an
award-winning technical writer/editor and has co-authored/edited
dozens of ecological risk assessments and other scientific books and
articles. While she views her work as an applied scientist as
problem-solving fun, what she really loves is to explore imaginary
worlds and share her intriguing stories.
A
few years ago, a serious illness caused her to look at her life
afresh. She decided to focus her time and attention more on
spiritual growth and joyful living. This led her to return to
an earlier love, fiction writing—having fun with science. She spent
the next few years honing her fiction writing skills and
transitioning into her new career as a sci-fi-fantasy/supernatural
romance writer.
"Life
is better if you do what you love and share your joy with others.”
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