Lincoln is a good boy. At the age of four, he is curious, clever and well behaved. He does as his mum says and knows what the rules are.
'The rules are different today. The rules are that we hide and do not let the man with the gun find us.'
When an ordinary day at the zoo turns into a nightmare, Joan finds herself trapped with her beloved son. She must summon all her strength, find unexpected courage and protect Lincoln at all costs – even if it means crossing the line between right and wrong; between humanity and animal instinct.
It's a line none of us would ever normally dream of crossing.
But sometimes the rules are different.
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My Review
It is actually hard to put into words how caught up in the story I became but here goes...
The descriptions are vivid and Gin Phillips sets the scene
brilliantly, the first few chapters are great at introducing Joan and Lincoln.
I really felt as if I got to know Lincoln and Joan as she describes her everyday
life with Lincoln. There is also her feelings on how her son has changed and how he
will continue to do so as he grows up. As a mother it felt so real and honest
as to what our hopes and fears are for our children. The impact of the beginning
of the story is in a word shocking and even if you aren’t a parent the fear is
real and I guess is always at the back of our minds.
Gin Phillips has a brilliant way of telling a story and
keeping the momentum flowing with gripping, tense scenes and actions. I
truly felt as if the story was playing out before my very eyes experiencing
every tense and frightening moment. The subject of the book is intense but even
more so because these events take place and anyone of us could be caught up in
this type of situation. Fierce Kingdom will likely stay with me for a while and
I am pretty thankful that I hadn’t gone to the trouble of a manicure because
if I did have long nails they wouldn’t have been that way for long. Even though
this story has tension galore it is also about a mother who has the sole
purpose of protecting her child and I am sure that this will resonate with most
people. I think what made it even scarier
for me is the fact that I have a four year old and I could see why Joan made
some of the decisions that she did just based on having a child of that age
myself.
Completely out of my comfort zone, I just couldn’t sit still
for longer than two minutes as the tense moments played out. The addition of a
child into the story is what nightmares are made of. I had no clue in which direction the story
was going to go and to be honest I didn’t really over think things as I was
completely wrapped up in the moment. With a story that is so fast moving it feels
as if you are on a high speed rollercoaster with constant loops and drops. I
can only suggest that Fierce Kingdom is read in one sitting, I couldn’t put it
down.
I highly recommend Fierce Kingdom it is emotional, shocking
and completely gripping!
Five stars from me!
With thanks to Alison Barrow & Transworld Books for my copy. This
is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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