A review by hollowspine
Shadow Walkers by Brent Hartinger
3.0
3.5
What to do when your younger brother goes missing? First a frantic search of all his favorite spots and call all his friends, but then what? When you live on an island what do you do? Although both Zach and his grandparents thought that Hinder Island was a safe place, far away from the dangers of the world, but it turns out nowhere is safe. After having a sense that something wasn't right, Zach finds his brother missing and is frantic to save him.
So, desperate he turns to some strange incense the woman at the natural healing store gave him. Once he breaths it in he finds himself floating outside his body, able to travel great distances while his physical self remains still on the bed.
Once on the astral plane he can hear his brother crying, but can't do much about it without his body. He also meets Emory, another astral traveler, who has his own mysterious sadness to him. Zach needs Emory's help to save his brother, but will that be enough? Added to that is the dangerous shadow creature that lurks nearby, ready to attack them.
This was a rather short, quick read. It did have a bit of a creepy atmosphere to it and an interesting idea with the astral projection, but progressed too quickly. The two main characters seemed to immediately develop feelings for each other, with very little to support it and the tension wasn't enough to really create suspense. The characters seemed to defeat the forces against them easily even when the odds seemed overwhelming.
Overall it was a nice story, but it lacked the oomph to really carry it for me.
What to do when your younger brother goes missing? First a frantic search of all his favorite spots and call all his friends, but then what? When you live on an island what do you do? Although both Zach and his grandparents thought that Hinder Island was a safe place, far away from the dangers of the world, but it turns out nowhere is safe. After having a sense that something wasn't right, Zach finds his brother missing and is frantic to save him.
So, desperate he turns to some strange incense the woman at the natural healing store gave him. Once he breaths it in he finds himself floating outside his body, able to travel great distances while his physical self remains still on the bed.
Once on the astral plane he can hear his brother crying, but can't do much about it without his body. He also meets Emory, another astral traveler, who has his own mysterious sadness to him. Zach needs Emory's help to save his brother, but will that be enough? Added to that is the dangerous shadow creature that lurks nearby, ready to attack them.
This was a rather short, quick read. It did have a bit of a creepy atmosphere to it and an interesting idea with the astral projection, but progressed too quickly. The two main characters seemed to immediately develop feelings for each other, with very little to support it and the tension wasn't enough to really create suspense. The characters seemed to defeat the forces against them easily even when the odds seemed overwhelming.
Overall it was a nice story, but it lacked the oomph to really carry it for me.