A couple years ago, I received a free Kindle copy of Krissi Dallas' Windchaser: Phantom Island Book 1 to review. Originally published in 2009, the author was able to finish the five-book series in 2020, which was when I received Book 1 to review. And here I am four years later posting my review of the book.
This is a pretty cool young adult novel about high school camp counselors and a mystery land across the river from the camp. Whitnee. Morgan, and Caleb all became best friends when they attended Camp Fusion as kids after going through terrible personal tragedies. For Whitnee, it was the strange disappearance of her father. Now that she's back at Camp Fusion as a counselor and mentor to other kids whose shoes she was once in, she starts having strange dreams about her dad and then actually seeing him watching her from across the river. Campers are forbidden to cross the river, for reasons unknown to Whitnee and her friends. But how bad can it be, especially if it leads Whitnee to her dad?
Crossing the river might not give Whitnee the answers she needs. Instead, it might open up a whole new can of questions as she's transported to a new and magical island.
Originally Book 1 and Book 2 were published together, but I guess the publisher thought it was too long, so after the first year of publication, the one book was split into two. And you can tell because now Book 1 ends on a total cliffhanger! I have to find Book 2 so I can continue Whitnee's journey through the White Island.
I think this book contains a lot of elements that will resonate with today's teens: friendship, family issues, crushes, changing bodies, growing up. If you've got a teen who likes to read (or if you yourself like to read YA), then you'll want to check out this book.
Windchaser is published by Thunderfly Productions and is available to purchase now. I received a free e-book in exchange for this review.
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