Book name: Eudaimonia: Maya's journey
Author: Cedric Aubert
Rating:4.3/5
MY TAKE:
Maya the protagonist enters an unknown world totally different from ours. On this unexpected journey, she made some trustworthy friends, met a lot of people and visited a lot of beautiful places. Maya and her friends on this expedition had to visit a lot of new places and deal with the problems that came along. They helped someone in every City that they visited, this book is equally about places and people.
This book is no less than Disney cartoon movie, it gave me major Snow White Vibes. I'm happy that being a fantasy novel this book is a women-centric book and this fact gives this book those extra Brownie points. There are a lot of added values in this book that our education system fails to deliver I feel! There is no Sexism, racism, or any Sort of discrimination in this book and this in my opinion makes the book a perfect read for kids and teenagers. Tho there's no age Barrier to this book and absolutely anyone can read it.
WHY I LIKED THIS BOOK:
- The names of the places and characters are really interesting, attractive and fun.
- The way the author has described the places is phenomenal, the world-building is superb.
- The book does not promote sexism, racism and even bullying for that matter.
- And a cherry on top, it's a women-centric book.
CHARACTER SKETCH:
MAYA❤
Maya is a 15-year-old girl who is fearless, very strong, and bold, who miraculously entered a completely different world with an unknown objective. Maya on her journey back home helps a lot of people being a kind-hearted girl. During her journey she discovered strange powers like telePathy by which she could talk to wolves, imagining weapons and shield to win fights and her super accurate instinct.
NORTH❤
North is a courageous clever and determined character who has a dream to become a Knight. he is full of love and warmth and is also very capable of taking care of himself because he has no family. North despite of not knowing Maya helped her in going back home without expecting anything in return. He supported and help her throughout the journey as a family.
AUTHOR SPEAKS:
Hi, I’m Cedric, I wrote this book for people to have fun, to have a nice little interlude. I love to write, read and perform in comedy clubs. I’m trying to stay sane and healthy during the lockdown so I cut carbs and force myself to run. Thankfully nothing prevents me from writing.
BLURB:
After the euphoria and excitement about the adventure ahead, they fell quiet for a long time. Without realising it, they were communing with nature. It brought Maya back to the sense of oneness she had experienced the night before, she felt disconnected from herself, and she was whole, a single entity with her surroundings.
When the feeling left her, her brothers were nowhere to be seen. She called their names, she ran towards the highest point. How long had she walked, how far had she gone? She looked for the yellow marks on the trees, but she couldn’t see any.