Jon Herrera

⚠️ WARNING! This review may contain spoilers, read at your own risk. I also cuss a lot. I am not a professional reviewer. I just enjoy reading books and sharing my thoughts about them.

Let me start by saying that I was originally intrigued by this book for two reasons: because I follow the author on IG and because of the beautiful cover. Then I read the description and I was quite fascinated about the story he had spun. I LOVE the cover and the material it's made of, though I'm not sure what it is. The only thing is that oily fingers can easily mar it, but they usually wipe away, thankfully! I almost decided to read this with gloves to preserve the cover haha But what is a book without proof that someone has read it?

It surprised me when the dad knew about Domino. When he first appeared, I couldn't help wondering if he was the bad guy, if he was the minotaur or if he was something else entirely.

My least favorite character is easily the teacher. She was a total bitch to Emma for no reason. She acts like Emma is this terrible child and she hasn't even done anything that bad. I was glad when she got taken, not even gonna lie. I wouldn't be surprised if she turned out to be with the Lord of Light. What a terrible teacher.

I almost lost it when Dory told Emma that Clarence didn't exist. We both believed her and then she was like, "ha gotcha bitch" and I wanted to scream 🤣 Speaking of Clarence, I was totally suspicious of him. He clearly knew something from the moment he appeared, but I'm glad he ended up being a good guy. When he ended up being a wizard, I literally exclaimed, "Oh my god!" out loud haha

I'm still very curious about that damn watch. Was it counting down to the invasion? To the end of the world? To what?? I hope this is explained in the later books because it's gonna bug the hell out of me. Or maybe it was explained in a subtle way and I'm just stupid. Very likely.

I can't express how much happiness and warmth I felt when Will joined Emma 😭 Since I only have very bad memories with my "brothers" it always warms my heart when I read stories where the older brother is actually kind and loving to his siblings. Will is such a good character, though he didn't get many chances to shine. I really hope he gets a bigger role in the later books.

When it came to Emma, she actually isn't a bad character, but I hated how honest she was. She would literally sit there and tell people her whole ass plan even AFTER being ratted out by that same person before. I wanted to rip my hair out each time. Like, girl, just stop. Her dislike of pickles is hella amusing to me, though, and this will forever be my favorite line:

[She really did not want to get walloped by an unusually large pickle, or a pickle of any size, really.]

I snorted a bit too hard at that line 🤣

Not much is explained about why Emma is the chosen one, but I suspect that will be revealed in one of the following volumes. I also suspect that William isn't her real dad and that she is the Lord of the Light's true daughter, but the only thing I have as evidence is how she is referred to as the "Princess of Light" in the later parts of the book. Only time will tell if my prediction is true or not 👀)

Overall, this was a good read and a unique take on the fantasy genre. I haven't experienced any fantasy quite like this one, so bonus points for that! ✌😁… (más)

Emma and the Minotaur was for lack of a better word magical. It was like a perfect cross between The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter in my opinion. I haven't read something so original in a very long time, and I love that it's part of a series so that I get to explore more of the world Jon Herrera created.

I adored Emma, she reminds me a lot of me when I was just starting middle school, yet where I was daydreaming she was seeing the real thing... but no one believes her except her dad. He only seems to believe her to encourage her childlike wonder and creative spirit. This will all change for Emma and the things she learns because of this change set the story up for some excitement. I couldn't put the book down for the last 6 chapters, I just had to see how it was going to end. I didn't know that it was a part of a series until I finished it and went searching for more by Herrera, and I'm really glad that it is, there is so much more to see and I can't wait to go on Emma's next adventure with her.

I received a free copy of this book from the author via Voracious Readers Only in exchange for an honest review.… (más)