Albreks Tomb (Adventurers Wanted, #3) by M.L. Forman

Albreks Tomb (Adventurers Wanted, #3) Reviews

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  Mike (the Paladin)

  This is the third in this series and I am enjoying them greatly...even though it is blatantly about a young man who's stumbled into being the overall, great beyond words, probably prophesied and always awesome wizard of most "young gamers'" dreams.
  
  yep he does it all and he does it not only well but with style!
  
  These books feel very much like participating in a table top RPG (ala D&D) and they're fun. This one is not really any less so but i think I may have overdosed on them a bit, LOL.
  
  Still the "Adventure" to find Albrek's Tomb roles on through several encounters (after all first they have to find the tomb) and far away places. Our young hero is again instrumental in grand events and finds out even more about his powers and talents...though his background is still very much a mystery.
  
  Enjoy.
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  Elizabeth Dragina

  3.5 stars ~
  
  It's so relaxing rereading these books. For some reason I'm not being super critical?? XD
  
  There's a lot of LoTR references and it gets kinda annoying, but I love the action. The characters are honestly so flat ..... and I don't know why I enjoyed this so much??
  
  The world building is amazing and the plot is great. Pacing could use help. Content consists of some fantasy violence and a lot of magic. This world revolves around magic. Very minor "cussing". PG - 13
  
  Overall I enjoyed the adventure. I recommend if your looking for a relaxing fantasy adventure. :)
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  Cathy

  Alex has a lot of new choices to make in this book, choices about adventures to go on, and most importantly where he will make his home. He knows that he is welcome to stay with his step-father Mr. Roberts for as long as he would like, but he also knows that he would like to stay with his friends, maybe in the land of Alusia. He knows that the choices will need to be made, but first things first, is he ready for a new adventure? His friend and mentor Whalen has recommended him for a new adventure as a wizard, but first Alex must go meet the leader at Mr. Clutter's adventure shop. He's very surprised to see that the leader of the adventure is none other than his friend Trang. Trang has been asked by the king of Thraxon to find the tomb of a dwarf adventurer named Albrek. Albrek and the dwarves he took with him simply vanished and nothing was ever heard from them again. The king of Thraxon needs a special ring that Albrek carried that was most likely put in his tomb when he died. Several things don't really add up for Alex though, the first thing being that Mr. Clutter had mentioned a second secret expedition in Thraxon at the same time. Alex decides to join the company and is happy about going on the adventure with several of his old friends and several new ones to, but this mission will tax Alex in ways that he could never even imagine.
  
  This is such a fun series! I started reading this series just a few days ago, it really sucks you into the story and makes you want to read more and more. Alex is such a fun character, he is so strong in his beliefs of right and wrong. There is one part of the story where they find a great evil and Alex knows that no matter how close they are to finishing their adventure, he must fight this great evil and destroy it if he can, even if it means his own death. I love how Alex learns more about himself and his family history in this book. The other adventurers that he journeys with are true people of character as well. I love how this series shows that you can be a person of character and still have many great and wonderful adventures! This book is full of adventure and tons of creatures that I've never heard of, let alone thought of. It's definitely a fun series for boys or girls, young or old!
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  Magila

  Maybe a 4, maybe a 5, but with only 15 reviewers and severe public undervaluation, I've taken liberty.
  
  I love this series. The author writes interesting stories, has memorable characters, and a well-thought-out cast of secondary characters which really bring value to the books. What's more, like Harry Potter, you can see Alex's (the main character) world slowly expanding as he learns he is an ever increasingly more important piece in the puzzle.
  
  Unlike some other middle reader/juvenile fiction writers (Rick Riordan), the author does not spoon feed the audience and foreshadow in a way that is tell-shadowing. There are a number of mysteries left in the series, and this book was full of surprises. It also left you hanging on some known questions, introduced others, and partially answered a few to great effect - you want to hear more. That said, one quibble is either the author or publisher's need to recap events/lessons which were learned, not just in the series (which I say sure to) but even within this book. If it's in the same book, let readers turn the pages if they must and leave room for more core story or get done faster.
  
  On the plus side, I enjoy that this series is not just entertaining, but also seeks to impart lessons to its young readers. That's a welcome change from so many pointless - in some cases -, or subversive - in others - works. The questions in the back of the book can aide teachers or parents in having the discussion, but I'd suggest there is far more moral value in the book than the 10 questions let on.
  
  Great book, and a great series. This series and The Tapestry are probably the two best overlooked juvenile fiction series, and especially good for young male readers. Recommend.
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  Lilian Deforest

  
  
  This is the best book so far!
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  Kerri

  I read the last three books of this series on a car trip and now they are jumbling in my mind. Alex becomes even MORE special than he already was and is basically a one-man show with his company just trailing behind to behold his awesomeness. No real character growth as Alex can basically just do anything and everything that needs to be done. Simple and convenient solutions to problems. But the world continues to have fun elements, and they were the only books I brought on the trip, so I kept reading.
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  Marisa

  Read with my boys age 11 and 9. Loving the series, very fun book!!
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  Krista

  Still curious about this story...
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  Jane

  2.5 stars. I really like the setting and situations the characters get into, but why do they even need a party? Freaking Wesley Crusher, I mean, Alex Taylor, pretty much can take care of every problem, and does, and is even schooling the hundreds of years old elf who travels with them. If I was a 14 year old boy, I'd think Alex was pretty cool, but this super Mary-Stu of a wizard just gets tiresome. He has no faults, there is nothing he can't do or conquer, everyone has heard of him, he can do everyone's job better than they can regardless of age or experience. Good gosh! And this is another one of those YA books where the hero/heroine is privileged, not because of anything that they have done, but because they are born special. Talk about the Modern American Dream.
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  Mindy

  Read this because it was close at hand, not because I enjoyed the series enough to continue. The main character can do no wrong and is apparently invincible. That gets annoying. The other characters don't do or matter much, which makes the 'we're the best of friends' ending ring false. I'm sure fans of the series will still enjoy it though. Its a wholesome adventure book for the young YA crowd.
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  Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson

  Kind of seemed that the author lost their steam. The adventure wasn't as the action is driven as the previous two books were. Things and titles seem to fall into Alex's lap with little or no effort. It just doesn't seem believable now.
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  Randy Bennett

  Love this series. Very fun and imaginative. Only downside is that the author releases them too far apart
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  Jiten

  Quick and enjoyable as the others, but the main character is a "Mary Sue" if I ever saw one. Completely Overpowered compared to the other characters
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  David Hickenbotham

  There were some things about this book that I loved, especially things that made this different from the cookie-cutterness you see with the plots of many other books. This felt a little more like real life... with magic... rather than just some plot to put the main character in more and more pain and more and more try-fail cycles.
  
  And yet I think this book could have benefited from a little more structure. The side quests were often more important and more difficult and more interesting than the main quest and I almost lost sight of where Alex and his company were traveling. There was often some unknown tie between the side quests and the main quest but even so, the climax of the story seemed rather anticlimactic compared to his battle with the necromancer.
  
  And there were a couple of characters that really didn't do anything the whole book except talk on occasion. And none of the characters except Alex did much more than participate, with the possible exception of the leader and the seer. Even the elf was little more than Alex's sounding board.
  
  Still, even with its faults, it was a good book. And enjoyable. And Alex is a lot of fun, even if he is a little too powerful for his own good.
  
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  Jacob

  Another good entry in the Adventurers Wanted series. Forman is pretty consistent that way. There's still the adventuring format (of course), and some of the plot points that are wrapped up very neatly (like the Tower Oracle and the seer, easy to see coming a mile away ;) ), but other things are pleasantly surprising, like the company's trip to the island, and what they find there and what's really going on. Forman is good at making things interesting even though he's dealing with some extremely familiar fantasy elements here. An example is the necromancer and his undead minions. Yay for giving the main character an actual moral choice that could have gone either way! Okay, it was never going to go the other way, but at least you can see how it _might_ have.
  
  Easy, fun, youth-oriented reading which isn't drivel. If you like fantasy, what more do you need?
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  Monica H at The Readathon

  Love this series, and "Albrek's Tomb" is one of my favorite of the series! I loved all the surprises, and I loved the growth that Alex experiences over the course of the book. It's well written, the character development is great, and it's a lot of fun! There's no profanity and no "intimacy," but there is some violence as Alex fights off a few scary characters. It's great for middle-graders and YA readers. You may read my full review on my book blog:
  www.the-readathon.blogspot.com.
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  Kris Ivy

  Alex realizes a lot about himself and starts to delve into his family history. He serves on a quest to find a ring and a lost people only to find a lost crown also. The group has a seer, elf, dwarves, human, and wizard. Alex meets a dragon. A necromancer is on the loose.
  It is developing into more of a series and less of random adventures. The stories are being tied more closely together and it is even more fun. Character development is also developing well.
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  Ryan Palo

  It was good! Every one of the books from this series brings something different. They’re not written at a level that could be accessible to some middle schoolers, but it’s not unpleasant for older people either. It’ll be interesting reading onwards in the series after this to see how the author keeps things interesting after providing the main character with all the skills and resources that he has by the end of this book.
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  Sixed Major

  Another fun adventure. This one seemed to have somewhat more depth than the first two. Alex’s seemingly inevitable success was a little more difficult this time and that made the story more interesting.
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  Cherri

  Alex joins the quest for Albrek's tomb. With the ring of searching found, the dwarfs could discover new mines. But a dragon named Salinor hinders their search, and Nethrom's discovered evil threatens to destroy. Alex must find his family and his friends to stay safe.