Windchaser (Phantom Island Book One)

**Highly Recommended/Must Read**

This is definitely one of the best books I have read before! This book always kept me entertained and interested to know what was going to happen next, so it was very difficult to put down! I read this book faster than I have read any other book before, completing it in about two days. The sequel, Windfall, is also a very good read, and I read it in only one day! I recommend this book to any "young adults" interested in fantasy, adventure, and/or romance! This book ties all three of those aspects together, appealing to a wider audience than some books. I understand that there is a third book in the series coming out soon that will be just as good, if not better, than the others!

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Get Swept Away with Phantom Island!

What I Liked: 1) The characters. The main characters of Whitnee, Morgan, and Caleb are all well-rounded and unique characters with fully explored histories. The first thing that strikes me about Miz Dallas's writing is how real her characters become. They don't just come into being when you open the first page, they are living, breathing people with histories, quirks, personalities, and lives. It doesn't take long to start to view them as your friends, rather than characters in a book. 2) Camp Fusion. The story begins at Camp Fusion, a camp for adolescents who are struggling to deal with life-changing events with the help of their mentors. Whitnee, Morgan and Caleb met at the camp years before as campers and have now returned as mentors. The big sister in me is just raw when I read about the struggles the campers are dealing with, but at the same time I recognize the necessity of it all. A reminder that life isn't always roses, it certainly adds a level of reality to the story. 3) Humor. It's clear that Miz Dallas's sense of humor and mine are similar, because I lolled throughout the book. It's really a great mixture of the serious and the humorous. 4) The introduction of new characters. Towards the middle of the book, once you've gotten used to the relationships of Whitnee, Caleb, Morgan, Amelia, and Kevin, we're thrown another character who seems to throw everyone off balance for a while. More than a while, actually, everyone seems to be wary of him for the rest of the book. He has a mysterious quality about him that makes him very appealing to me. And Whitnee. Heh. Plus, he's a hot island boy. Who doesn't like that? 5) The Island. Referred to as Phantom Island, or the White Island. Bear with me, because I am going to have a hard time explaining what it is I like about this setting so much. My initial thought upon arriving there (a good, 150 pages into the book) is that it's like coming home. I don't live on an island, or any kind of tropical setting, but there is something about this place that Miz Dallas has created that is comforting and exciting all at the same time. There are different parts of the Island, and though we only get to explore one part of it (well, two, if you count the beach) in this book, I'm looking forward to more exploring in the rest of the series. In all honesty, if I could choose any setting from any book I've ever read, to live in, I'd want to live on the White Island. Or, I'd want to be from the White Island, and have their life source gifts. Which leads me into my next like...6) The tribes. On the Island, the people live in one of four tribes, the Aerodorians (Wind), the Geodorians (Earth), the Pyradorians (Fire) and the Hydrodorians (Water). There are many intricate details that go into these tribes, who they are, what they can do, etc. but I don't want to reveal anymore about them until you've read the book. I will tell you that I've taken Miz Dallas's test to see which tribe I belong to, and I'm a Pyra. The details really make the story great. 7) The balance between reality and fantasy. As an avid reader, I think I spend a great deal of my life balancing it somewhere between reality (work, bills, etc.) and fantasy (pretty much any book I read). Windchaser emulates that balance that I think a lot of people seek out in their lives.

What I Didn't Like: Nothing. Well, okay, this isn't really a dislike, more of a disclaimer. This book demands your focus. As I said, there are a lot of details, and a lot o

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Must read for fantasy series lovers!

This is one of those books I just couldn't put down. I haven't had that problem since I read the Harry Potter series when I was younger. After reading Windchaser, I couldn't wait to start Windfall. Now I'm anxiously awaiting the third book of the series. The imagery described by author Krissi Dallas will make you want to be a part of the fantasy involved. I'm an Aerodorian through and through!

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Freakin amazing

Believe it or not, shes my english teacher!! Aww yeahh!!!

Great YA Read!

For those who love fantasy that doesnt involve unicorns and thees and thous, this is a wonderful read. It has that teenage love story mixed with some excellent pacing and character development. Plus, it is a safer alternative to some titles out there who may take the romance a bit too far. All in all, excellent choice for that "post-Twilight" void we all have.:)

Fantastic Read!

Oh. My God. Sign me up to live on the island!! I can't wait to see what happens next in this series! This is a fantastic fantasy adventure, written by a talented author with a firm handle on all aspects of teen-dom. A marvelous debut and the first of a series that is sure to impress.

Great

This book kept me staying up to midnight. Mrs. Dallas is a very talented author, I love her as a teacher and as a writer. The end of every chapter makes you want to read the next. It is adventures love story. Two of the greatest things combined.

Fantastic read

Been waiting for something like this ever since the Everworld series finished. Cant wait for the next one...

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Book!!!!!

This is a wonderful series! The author provides a wonderland of all the different aspects that are popular in young adult fiction!This book was so perfectly laid out, nothing ever got confusing but did create some wonder especially for the ever pending and looming question Caleb or Gabriel? It never got slow or boring always very interesting definetly a page turner! I highly recomend!!

Must Read!!!

I read this book in 2 days because I couldn't bring myself to stop. It is a fantastic book that has everything you could ever want in it from mystery to romance. I love the fact that you can find out what tribe you belong to because it makes the book even more realistic and you feel more a part of it. I can't wait for the next book to come out. Love this series and the author.