![]() ![]() It’s a fatal flaw that he did not deserve or cause, but one that will forever define him, rendering an otherwise courageous boy cowardly. This shame-an abusive father-is one that will haunt Aeden throughout the rest of the story. That hasn’t happened in a long time.įollowing this loss, young Aeden’s secret shame is revealed as he and his family have to flee their bucolic home. With one scene in particular, my heart actually clenched. Renshaw imbues all his characters with life and meaning. Often, these secondary characters seem to have a singular purpose: Die so the main feels sadness. In the hands of a lesser author, what happens to Aeden would simply come off as paint-by-numbers writing. Renshaw shows us this ‘summertime of his life’ child and immediately engulfs him in tragedy. There has to be testing and testing there is. ![]() From the very first scene when he tries to convince his friend Thomas to jump off a bridge into a snow-melt-cold stream to the various pranks and gags he manages to pull off throughout the novel with daring aplomb, there is joy in him, and he is a joy to discover.īut a novel can't be all fun and games. His Aeden is a Tom Sawyeresque character who is utterly charming. Renshaw captures the absolute fun of being “almost thirteen”. The story is the coming of age tale of a young boy named Aeden, and from that perspective, the book may sound trite, but it succeeds in ways so many similar novels fail. ![]() Dawn of Wonderis the stunning debut novel by Jonathan Renshaw and is also the first in his The Wakening epic fantasyseries. ![]()
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