LitPick Review
Amos Daragon: The Mask Wearer is a book about Amos Daragon, a teenage boy, that one day, when hunting crabs, meets a mermaid who sends him on a quest to meet someone named Gwenfadrille. On his quest, things are beginning to turn to stone at random. He later figures out that this was caused by gorgons, and he meets Beorf, a humanimal that can turn to a bear. While Amos continues on his quest, Beorf fights the gorgons and eventually gets turned to stone. Amos later accepts the mask wearer title and with it, an army under his command. In the end of the book, there is a war with the naga, snake humanimals. How does the war end? Does Amos save Beorf? Read and find out!
Opinion:
I think the authors purpose was to provide an entertaining book to read. I think the book would be good for ages 9-13, but my parents thought they might like it too. The book is well written and keeps your attention with the storyline feature of going back and forth in time. For example, there is a point where someone travels back in time, becomes young again, and then raises an army for Amos. The author did a good job putting in mythology at certain parts in the book and it wouldnt be as good without it. I would recommend this book to most of my friends and anyone who likes mythology.
