Surviving Serendipity

SURVIVING SERENDIPITY
JACQUELYN SYLVAN
Sci-Fi Fantasy YA
Quake
ISBN: 1-59080-586-0
$14.99
318 pages
Trade - Available now

Rating: 4 Enchantments

June didn't expect much from her twenty-first birthday, all she wanted was a night out with her two best friends and fiancé Kyle. But when she returns home alone from a rather depressing night out, she could never imagine what would be waiting for her or how very life changing a guy dressed like an extra from the 'Pirates of The Caribbean' could be when he whisks her away to a whole new world, one that everyone there expects her to save.

June's a very fun, likeable character. A definite fish out of water story, June must learn to deal very quickly with the information thrown at her. Nothing in her life was what it seemed and now she must accept who she really is and step into a life she never expected, all to save a world she doesn't know.

The scene that sticks out in my head long after finishing SURVIVING SERENDIPITY takes place quite early in the book when June has just been transported to her new world. Waking up in a foreign room, she follows the sound of voices to find a group of blue men around the kitchen table, with the now familiar pirate/genie right there with them. I so loved this scene because it's where June starts to learn the truth about herself, that she isn't who she thinks she is and in a laugh out loud moment, that she isn't speaking English like she thinks she is, she's speaking fluently in a whole other language she never knew existed.

Ms. Sylvan creates a very unique, very detailed world in which to set SURVIVING SERENDIPITY. I look forward to reading more from this talented debut author.

You can visit Ms. Sylvan online at her website, www.sylvaniamania.com

Lisa
YA Director
Enchanting Reviews
April 2008