Unlocking the Kingdom
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WOW! I love this book!
WOW! I love this book as much as I did the first one, âÂÂThe Key to the Kingdom.âÂÂ
I received a free copy of this book from bookfun.org for my honest opinion.
This book is a roller coaster of action and intense looks at personal relationships. Grayson âÂÂHawkâ Hawks is launched on another adventure searching for clues placed by an old, personal friend of Walt Disney. Again we are treated to tons of Disney trivia and facts about Disney World.
All Disney movies have at least one villain. This book does too. They are not as easy to identify in book form as in the movies. Keep your eyes open and see if you can find them before Hawk does.
May 28, 2013
âÂÂWe found a body floating face down in the water,â is a quote from chapter one in this second book of Jeff DixonâÂÂs series based in Disney World. The above mentioned body is discovered in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. The action starts in chapter one and continues all the way to the last page. This book is just a blast to read! It is very entertaining and will easily grab the readerâÂÂs attention from beginning to end.
Grayson Hawkes has now been in charge of Disney World for 18 months. His job as a pastor at Celebration Community Church has been taken over by one of his close friends and staff members; however, he still preaches at one service every Sunday. The three members of his church staff are also now employed in some capacity at Disney World. He has agreed to a journalist and her crew following him around for a few days and interviewing him to give the world an inside look at his life and Disney. This is something he almost immediately regrets. The lead reporter, Kate, pushes her way into HawkâÂÂs current mystery of spare animatronic robots showing up on various rides throughout the Disney Theme Parks. Hawk finds Kate attractive and interesting. He got burned by a woman during his last adventure that eventually gave him the key to the kingdom, so he is reluctant to trust Kate at first. Can he trust her not to share this mystery with the world? If made public knowledge, it would make it impossible to solve the current mystery. Who is putting these robots on the rides and how are they doing it? Can they solve the mystery before âÂÂthe bad guysâ hurt someone? Will they succeed in getting HawkâÂÂs key to the kingdom? Who is behind this?
I admire very much JeffâÂÂs dedication to authenticity and extreme detail in everything Disney. IâÂÂve visited Disney World several times and not noticed many of the things he points out while his main character is searching for clues. I canâÂÂt wait to search these things out on my next trip! Jeff is a fabulous storyteller! This is a fun, exciting and entertaining book, as well as series. I hope Jeff continues this series because as the author writes from a Walt Disney quote (though Disney is referring to his parks), âÂÂIt will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.âÂÂ
May 26, 2013
A Magical Mystery
This is the second book in the series and while it can be read as a stand-alone, it would probably make more sense if one read the first story Key to the Kingdom. Key to the Kingdom brings the reader up-to-date for this book. Unlocking the Kingdom will not disappoint Disney fans as it is again full of Disney trivia and places throughout the Magic Kingdom. Mystery and intrigue once again draw Hawkes and his gang into places that others have not been at Disney and solve yet another great puzzle that Jeff Dixon has so cleverly engineered in his books. For those who have never been to Disney World or Disneyland, it is not as easy to follow because we have no idea of what that magical place is about. Perhaps a layout map would help those of us who are not familiar with Disney.
I received this book from bookfun.org in exchange for an honest review.
May 21, 2013
Another Good Read
Hawk now has the key to the kingdom and has surrounded himself with friends he knows and trusts as Warriors of the Kingdom. This book's happenings occur 18 months after the ones in "The Key to the Kingdom", so some changes have already been made at Disney World. This book opens with animatronic characters showing up at unusual places in the park. A man wearing a Jimmy Carter mask, the crew from "Total Access" turning up here and there, all add to Hawk's puzzle. Which Warrior is a traitor and is sabotaging his plans? I enjoyed this story and am hoping that I get to read the next book in the series.
I received this book from bookfun.org in return for my honest opinion.
May 20, 2013